Week 14: The Exilic Prophets
Week 14: The Exilic Prophets
Ezekiel and Daniel are often referred to as the “exilic” prophets because they prophesied mainly during the sixty years of Israel’s Babylonian exile, which elapsed between the first fall of Jerusalem (597 BC) and the edict of Cyrus permitting the exiles to return (538 BC).
There were, in fact, three deportations to Babylon. The first was in 605 BC and included Daniel and his three friends. The second took place in 597 BC, when Jerusalem fell for the first time, and many national leaders were taken into exile, including King Jehoiachin and Ezekiel. The third deportation happened ten years later, in 587 BC, when Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed. Ezekiel had his overwhelming vision of the glory of God in 593 BC.
Sunday: The Glory of God
Monday: The Call of Ezekiel
Tuesday: Sin and Judgment
Wednesday: God’s Holy Name
Thursday: Cultural Conformity and Nonconformity
Friday: The Sovereignty of God
Saturday: The Humbling of the Proud