The Prophet Ezekiel’s memories of serving as a priest – the son of Buzi – in the Jerusalem Temple earlier in his life must have fortified him in exile. The Babylonian superpower first occupied ...

If you attend Shabbat prayers this week in the Diaspora you may see a curious thing. Just before the Haftorah reading, many congregants, those who understand Hebrew, will walk outside for a breath of ...

Dr. Heiser, without a doubt. Allow me to explain. First, Ezekiel 38 says nothing about Russia, directly or indirectly, despite some translations which read, “Son of man [which is how the Lord referred ...

The Old Testament Book of Ezekiel opens in the fifth year of exile of King Jehoiachin when Ezekiel the prophet is in his 30th year of life. It begins with the first of Ezekiel’s prophetic visions ...

Reading Avrum’s thoughts on this week’s torah portion, I find it hard to choose what to focus on. I feel intrigued by the invitation to think about God’s ‘color,’ especially God in shades of gray. I ...

“1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 2 “Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him. 3 And say: Thus says the ...

In the last entry, I mentioned a supposed anomaly in Ezekiel 14:14—the reference to Daniel and Job, whose books come after Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible. Lots of you countered that this is no anomaly at ...