Prophet Ezekiel is a priest that was exiled to Babylon in 597 BC during the reign of Babylonian empire. Thirteen of Ezekiel’s messages are dated precisely to the day, month ad year of King Jehoiachin’s exile to Babylon. His ministry extended over least twenty-three years. Though Ezekiel lived with his fellow exiles in Babylon, the divine call forced him to suppress any natural expectations he may have had of an early return to an undamaged Jerusalem. For the first seven years of his ministry (593-586 BC) he faithfully relayed to his fellow Jews the stern, heart-rending, hope-crushing word of divine judgment: Because of all her sins, Jerusalem would fall. This passage is the salvation oracle of Ezekiel. The call of repentance was for the Israelites who were in exile. The oracle of salvation itself begin with the renewal of Ezekiel as the watchman for Israel.
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In the beginning of Ezekiel 33, the LORD mentioned the importance of watchman as Messenger of God. The verse 1- 6, describe the metaphor of the watchman. In these …show more content…
The repentance in this passage is to shown God’s favour for those who repent earnestly, both who wicked and righteous. The two examples were used in this passage regarding the repentance. The first example was the righteous and second was the wicked. At the end, the salvation is according to their work which is just and right. The judgment will be done according to the person’s own way (Eze33:20). The judgment will fall on the righteous if they start to do evil and forsake God (Eze33:13). The salvation will be for the wicked if they repent from their evil ways and does what is right (Eze33:15). Therefore, repentance is the key of Israelites faith to God when they were in exile. In their repentance, the actions were taken into account and this was mentioned in this
3.0 CONTEXT
In the beginning of Ezekiel 33, the LORD mentioned the importance of watchman as Messenger of God. The verse 1- 6, describe the metaphor of the watchman. In these …show more content…
The repentance in this passage is to shown God’s favour for those who repent earnestly, both who wicked and righteous. The two examples were used in this passage regarding the repentance. The first example was the righteous and second was the wicked. At the end, the salvation is according to their work which is just and right. The judgment will be done according to the person’s own way (Eze33:20). The judgment will fall on the righteous if they start to do evil and forsake God (Eze33:13). The salvation will be for the wicked if they repent from their evil ways and does what is right (Eze33:15). Therefore, repentance is the key of Israelites faith to God when they were in exile. In their repentance, the actions were taken into account and this was mentioned in this