Publisher Description

For many Bible readers, Ezekiel is all about the valleyof dry bones (Ezekiel 37:1-28) and the vision of God'sawesome chariot throne (Ezekiel 1:4-28, 10:1-22). Intruth, Ezekiel is much more than that and there are manylessons to be learned from this book. Ezekiel receiveda very hard call from God, but we can learn that evenin the most difficult of circumstances, God equips us tohandle the responsibility that He has given us.

Author Biography

John Riddle was born into a christian family in north London, saved as a boy of 13, and received into fellowship in New Barnet,Hertfordshire at the age of 15. Throughout his business life he was employed by shipping companies, latterly as a pension fund manager. On early retirement in 1989 he undertook part-time consultative work for some years. He travels widely, principally in the British Isles, conducting Bible Readings and ministering the Word of God and contributes to assembly periodicals

Table of Contents

Preface ............................................................................................ 7An Outline of the Book........................................................................ 11Chapter 1 ................................................................................................21Chapter 2 ................................................................................................33Chapter 3 ................................................................................................42Chapter 4 ................................................................................................53Chapter 5 ................................................................................................64Chapter 6 ................................................................................................72Chapter 7 ................................................................................................82Chapter 8 ................................................................................................92Chapter 9 ..............................................................................................106Chapter 10..............................................................................................115Chapter 11..............................................................................................125Chapter 12..............................................................................................134Chapter 13..............................................................................................143Chapter 14..............................................................................................154Chapter 15..............................................................................................164Chapter 16..............................................................................................173Chapter 17..............................................................................................187Chapter 18..............................................................................................198Chapter 19..............................................................................................208Chapter 20:1-44.....................................................................................218Chapter 20:45 to 21:32...........................................................................231Chapter 22..............................................................................................243Chapter 23..............................................................................................254Chapter 24..............................................................................................266Chapter 25..............................................................................................278Chapter 26..............................................................................................290Chapter 27..............................................................................................300Chapter 28:1-19.....................................................................................313Chapter 28:20-26...................................................................................325Chapter 29..............................................................................................333Chapter 30..............................................................................................344Chapter 31..............................................................................................355Chapter 32..............................................................................................366Chapter 33..............................................................................................376Chapter 34..............................................................................................389Chapter 35..............................................................................................400Chapter 36:1-15.....................................................................................409Chapter 36:16-38...................................................................................418Chapter 37..............................................................................................427Chapter 38..............................................................................................439Chapter 39..............................................................................................451Chapter 40:1-4.......................................................................................465Chapter 40:5-16.....................................................................................473Chapter 40:17-47...................................................................................480Chapter 40:48 to 41:26...........................................................................488Chapter 42..............................................................................................502Chapter 43..............................................................................................510Chapter 44..............................................................................................524Chapter 45..............................................................................................535Chapter 46..............................................................................................547Chapter 47..............................................................................................556Chapter 48..............................................................................................566

Excerpt from Book

PrefaceUnlike most previous publications in this series, this book is not the product of Bible Class discussions at Mill Lane Chapel. The notes on which the book is based were originally distributed to members of the assembly which meets at Belmont Hall, Harrow, West London. The distribution took place in connection with Monday evening meetings held there between October 2011 and October 2016.With this in mind, I must take the opportunity to express my deep appreciation of the warm welcome extended to me by the believers at Belmont Hall during these meetings, something, let it be said, that I have enjoyed over many years and on many occasions, and continue to do so.It has been nicely said of the 'big three' prophetic books in the Old Testament, that 'while Isaiah was the poet, and Jeremiah the preacher, Ezekiel was the artist'. Ezekiel certainly paints pictures of glowing colour and graphic detail. He was, moreover, an actor as well as an artist, for he was not only commanded to state his God-given parables, but to act them out in the presence of the people. The same quotation (not surprisingly) is also to be found in the preface to Living with the Glory of the Lord - an excellent book dealing with Ezekiel's prophecy, written by Malcolm Davis, and published by John Ritchie Ltd. Both Malcolm Davis and the present writer also heartily endorse the title (not to mention the contents!) of Charles Lee Feinberg's work, The Prophecy of Ezekiel: the Glory of the LORD.During the course of my visits to Belmont Hall, Harrow, I was frequently accompanied by Mr. Ken Lloyd, late of Cheshunt and now 'at home with the Lord'. Rather than complaining about the traffic during the homeward journey, we 'chewed the cud', after which, in the comfort of his home, brother Ken checked not a few of the 'Ezekiel manuscripts'. The "memory of the just is blessed" (Prov. 10: 7).

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