Ezekiel like Jeremiah was a priest and a prophet during Judah’s darkest days, (the 70 year Babylonian captivity). His name means “Strengthened by God” and fits him as he wrote these words while in captivity to his fellow countrymen as God shared through him three specific things:
•That what they needed now was a fresh glimpse of God’s glory and goodness.
•That the reason for their captivity was rebellion and a move away from their relationship with their God
•That God will judge the nations that have destroyed them and will restore their relationship with Him.
A French philosopher once wrote that, “Every man carries within himself the history of the world”. In other words that which is recorded in mankind’s history in the world is also written in our own personal life. This is why humanity is in great need for a personal Savior!