The message of Ezekiel, rev ed.

The message of Ezekiel, rev ed.A young Ezekiel, carried off to exile in Babylon, is commissioned by the Lord to warn of a more devastating and unthinkable judgment to come. Chris Wright vividly explores Ezekiel's varied and dramatic mission at several levels: his unwavering commitment to his task the social and political background to his work the character of his ministry as watchman, evangelist and pastor and the wider context of Ezekiel's vision the knowledge of the Lord in

A young Ezekiel, carried off to exile in Babylon, is commissioned by the Lord to warn of a more devastating and unthinkable judgment to come. Chris Wright vividly explores Ezekiel's varied and dramatic mission at several levels:
- his unwavering commitment to his task
- the social and political background to his work
- the character of his ministry as watchman, evangelist and pastor
- and the wider context of Ezekiel's vision - the knowledge of the Lord in Israel and amongst the nations

Ezekiel strived to bring meaning, comfort and hope to a shattered, decimated and demoralised remnant of God's people, Israel - a challenge Christians must all emulate in our increasingly troubled world today.

Publisher: IVP
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781789744323

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Christopher J H Wright is International Ministries Director of the Langham Partnership International. Previously he taught at Union Biblical Seminary in India, and acted as Academic Dean and then Principal of All Nations Christian College, UK. He travels widely, is married to Liz (also from Northern Ireland), and they live in London.

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‘This commentary does an outstanding job of providing the big picture and context of Ezekiel which is necessary for understanding the details. The details come alive in their historical setting, and Ezekiel's message for today comes through loud and clear. The neat thing about Christopher JH Wright is that he writes in a way that anyone can understand. He is clearly a well informed scholar, but his writing is not academic. He brings the history of Israel alive and relates it to the gospel of Jesus Christ. I have read many of his books and feel that he is more in touch with God's heart than any other author I've come across. Two other books of his I would recommend are: 'The Mission of God' and 'Old Testament Ethics For The People of God'. Both of these should be required reading for all Christians.’ Dave Vandeveer