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| Is Ezekiel a priest in the North or South? |
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-King of Judah after Nebuchadnezzar
-Tries to revolt against Babylon
-Captured/Sons killed/he's imprisoned for life |
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| When was Ezekiel exiled to Babylon? |
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| Describe Ezekiel's first vision (Ezekiel:1-3) |
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-God tells Ezekiel to confront the sinful nation (Israel)
-Ezekiel is shown God's merkavah (Chariot)
-Cloud platform/dome
-below is Cherubs, 4 wheels w/ eyes, burning coals
-above = Throne w/ God's Kavod (glory) |
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| Describe Ezekiels 2nd Vision (Ezekiel 8-10) |
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-God lifts Ezekiel to in between Earth and Heaven by a lock of his hair
-Showed Ezekiel the abominations Israelites were doing
>Sacrificing creeping things
>Women weeping for another God
>25 men prostrating in wrong direction in Temple
-Man in Linen marks all who are upset with these abominations. All others won't be spared
-God describs the cherubim (winged ppl on merkovah)
-God fills Temple with his presence, Cherubs follow |
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-Describe Ezekiel:16
-Describe Ezekiel's 3rd Vision (Ezekiel:40-48) |
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-Ezekiel:16 = God calls Jerusalem a whore 22 times
>won't destroy Israel b/c the covenant
Ezekiel's 3rd Vision
-Speaks of the new Temple
-God blessed Israel after the exile
-restores land, new temple, God returns to the Temple |
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| Why is the Merkovah depicted so weird? |
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The vision was beyond human understanding
-inexpressible |
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| Everywhere; including Babylon |
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| How does Ezekiel receive his prophecy? |
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| When exiled to Babylon, God communicates to Ezekiel through visions (something slightly higher than a dream) |
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Describe the Temple in Ezekiel 40-48
What themes from Eden appear here? |
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-Temple is newly built; restored land, new temple, restoration of rituals, blessing of God's presence forever
-Has storm cloud like Elisha
-Great wind = in Genesis |
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| "Reader-Response" methodology tells of that the modern woman at the time was looked at as what in Ezekiel 16? |
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-Tells us God is above the rest
-Women were looked to as lesser than man
>Calls Jerusalem a "Whore/Harlet" 22 times |
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-"Glory" of the LORD
-presence that sits on the throne on top of the Merkavah |
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| Main idea behind the Destruction of the Temple |
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| God commanded it as punishment for the Israelite abominations |
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| What is "ANGELus Interpres" in Ezekiel's visions? |
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| Someone in priestly guard must appear (clothed in linen). Gives the power to interpret and kill (what priests did at the time) |
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| What is the Experienta Approach in Ezekiel? |
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Unbiased effort to remake what the author experienced.
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A physical manifestation of God to humans
>bodies of water, shock to body, feeling of soul journey, strong feelings of terror or bliss |
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What happens in Second Isaiah?
(A summary) |
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Judah falls to Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar II)
-King Jehoiakim is killed = JehoiaCHIN takes over
>Exiles everyone to Babylon (Ezekiel)
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| When/where was Second Isaiah composed? |
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| Babylon, during exile after Temple was destroyed |
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| What is the tone in Second Isaiah? |
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-Anticipation of a return to Jerusalem
-Comforting to people b/c Isaiah 1 warned them
-ANGER toward Babylon |
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How does Second Isaiah begin?
(ties in w/ the tone of the story) |
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| "Comfort, O comfort My people" <-- God |
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| Is Isaiah 2 a different author than Isaiah 1? How do we know? |
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| Different author: different tones, vocab and there was a 200 year gap between the authors |
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