Who was Ezekiel?

Answer 1

The son of Buzi, a priest. He was among the captives taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar along with Jehoiachin in 617 B.C.E. His first visions of God came to him in “the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month,” in the “fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin.” He prophesied to the Jews living by the river Chebar, which some modern scholars believe to be one of the great Babylonian canals. “The thirtieth year” seems to have reference to Ezekiel’s age. He began his duties as a prophet at this time.—Eze 1:1-3.

Being of a priestly family, he was undoubtedly well acquainted with the temple, its arrangement, and all the activities carried out therein and was well versed in the Law. Likely Ezekiel was also well acquainted with Jeremiah and his prophecies, because Jeremiah was a prophet in Jerusalem during Ezekiel’s youth. Then, too, Ezekiel had enjoyed the advantage of living in Judah during part of the reign of righteous King Josiah, who destroyed the Baal altars and the graven images, set about to repair the temple, and intensified his reformation in behalf of pure worship in Judah when the book of the Law (apparently an original written by Moses) was found in the temple.—2Ch 34.
Ezekiel’s prophetic life was contemporaneous with Jeremiah and Daniel. Jeremiah served as God’s prophet to the Jews in Jerusalem and Judah, coming in contact with the corrupt Judean kings. Daniel, who was in the court of Babylon and later of Medo-Persia, was given prophecies concerning the succession of world powers and their defeat at the hands of the Kingdom of God. Ezekiel served among the Jewish people and their headmen in Babylonia and continued the work of the prophets there. So, while the Jews in Jerusalem had the benefit of the temple with its high priest and the priestly prophet Jeremiah, those in Babylon were not forsaken by Jehovah. Ezekiel was God’s prophet to them, and while not performing sacrificial services, he was there as a counselor and instructor in God’s law.

There was also a close relationship between the prophetic work of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, both of them refuting and striving to dispel from the minds of the Jews in Jerusalem and in Babylonia the idea that God was going to bring an early end to Babylonian domination and that Jerusalem would not fall. Jeremiah actually sent a letter to the captives in the land of Babylonia, telling them to settle down and be at peace in Babylon because a 70-year period must pass before they would be delivered. Doubtless Ezekiel got to hear the words of this letter. Also, he may have heard the reading of the book that Jeremiah later sent foretelling the downfall of Babylon.—Jer 29; 51:59-64.

Answer 2

The son of Buzi, a priest. He was among the captives taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar along with Jehoiachin in 617 B.C.E. His first visions of God came to him in “the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month,” in the “fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin.” He prophesied to the Jews living by the river Chebar, which some modern scholars believe to be one of the great Babylonian canals. “The thirtieth year” seems to have reference to Ezekiel’s age. He began his duties as a prophet at this time. Eze 1:1-3.

Being of a priestly family, he was undoubtedly well acquainted with the temple, its arrangement, and all the activities carried out therein and was well versed in the Law. Likely Ezekiel was also well acquainted with Jeremiah and his prophecies, because Jeremiah was a prophet in Jerusalem during Ezekiel’s youth. Then, too, Ezekiel had enjoyed the advantage of living in Judah during part of the reign of righteous King Josiah, who destroyed the Baal altars and the graven images, set about to repair the temple, and intensified his reformation in behalf of pure worship in Judah when the book of the Law (apparently an original written by Moses) was found in the temple. 2Ch 34.

Answer 3

Ezekiel was an old testament prophet, he was the son of Buzi and lived in the land of the Chaldeans.
You can read about it in the bible in the book of Ezekiel in the old testament.

Answer 4

He was a priest of the Levitical line who lived during the time when Babylon captured Jerusalem and carried off many for 70 years.He wrote a book by the same name 'Ezekial'.He prophecies the capture(which happens)and has visions of the return of Israel(2000 yrs later) and also of the war that is to come,that will have radiation of some sort.He says(using their ancient names) that Russia,Iran,Libya and others will attack but will be wiped out.There is so much more.......

Answer 5

Ezekiel was a prophet who lived 500 years or so before Jesus. He was taken as a captive to Babylon, where he prophesied to the Jewish community there.

Answer 6

He was an aristocratic priest of Jerusalem,he was among those carried captive to Babylon. He encouraged the people of Israel to return to the Lord, if they ever hoped to see their beloved Jerusalem again. The Israelites had taken on the deplorable pagan practise of human sacrifice especially involving helpless children. By adopting this practise the Israelites had forgotten that children are a blessing from God.

Answer 7

A prophet in Old Testament times.

Answer 8

A literary character in a English translation of a book called Holy Bible.

Answer 9

A dude in the bible that saw a UFO in a field.