Ezekiel
- proper noun
- /ɪˈziːkiəl/
- In Ezekiel 37, there is a famous vision of dry bones coming to life.
- the Book of Ezekiel
- the prophecy in Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 38
Examples
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But the Bible is clear that we are not God (Ezekiel 28:2; Hosea 11:9).
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The words "Gog and Magog" appear in two books of the Old Testament, Genesis and Ezekiel.
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Where in the book of Ezekiel do you find "Christians"?
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According to the book of Ezekiel, Christians have the responsibility to tell people of their sins.
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Many passages tell us we are our "brother's keeper," yet Ezekiel 3 goes even further.
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Specifically in Ezekiel 36, He says that He causes us to walk in His statutes.
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So Ezekiel Chapter one talks about what some people call the Cherubim or the four living creatures.
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For both Ezekiel and the author of Second Isaiah, Israel's suffering is serving a purpose in the divine plan.
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The books that he appears to have known best are Psalms, Isaiah, and Ezekiel in the Old Testament, and the Gospels of Matthew and John in the New Testament.
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Other well-known examples include Jonah in the belly of the whale, Ezekiel's vision of the chariot of God, and Jacob's experience with the ladder to heaven.
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Synonyms
A book in the Old Testament that contains Ezekiel's messages about the fall and return of Jerusalem and Judah
An alternative spelling of the Bible book that tells of a prophet's visions
Compounds
A book in the Old Testament that contains Ezekiel's messages about the fall and return of Jerusalem and Judah
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ezekiel names the Old Testament book after its prophet and comes from the Hebrew Yechezqel, which means 'God strengthens' from the root chazaq 'to be strong'. That's why the book is remembered as the strong words and visions of that prophet.