How does Ezekiel prefigure Jesus?

Answer 1

A:There is nothing at all in the Book of Ezekiel that mentions Jesus either directly or indirectly. The book was written centuries before the time of Jesus, so the author knew nothing of him and simply wrote about events in his own time.

Answer 2

There is nothing at all in the Book of Ezekiel that mentions Jesus either directly or indirectly. The book was written centuries before the time of Jesus, so the author knew nothing of him and simply wrote about events in his own time.

For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/bible/the-book-of-ezekiel-explained

Answer 3

There is nothing at all in the Book of Ezekiel that mentions Jesus either directly or indirectly, and there is nothing he wrote of that objectively parallels the gospel account of Jesus. The book was written centuries before the time of Jesus, so the author knew nothing of him and simply wrote about events in his own time.

Nevertheless, some believe they can find prefigurement in the Book of Ezekiel, at least as imaginatively as von Daniken (Chariots of the Gods) and J.F. Blumrich (The Spaceships of Ezekiel) found evidence of aliens in the same book.

The most popular example of "prefigurement" is the frequent use in the Book of Ezekiel of the phrase, "son of man," which can be found in Ezekiel 3:1-33: "Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. Then I ate it; and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey." Jesus is often referred to in the gospels as "Son of Man", so this is a prefigurement!

For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/bible/the-book-of-ezekiel-explained