Lesson 29
The Weird Prophet (Ezekiel 1:1-48:35)
If Isaiah is the Thundering Prophet and Jeremiah is the Weeping Prophet, Ezekiel is the Weird Prophet! Ezekiel is taken captive to Babylon after its second attack on Jerusalem, 597 B.C. Ezekiel’s book is set in Babylon and it consists of thirteen separate “visions” that span twenty years. And they are very strange visions, indeed!
The Royal Prophet (Daniel 1:1-12:13)
Jewish Bibles classify Daniel among the “Writings,” not the “Prophets”; Christian Bibles elevate Daniel to the position of a major prophet. Daniel is taken captive to Babylon after its first attack on Jerusalem in 605 B.C. Daniel’s book is set in Babylon and spans the years 605 – 539 B.C.
A great story, Daniel is also a major source of Christian messianic prophecy, with Jesus taking his self-referential title “Son of Man” from Daniel 7: 13-14 and also referencing Daniel concerning the end times: “So when you see standing in the holy place the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of through the prophet Daniel . . .” (Matthew 24: 15).
Enrichment Material
 |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|