The Message of Ezekiel: A New Heart and a New Spirit

188 Pages·2001·33.92 MB·English

by  Christopher J. H. Wright

Til�EI ESSAOGFE
EZEKIEL
Ezekiceolm est ou sa sa strangferro ma distant
timea ndl andW.h o ist hipsr iewshto ,o nh ist hirtieth
birthdhaays,a dazzlivnigs ioofnG odo na wheeled
throneW?h o ist hiosd dp rophwehto e n�agienso ut­
landissthr etehte ataenrd s pcalf<osrG odo ni nterna­
tionaaflf aiWrhso? i st hisse ewrh op ainmtusr als
ofa pocalypdtoiocma ndt heno fa restorteedm ple
burstiwnigt ehm blemosf p aradisAer?ew e boundt o
takteh ilsi terally,p rroepahdaeintnd gn ewspaper
sidbey s ideO?r ist heraeb ettweary ?
ChristopWhreirg hitsa proveinn terpraentdec ro mmu­ <;I)
nicatooftr heO ldT estameanntd,i nt hicso mmentary
hem asterfouplelnyos u re yest os eea ndu nderstand THE BIBLE
them essagoefE zekieElz.e kievli'ssi oofnt heg loroyf
SPEAKS TODAY
God-itdse partuarnedr eturn-ifsi rssettw ithin
Israel's ahnidst thoerniy n t hec ulminatoifGo ond 's
promisiensC hrist. Embiendt dheepd a tteornf t he
strangteh,eb izararned t hew onderfiusal w ordt hat
stislple aktsoG od'pse oplteo day. THEO LDT ESTAMESNETR IEESD ITOR
ChristophJe.Ir I W.r i�hits d irectoofir n ternational ministries for JA.. M OTYER
theL angham Partnership I(nktneornwaintn ti ohneUa nli ted
StataessJ ohnS totMti nistrFioesr)m.e rhleyt augOhltd T estament
ands erveadsp rinciaptaA ll l;\l atioCnhsr istCioalnl eigne\\' are,
EnglanIdiI. sb ookisn cluOdled T eswmelEltlh icfso rc hcP eoploef
God,K nowinJge suTsh rot1tghheO ldT eswmemK,n owint4h e
1/olSypi rTihtr ougthh eO ldT estameKnnto,w inGgo dt heF athc1·
Thmught heO ldT estameanntd T heA/ issirofmG od.
TheB iblSep eakTso day
EditoMrosty:(e]Or.T )
Series
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]o hn St(oNTtt)
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DerTeikd (bBailTblhl eem es)
The Messaogfe
Ezekiel
A NeHwe artan d NewS pirit
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Titles in this series ThMee ssage
of
Hosea Philippians
OGLDe nTESTAMENesisT 1 -11 DereKikd ner J.AM.o tyer Ezekiel
DaviAdt kinson & Philemon
Genesis 12-50 Amos RCoCl.osLsians ucas
Joyce Baldwin J.A.Motyer 1 & 2 Thlesonianssa A NewH earta nda N ewS pirit
G. Joel, Micah & JohRn W. Stott
Deuteronomy
RaymonBdr own Habakkuk 1 T'unothy &
DavidP rior JohRn W. StoTitustt
JMiucdgesh aWelklo ck 2Thnothy
JohnRW. Stott
NEW TESTAMENT
RuthD aviAdtk inson Hebrews
MaMtthiewc haGreeeln
RaymonBdr own
ChrMoniclesi chaWellk ock Sermoonn th eM ount James
(Matth ew5 -7) J.AM.o tyer ChristJo.Hp .Wh reirg ht
JohnRW. Stott
RaNehyemiahm ondB rown 1P eter
Job DMarko naldE nglish Edmund P. Clowney InternatMiionnisDiatrlrye ctor,
David Atkinson 2P eter &Jude
LangPhaartmn erIsnhtiernpa tional
DicLku cas
ProD'Yel'absv iAdtk inson MLu.ke ichaWeJ.klo ck Christo&:p her
John Green
John's
EcDcleesiasreteskKi dner BruceM ilne DavidJLet ackmtersan
Acts
Song ofSo ngs Revelation
JohnRW. Stott
Wllcock
TomG ledhill Ro Michael
mans
JohRn W. Stott
IsaiahB arry\Vebb
1 BIBLE THEMES
Jeremiah Kidner DCoarinvthiansiP dri or DThee rCroseTsk i dball
EzDeerekkiel 2 Corinthians The Living God
PaulB arnett
Christopher]. Peter
Wright H. Galatians The RLeesurwisrecti on
JohRn W. Stott
PauBle asleyur-raMy
Daniel Varsity
RonaldW alalce Ephesians Inter- Press
S. JohRn W. Stott LeicesEtnergland
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Contents
Genperraelf ace 9
Authporre'fsa ce 11
Chiaebfb reviations 14
Select bibliography 15
Introduction 17
1.E zeaknihdeit lsi mes 17
2.E zeaknihdeim lsi ssion 21
3.E zeaknihdeib lso ok 39
