Ezekiel's Journey

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According our reading Ezekiel was a priest before he became a prophet. Ezekiel father, whose name was Buzi, and Buzi is not mention anywhere else in the Bible. Ezekiel was an unusually married man. Ezekiel was known for the ways he delivered his messages to the people. Instead of deliverance he would act the message out. Ezekiel had a visionary experiences that were elated. His mathematician’s skilled exceeded all others. In 597 B.C.E., Ezekiel was deported to Babylon at this time he was still a priest. The Lord called upon Ezekiel in 593 B.C.E., to be a prophet. Ezekiel was a prophet for more than 20 years. Also, according to our reading, Ezekiel ministry was done in exiles. Ezekiel tried to prepare the people for the fall of Jerusalem, which

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