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Dates in Ezekiel
Dates in Ezekiel
Event/Verse Year Month/Day Date Year 1. Call (1:2) 5 4/5 July 31 593 2. Temple tour (8:1) 6 6/5 September 17 592 3. Elders' visit (20:1) 7 5/10 August 17 591 4. Siege begins (24:1) 9 10/10 January 15 588 5. Against Tyre (26:1) 11 ?/1 ? 587/586 6. Against Egypt (29:1) 10 10/12 January 7 587 7. Against Tyre, Egypt (29:17) 27 1/1 April 26 571 8. Against Pharaoh (30:20) 11 1/7 April 29 587 9. Against Pharaoh (31:1) 11 3/1 June 21 587 10. Lament for Pharaoh (32:1) 12 12/1 March 3 585 11. Pharaoh to Sheol (32:17) 12 ?/15 ? 586/585 12. Refugee report on Fall of Jerusalem (33:21) 12 10/5 January 8 585 13. Vision of Future Temple Begins (40:1) 25 1/10 April 28 573 ©1997 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Ezekiel's Sign Experiences
Ezekiel's Sign Experiences (cf. Ezek. 24:24, 27) 1. Ezekiel was housebound, tied up, and mute (3:23–27). 2. Ezekiel used a brick and an iron plate as illustrations in his preaching (4:1–3). 3. Ezekiel had to lie on his left side for 390 days and his right side for 40 days (4:4–8). 4. Ezekiel had to eat in an unclean manner (4:9–17). 5. Ezekiel had to shave his head and beard (5:1–4). 6. Ezekiel had to pack his bags and dig through the wall of Jerusalem (12:1–14). 7. Ezekiel had to eat his bread with trembling and drink water with quivering (12:17–20). 8. Ezekiel brandished a sharp sword and struck his hands together (21:8–17). 9. Ezekiel portrayed Israel in the smelting furnace (22:17–22). 10. Ezekiel had to cook a pot of stew (24:1–14). 11. Ezekiel could not mourn at the death of his wife (24:15–24). 12. Ezekiel was mute for a season (24:25–27). 13. Ezekiel put two sticks together and they became one (37:15–28). ©1997 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.