Rabbi David Sabato
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In the prophecy in perek 17 Yehezkel uses parables from the world of plants and animals to describe the events at the end of the Kingdom of Judah: The...
Part 2 - The Purification of the Land
Dr. Tova Ganzel
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The corpses of the armies of Gog defile the land and must be buried in order to purify the land. However, the valley in which they are buried alludes to...
Dr. Tova Ganzel
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Ostensibly, the revival prophecies climax with the nation’s return to its land and its purification from sin. However, the process remains unfinished. The...
Dr. Tova Ganzel
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The future unification of the exiles of Israel with the exiles of Yehuda is a rather surprising prophecy. Up until now, Yechezkel has not mentioned the...
Rabbi David Sabato
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Perek 15 begins a series of prophetic parables that concern the history of Jerusalem and its fate. The focus of perek 15 is a parable that compares the...
Dr. Tova Ganzel
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God’s status and His power stand at the center of Yehezkel's prophecy. The nation’s past, present and future is clarified by its relationship with God....
Dr. Tova Ganzel
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After describing the change in the status of the people at the time of redemption, Yehezkel states that at that time the land will flourish and produce...
Rabbi David Sabato
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Perek 12:21-13
A series of prophecies concerning vision and prophecy appear in these pesukim. They are divided into two pairs. The first pair (12:21-28)...
Rabbi David Sabato
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Perek 11 concludes Yehezkel's prophetc journey to Jerusalem. Two frequent expressions of the people of Jerusalem are quoted in this perek. The first (1-13...
Rabbi David Sabato
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Perakim 9 & 10 continue the description of Yehezkel's prophetic journey to Jerusalem. Yehezkel, who witnessed the abominations being committed in the...
