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Essay Archive - Ezekial
Ezekial
Ezekial, whose name (Yehezq’el) signifies “strong is God” or “whom
God makes strong” [newadvent] was written during the first half of the six
century BC[Encarta], by Ezekial himself for the people of God’s Kingdom
of Israel. Chapter 37 was written sometime between 586-571 BC and was
part of the oracles of hope and restoration for Judah, the healing of the
land of Israel and the new covenant in the land with a vision of a
restored Israel. [Boadt 388, 392].
Ezekial 37 was written during a time of exile from Judah in
Babylonia, where Ezekial settled in Tell-Abib on the edge of the Chebar
river, where he spent the rest of his lif....
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