Wheewlist hwihne eElzse:ks ci aevlli'ls ion
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IntrodWuhcot,i ownwh:he en(r 1ae:3?n1) d- 43
1. Tvhieso iGfoo ndg 'lso( 1r:y4 -28) 45
2.T hree aolGfio tdpy'r se sence 51
3.T hhea rdnGeosdps'e soo( pf:2l1 -e31 :74;- 7) 54
4.T hmei sosGifoo dnp' rso p(2h-:e38t:33 :;8 -11) 57
ConclBuaschikoo m(ne3:: 12-15) 62
2.T heaotftr hede o omEezde:k fiierly'sesat r
minis(t3r:-y51 :61 7) 64
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1.T haec t(:3o1r6 -27) 64
2.T hder ama-5 :(44): 1 74
3.T hmee ss(a5:g5e- 17) 85
Appe1n:d iNxoo nEt zees6k ,7ia en1ld2 94
3E.x itthg el o(r8y-: 11:12 5)
Introduction 9977
1.T hgel oorGfyo o dff en(d8e:5d- 18) 99
2.T hgel oorGfyo d de fe(n9d:1e-d1 1) 111
3.T hgel oorGfyo s du sp(e1n0d:e11d-12 :21;- 23) 119
Conclusion 125
COhT'fE�
4.Hi so/t o (16�1-63; 127
2.3:12-409:;1 -49)
Introduwciti.thoa ntt itude 127
Je�salMeym F:a iLra d(y 16:1-43) 129
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2.C mderealnldta h tew ou glsyi st(eirrnes v erse)
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3.I sra-tehlvied eor:e wiannddf ast-afro(dr 2w0:1-44)1 56
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Conclus10n 166
General
Append2i:Nxo teosn E zek1i5e1,l7a nd1 9 169
��_!�ot!t enc an save(d1?4 :1128-:2133-;33 :21;0- 201)7 2
be 172
1.u:u;r.Ouu UnCtllotnyh rei ghtwieolublse s ave(d1 4:12-23) 173 preface
2.O nltyh wei ckneede ddi (e1 8:13-32:91;2 -20) 181
3.O nlrye pentmaankceets h dei fference
(18:2313-:3120;- 20) 196
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In6.t Threo ductlon 221111 THEB IBLSEP EAKTSo DAYd escritbherses ee rioefs
1.T hee ndo f tohled wo(r2l4d: 1-27) 212 expositbiaosnesd, t ohneb ookosf t heO lda ndN ew
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7.' Thtehnne a tiwoinklsnl o thwa t the threefiodledal :
(25-:312 :32) Iam LoRD' 229 toe xpoutnhdbe i blitceaxlt awcictuhr acy
Introduction 229 • tor elaittte oc ontempolriafareny,d
1.A gainasgtg resasnidro env enJgued:a fho'usr • tob er eadable.
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od tion 315 ALEJcO HMNoS TYETRO 'IT
Intr1T.h uedc efeoafGt o ga ndt huen iversal 316 DERETKI DBALL
acknowledogfmY eanhtw e(h3 8-:3 9:29) SerEideist ors
2.T hee mplev isiaonndt hree tu1or fGn o d'gsl ory
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Thed ataett hteo po fa r athdeorg -eaersesdra eyc ormdysa waken­
intgo t hrei choefbs i blical Itthr eeoald'osAg py1r.9i 6l9a'n d the
titloeft hees swaays s imp'lTyh teh eoloofgE yz ekiIew la'si. n the
thitredr omf m yt heolosgtuidciaaeltsC ambriadngdeh a d covered
muchi nt hwea yo fc ritaincdha ils toirsiscuaSelus d.d enhloyw,e ver,
Iw asb eing atsotk heidn k aEbzoeuktia esal t heoloagsia ap ne,r ­
sonw itahm inodf h iosw na ndad istintchteiovleo aggiecnaUdlpa .
tot hefno,mr e ' Ezekwiaesjl u'sa bt o oikn t hBei blTeh.e oloagnya
theolaongwsie rweh acta maef ttehBrei blIhe a.d n evethro ugohft
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thisst racnhgaecr taeerm ergifrnogm the phaibgsoe osk I.m o afr ­
vellaettd h wei ldnoefsh sib se hav,ia onudtr hmea tchiwnigld ness
oft hpes eudo-psyccahtloh leoogrfiuirepsorttion ge xpiltIa.w i ans
movebdy t hteo uchpionigg naon ctyh ree ferteonh cieps r ecious
wifaen dh etrr agdieca tIhw .r estwlietdth h mea ssicvoen tooufr s
hiisn terpreotfa tIisorna el'sa njdhu igdslg omreinvotiu ssio ofIn s ­
raeull'tsi mraetset oraItnsi hoonrI.tw ,a sh ookebdyt hseh efears ­
cinatoifho ena ritnhgle i vivnogi cofea m anw hosteh eolwoagsy
borni nt hpea iann dp assioof n his ownp eaonpdls euh'fisfs e ring.
