The book opens with a vision of YHWH ( יהוה). Summary A mid-12th century Flemish piece of copperwork depicting Ezekiel's Vision of the Sign "Tau" from Ezekiel IX:2–7. Prophecies of hope and salvation, chapters 33– 48.Prophecies against the foreign nations, chapters 25– 32.Prophecies against Judah and Jerusalem, chapters 1– 24.Its later influence has included the development of mystical and apocalyptic traditions in Second Temple Judaism, Rabbinic Judaism, and Christianity.Įzekiel has the broad three-fold structure found in a number of the prophetic books: oracles of woe against the prophet's own people, followed by oracles against Israel's neighbours, ending in prophecies of hope and salvation: Its themes include the concepts of the presence of God, purity, Israel as a divine community, and individual responsibility to God. The visions and the book are structured around three themes: (1) judgment on Israel (chapters 1–24) (2) judgment on the nations (chapters 25–32) and (3) future blessings for Israel (chapters 33–48). According to the book itself, it records six visions of the prophet Ezekiel, exiled in Babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 BCE, although it is the product of a long and complex history and does not necessarily preserve the very words of the prophet. The Book of Ezekiel is the third of the Latter Prophets in the Tanakh and one of the major prophetic books, following Isaiah and Jeremiah.
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