EZEKIEL—NOTE ON Ezekiel 33:21 This brief report provides the hinge on which the book of Ezekiel 1:1 turns. Ezekiel’s muteness was first encountered in Ezekiel 3:22, and a precise date had been given when the siege of Jerusalem began (Ezekiel 24:1, Ezekiel 24:25). The date is now January 585 B.C., about five months after the fall of the city. The arrival of the fugitive confirms the word spoken at the beginning of the siege (Ezekiel 24:25), affirms Ezekiel’s prophetic ministry, and establishes the work of God in bringing it about. It also gives weight to the words that follow.

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