Biblitchaelo lcoagmyte o l iffoemr e ,t hantkoas ne ssoanyE zekiel.
Arountdh sea emt imIec amaec rotshsbe o okosfJ ohHne rcus,
thAe ustraplsiyacnh iawthroi sptr odwuocnedde rfeunlglayg ing
case-stounbd iibelsci hcaarla cstuebrjse,ct thientmgo a ni maginative
mixtuorfie n terviaenlway,s ainsda ssessment. His second volume,
MorPea gferso Gmo dC'ass ebionockl,u dcehda ptoenEr z ekiel
which fusrttihmeurlm aytf eads cinwaittitahoh nie sn igmapteircs on,
easitlhyem osbti zarorfale l t hper opehtsD.o ubtlseosmse of
Hercusi'msai gnatrievceo nstruocftt ihoecn isr cumstoafn ces
Ezekiel'sa ndhm oimnei sftarlyl faorf t hseah ocrtt uhails torical
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alsaol,o wn1g� R aymonBdr owfno,rr e adtihnfegi rdsrtao fftt he
worka ndm akianh go sotfh elpcfoumlm enwtsh ichha vien spired
manyc larifiacnadit mipornosv emIea nltsasoc. k nowlweidtghe
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ANET Ancient NeaEra sternT extse,d .B .P ritchard Worlkiss hteerdel atreerf etrobr yae udt hsourr'nswa imtetih,t le
(PrincPertionnc:eU tnoinv eJrPs.rei s)ts3 y r d orv omleu nuarewm hbeearrpe p rroipate.
1969)
]SOT Journalf otrh Set uodfthy e O ldT estamed.e nt AckyrdoP,.R .E,x ialnedR estoraOtlidTo ens,t aLmiebnrta ry
]TS journalo fT heologSicatlu dies (LonSd�o,n1 :98)6
TheA uthori(zKiendgJ ames) Vertshieo n oAf ll,Le .Cn .E,z eki-e1l9W!,o rBdi blCiocmalm en2t8a( rDya llas:
KJV Bib(l1e6 11) WorBdo ok1s9,9 4)
literally Ezek2i0e-4l8 W,o rBdi blical C2o9(m Dmaelnltaasr:y
lit. The SeptuagintG r(eaetrnkac niselnaottif to hne ---WorBdo o1ks99,0 )
LXX OldT estament) · BlennskoippE,zJe.kI,in etle,r prAe Btiabtliiocnal: Cofmomre ntary
MasorTeetixct TeacahniPndrg e ac(hLionugi JsovhiKnln lo1ex9:,9 0)
NMT IDOTTE New International Dictionary ofO ldTe stament BloDc.kI (.1 T)h,Be o ookfE zek1i-e2lT4,,he N ewI nternational
TheolaongEdyx g eeseisd,. VanGemeren, Co� entaornty h Oel dT esta(mGernaRtna dp iEdesr:d mans,
5v ol(sG.ra nRda p_1ZdosnW.:d eA.rv Caan;r lPisal­e: 1997)
ternos1t9e9r7, ) (2T)h,Be o ookfE zek2i5-e4l8,T, he N ewI nte. rnational
TheN ewI nternaVteirosnioaofltn h Bei ble --- Commenotnat rhOye l dT esta(mGernaRtna dp iEdesr:d mans,
NIV (197139,7 189,8 4) 1997)
TheN ewI nternationoaflt hVBeei rb1sl ieo n BoaLd.t',,T hfeu ncotfti hosena lvoartaicoinln Ee zse k3i3te 3ol7 ',
IncluLsainvugaeg Eed it(io1n9' 17 937 189 84 HebrAenwn uRaelv i1e2(w 1 99p0p1).-, 2 1
1995, 1996) ' ' BrueggemaHopnenf,Iu mla ginaPtriopohne:Vt oiicic neE sx ile
TheN ew KinJga meVse rsiooftn h eBi ble (PhilaW.d,F eolrpth1r8i9e6as):s ,
NKJV (1982) --- Theolooftg hyOe l dT estamTeenstt:i, mD oinsypute,
TheN ewL �i Translaotif�o enB ib(l1e9 96) Advoc(aMcyi nneaFpoorlti1rs9e:9s 7s),
NLT TheN ewR eViSstaedn daVersrdt oonfth eB ible, BullocCk.H, . ', Ezekiel, btrhTieed sgtea mbeenttwosef'e ,nJ ournal
NRSV AnglicEidziedti (on1 918999,5 ) thEev angeTlhiecoalloS goicci2ae5(lt 1 y9 8p2p2).3, -31
TB TyndaBleu lletin CalvJi.En,z, e kiCehla!p,t 1e r1-s2C ,a lvOilnd'T se stament
VT Vetus Testamentum f Commenta1r8i( eGsr and REaepriaddnmss:C; a rlisle:
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die --- EzekIiIeC,lh apt1e3-r 2s0 C,a lvOilndT' ess tament
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