PROPHETS OF OLD - EZEKIEL

(Message by Tanny Keng)

0. Introduction

a) 13 Yet the Lord testified against Israel and against Judah, by all of His prophets, every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways, and keep My commandments and My statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by My servants the prophets.” (2 Kings 17:13 NKJV)

b) Who were these prophets? They were the ones who tried to turn their nations back to God. Predicting the future as revealed by God was just one part of a prophet's job; his main role was to preach God's word to the people - warning, instructing, and encouraging them to live as they ought.

c) Here is one of them.

1. Who?

a) Ezekiel.

2. When? 

a) 593-571 B.C.

3. Ministered during the reign of these kings:

a) Prophesied as an exile in Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar.

b) Scripture text: The book of Ezekiel.

4. Main message

a) Sent messages back to Jerusalem urging the people to turn back to God before they were all forced to join him in exile. After Jerusalem fell, Ezekiel urged his fellow exiles to turn back to God so they could eventually return to their home land.

5. Significance

a) God disciplines his people to draw them closer to him.

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