Ezekiel Research Paper
REL 220: OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY
FINAL EXAM
Theology of Ezekiel:
One of the aspects of the Theology of Ezekiel is Idolatry. The prophet Ezekiel is unreserved in his language when it comes to describing idols. He uses the Hebrew word “ gillulim” (dung/manure) in a disdainful way to describe the uselessness of idols. God seeks exclusiveness from his chosen people, we can see this from the time God called Abraham to leave his father’s house, since Abrahams father was an idol maker. God knew this would interfere with Abraham to fulfill Gods purpose. God shows the prophet (Ezekiel 8:6-18) that the people have not “harkened to me and do all my commandments”(Leviticus 26:14) in relation to idolatry. God shows the prophet that the people, even …show more content…
Salvation in the book of Isaiah comes in many forms. Salvation is referenced in deliverance, in this case from the Assyrians. Also, salvation is personal (“my salvation,” 12:2; “the Lord will save me,”38:20). “Since Isaiah’s idea of salvation connected with the concepts of redemption, deliverance, righteousness, and justice, it is necessary to take up these ideas also to get a complete picture of what the prophet meant by the words “save”, “savior”, and “salvation” (Old Testament Survey pg 384).
Theological contributions of Jeremiah:
Two of the Theological contributions of the book of Jeremiah are Yahweh’s sovereignty in history and strength of personal faith.
Yahweh’s sovereignty is history:
Throughout the history of Israel we can see the hand of God intervening in shaping of a nation which was chosen to carry out God’s will. All the events, whether it was Egypt’s frustration in trying to prevent the Hebrew people from leaving the land to worship their God, or Canaan’s surrender to Joshua are seen in history as divine intervention from God. “In other words, human politics could succeed only to the extent that they accorded with God’s will.”(Old Testament Survey pg.423).
Strength and personal
FINAL EXAM
Theology of Ezekiel:
One of the aspects of the Theology of Ezekiel is Idolatry. The prophet Ezekiel is unreserved in his language when it comes to describing idols. He uses the Hebrew word “ gillulim” (dung/manure) in a disdainful way to describe the uselessness of idols. God seeks exclusiveness from his chosen people, we can see this from the time God called Abraham to leave his father’s house, since Abrahams father was an idol maker. God knew this would interfere with Abraham to fulfill Gods purpose. God shows the prophet (Ezekiel 8:6-18) that the people have not “harkened to me and do all my commandments”(Leviticus 26:14) in relation to idolatry. God shows the prophet that the people, even …show more content…
Salvation in the book of Isaiah comes in many forms. Salvation is referenced in deliverance, in this case from the Assyrians. Also, salvation is personal (“my salvation,” 12:2; “the Lord will save me,”38:20). “Since Isaiah’s idea of salvation connected with the concepts of redemption, deliverance, righteousness, and justice, it is necessary to take up these ideas also to get a complete picture of what the prophet meant by the words “save”, “savior”, and “salvation” (Old Testament Survey pg 384).
Theological contributions of Jeremiah:
Two of the Theological contributions of the book of Jeremiah are Yahweh’s sovereignty in history and strength of personal faith.
Yahweh’s sovereignty is history:
Throughout the history of Israel we can see the hand of God intervening in shaping of a nation which was chosen to carry out God’s will. All the events, whether it was Egypt’s frustration in trying to prevent the Hebrew people from leaving the land to worship their God, or Canaan’s surrender to Joshua are seen in history as divine intervention from God. “In other words, human politics could succeed only to the extent that they accorded with God’s will.”(Old Testament Survey pg.423).
Strength and personal