Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 10, 2003
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Ezekiel was a priest who was trained for Temple service, but he encountered God in a vision in which he saw extraordinary sights. Out of that encounter, he became a prophet who communicated a vision of Israel’s future Temple.
A. INTRODUCTION: EZEKIEL 1:1-28
1. Age 30. "In the thirtieth year . . . the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God" (1:1).
2. Occupations. "Ezekiel the priest" (1:3).
3. Birthday. "Take the sum of the sons of Kohath . . . from thirty years old and upwards" (Num. 4:2,3).
4. Captive. "I
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