What Is The Literary Context Of Ezekiel

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According to the Old Testament, Ezekiel was one of the many prophetic books. A role a Prophet was to guide and spread God’s message to the people. In this passage, Ezekiel was a Prophet that had to encounter with the restoration of the citizens of Israel. The book of Ezekiel is amidst Lamentations and Daniel, which both consist of the Babylonian Exile. Ezekiel is capable of being branched out into three sections, which are: Chapters 1-24, Chapters 25-32, and Chapters 33-48. The first section depicts the judgement of Israel, whereas, the second section articulates amongst the foreign nations . Aside from those, the third section conveys the restoration of the Kingdom of Judah. This particular passage expresses God guiding Ezekiel

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