UNDERSTANDING EZEKIEL | BIBLE TIMELINE

0. Introduction

a) Timeline. This puts the Bible book into its historical setting. It lists the key events of each book and the date when they occurred.

b) The Book of  Ezekiel.

1. Date: 627 B.C. 

a) Jeremiah becomes a prophet to Judah. 

2. Date: 605

a) Daniel taken captive to Babylon.

3. Date: 597 

a) Ezekiel taken captive to Babylon. 

4. Date: 593

a) Ezekiel becomes a prophet to exiles. 

5. Date: 586

a) Judah falls; Jerusalem destroyed.

6. Date: 571

a) Ezekiel's ministry ends. 

7. Date: 539

a) Babylon overthrown by Cyrus. 

8. Date: 538

a) First exiles return to Judah.