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EPISODE · Mar 15, 2020 · 6 MIN

Where is Ezekiel's Temple?

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In this video we're looking at Ezekiel's fascinating literary art where he connects dates and measurements to create a literary Temple.Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisartWebsite: https://www.thebibleisart.comEmail: [email protected]: @johnbhiggins| How to Learn to Read the Bible as Literary Art |Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide (https://amzn.to/30LzaRa)Narrative Art in the Bible (https://amzn.to/30RVGIb)The Art of Biblical Narrative (https://amzn.to/3aDrIfk)Old Testament Narrative: A Guide to Interpretation (https://amzn.to/38rcE2C)The Poetics of Biblical Narrative (https://amzn.to/2Gh4cqE)| Literary Structure |Literary Structure of the Old Testament (https://amzn.to/30Jdm8X)Style And Structure In Biblical Hebrew Narrative (https://amzn.to/2RDTTlQ)| Genesis |Creation: The Story of Beginnings - Grossman (https://amzn.to/2GlPwq9)Abram to Abraham: A Literary Analysis of the Abraham Narrative - Grossman (https://amzn.to/2v7id7Z)Narrative Art in Genesis - Fokkelman (https://amzn.to/2ulmd4t)A Commentary on the Book of Genesis (Part I) - Cassuto (https://amzn.to/2NOAhdt)A Commentary on the Book of Genesis (Part II) - Cassuto (https://amzn.to/2Gcuk6d)Genesis: A Commentary - Waltke (https://amzn.to/2vaBvt7)The Gospel of Genesis: Studies in Protology and Eschatology - Gage (https://amzn.to/2RGjRFo)Abraham and All the Families of the Earth: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 12-50 - Janzen (https://amzn.to/2TVyCqJ)Genesis 1-15, Volume 1 - Wenham (https://amzn.to/2TQnYRO)Genesis 16-50, Volume 2 - Wenham (https://amzn.to/3aDY21J)| Transcription |Welcome back to the Bible is Art where we explore the literary artistry of the Bible and this week we’re talking about where Ezekiel’s New Temple is.Ezekiel is a strange book and its strange in many ways. One of the ways it is strange is that there are a lot of numbers in Ezekiel. And these numbers come in two forms. First, there are dates and second, there are measurements.Regarding the first, there are more dates in Ezekiel than any other book in the Bible, 14 in total. And most of the time they’re very precise, including the year, month, and day. For instance, in the first verse of Ezekiel it says, “In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month…” So why all these dates?Some have thought that they relate to something that happened on or around those dates that we might know about from other sources inside or outside the Bible, but the problem is that we can’t make it work, most of them don’t really line up with other events we know about. Now it’s certainly possible that it may relate to other events, but before offer that...

In this video we're looking at Ezekiel's fascinating literary art where he connects dates and measurements to create a literary Temple.Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisartWebsite: https://www.thebibleisart.comEmail: [email protected]: @johnbhiggins| How to Learn to Read the Bible as Literary Art |Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide (https://amzn.to/30LzaRa)Narrative Art in the Bible (https://amzn.to/30RVGIb)The Art of Biblical Narrative (https://amzn.to/3aDrIfk)Old Testament Narrative: A Guide to Interpretation (https://amzn.to/38rcE2C)The Poetics of Biblical Narrative (https://amzn.to/2Gh4cqE)| Literary Structure |Literary Structure of the Old Testament (https://amzn.to/30Jdm8X)Style And Structure In Biblical Hebrew Narrative (https://amzn.to/2RDTTlQ)| Genesis |Creation: The Story of Beginnings - Grossman (https://amzn.to/2GlPwq9)Abram to Abraham: A Literary Analysis of the Abraham Narrative - Grossman (https://amzn.to/2v7id7Z)Narrative Art in Genesis - Fokkelman (https://amzn.to/2ulmd4t)A Commentary on the Book of Genesis (Part I) - Cassuto (https://amzn.to/2NOAhdt)A Commentary on the Book of Genesis (Part II) - Cassuto (https://amzn.to/2Gcuk6d)Genesis: A Commentary - Waltke (https://amzn.to/2vaBvt7)The Gospel of Genesis: Studies in Protology and Eschatology - Gage (https://amzn.to/2RGjRFo)Abraham and All the Families of the Earth: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 12-50 - Janzen (https://amzn.to/2TVyCqJ)Genesis 1-15, Volume 1 - Wenham (https://amzn.to/2TQnYRO)Genesis 16-50, Volume 2 - Wenham (https://amzn.to/3aDY21J)| Transcription |Welcome back to the Bible is Art where we explore the literary artistry of the Bible and this week we’re talking about where Ezekiel’s New Temple is.Ezekiel is a strange book and its strange in many ways. One of the ways it is strange is that there are a lot of numbers in Ezekiel. And these numbers come in two forms. First, there are dates and second, there are measurements.Regarding the first, there are more dates in Ezekiel than any other book in the Bible, 14 in total. And most of the time they’re very precise, including the year, month, and day. For instance, in the first verse of Ezekiel it says, “In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month…” So why all these dates?Some have thought that they relate to something that happened on or around those dates that we might know about from other sources inside or outside the Bible, but the problem is that we can’t make it work, most of them don’t really line up with other events we know about. Now it’s certainly possible that it may relate to other events, but before offer that...

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