Prophet ezekiel short biography

A summary of the book of Ezekiel as recorded in ‘The Bible Brief’ Bible summary book

The Priest/Prophet Ezekiel was a young man when he was taken away into exile in Babylon.

He was both a priest and a prophet to the nation of Israel in a time of great trial and distress for the people in exile in Babylon.

When: Ezekiel Time Period

Between 593 and 571 B.C.

Main Character:
Ezekiel the Prophet (Ch.1:3)

People & Places In Ezekiel:

Ezekiel; Pharaoh; Nebuchadnezzar

Judah; Jerusalem; Israel; Babylon; Moab; Edom; Tyre; Egypt

Notable Passages in Ezekiel:

Then He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet that I may speak with you!” (Ch.2:1)

“However, if you have warned the righteous man that the righteous should not sin and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; and you have delivered yourself.” (Ch.3:21)

“So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an exceedingly grea