Am reading the book of Ezekiel; have read it twice;will read it again. and again. But. Please clarify for me?

Question

.,,the book speaks of Jewish people, and of their disobedience to God, and that Ezekiel was one of God's prophets who He sent to Babylon, to instruct them. But they did not listen, and so Jerusalem was destroyed.
And there is much more of course.,
But this is the first time I have learned so much about these people. Jewish people. They apparently had much to learn, as did other groups of people.
But, there is also the division of land for the "twelve tribes of Israel" - then it goes on to describe the borders....and it remains so many words, but little understanding... (Verses 45, 47, 48). Why is this such difficult reading?


And does this book describe what Jewish people call
"The Promised Land?"; it appears to. If it doesn't, where do I find references to the so-called "Promised Land"?

Answer 1

Ezekiel is one of the most difficult books of the Bible to understand....even with a solid background in the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures and the Oral Law.

It contains many esoteric references contained in allusory visions. To even begin to understand these texts one must learn them in the original language with a skilled teacher.

But to answer some of your concerns: Israel, the Jewish people, are historically divided into 12 tribes as descending from the 12 sons of the patriarch Jacob (also known as Israel). When the Jews first conquered the land, it was divided up amongst the tribes and then each tribal area was divided up amongst the families of that tribe. The borders of the land are given in, I believe, Deuteronomy....and again in Ezekiel as well as other places.

The term 'promised land' refers to the biblical land of Israel that was promised by God to Abraham and his descendents. However, occupation of the land was contingent upon the Jews keeping God's laws. When the Jews failed in this, they were exiled...but never destroyed.

Answer 2

Hi there,
I study in the manuscripts; the Book of Ezekiel is a Prophecy both for that time, but also for the end of this age. You have to understand that unless you provide specific verses, it would be hard to help you to understand, because this Book holds much information about many, many peoples.
To help you now, I will say that you need to keep in mind that the Houses split; meaning that the folks you are calling "jews" are actually the tribe of Judah, who stayed behind along with the tribe of Benjamin and the Levites - the priestline. However, the rest of the ten tribes split away, and God scattered them -they lost their identity. God knows who they are, but they don't. They migrated North over the caucus mountains, and settled Europe and eventually this USA
Canada, and the other Free Christian Nations of today. They are known as "caucasions". So when you read the Prophecies, keep in mind that when it says
"the children of Israel" or "israel", it is not talking about the Country of Israel, but these ten tribes who went North.
Read slowly, and be sure that you capture the subject and object of what is being discussed. It would really help you to get a
"Strongs Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible", which will tell you the meaning of each and every word in every verse, even
translating it back to its original language, so that you know what was really intended to be said in the verse.
References to the "promise land" you will
find in Exodus.
Final note: remember that "jew" is just a short form or nickname for "Judah" which only refers to those three tribes, Judah, Benjamin, and Levite. All others migrated
and will be called "israel".
Another good study Bible that will have all these explanations for you, directly from the manuscripts, is the "Companion Bible".
You should get one of those, too. If you get these two study Books, your study of all the Books in the Bible will flow so wonderfully that you won't believe you ever lived one day without them! guaranteed!!
Good luck with your studies; Only the true
child of God is drawn to His Word, in truth.
You seek the truth. God bless you.

Answer 3

It sounds like you need a study guide. Go to the local bible bookstore and select a study guide for Ezekial.

Literally Israel is the promised land. Promised to Moses for the Jewish people. Jesus is our spiritual promised land. He came to set us free and give us eternal life.

Answer 4

What chapter?

Promised Land... is the land of the Jews...Israel.... that's why all the other mideastern countries want to wipe Israel out. They want the land of oil (riches) that rightfully belongs to the Jewish people (God's chosen)

Answer 5

The Chapters you referred to pertain to what Christians call "The Millennial Temple." This is the Temple Jesus will build when He returns. There will continue to be sacrifices in this Fourth Temple (the Third having been built sometime shortly prior or shortly after the Tribulation begins), but they will not be for atonement (since Jesus' blood did this) -- they will be a means of seeking fellowship with God.