It is his vision of the process of judgment that Ezekiel makes his greatest contribution to the Christian Bible. In the confusing and destructive events of the early sixth century. Ezekiel recognized the judgment of the Lord. He allowed the Lord to act in justice and compassion and do a new thing---bring about a restored people living peacefully and happily with God at the center. Without panic, steadily and insistently, he instructed the people how to live in the judgment process. He showed them its immediate goal (33-37) and its ultimate goal (40-48). They thus could endure, trust in God alone, and hope in the world that God would bring in.
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