Ezekiel
What book of the Bible did Ezekiel write?
Ezekiel
What was a large part of Ezekiel’s message?
To warn the people of Jerusalem’s coming doom
Was Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego their real names?
No. They were given Hebrew names at birth that were changed when they were taken as prisoners.
Did Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego bow to the golden statue?
NO!
What does Buddha mean?
"Enlightened One"
How much time passed after being carried into captivity in Babylonia as a young man before Ezekiel become a prophet for God?
5 years
How did Ezekiel’s wife die?
On the day of the last attack on Jerusalem, Ezekiel’s wife suddenly became ill and died. Ezekiel was so distraught that he lost his ability to speak, and he withdrew from the public.
S, M, and A were taken into captivity along with who else?
Daniel
How did the king respond when S, M, and A would not bow to the statue?
The king was very angry and asked his guard to heart the fire in the furnace even hotter.
How long did Buddha sit under a tree before he became enlightened?
7 days
What did God give Ezekiel to eat?
A scroll
What is Ezekiel’s grief over his wife compared to?
God’s own grief over losing His beloved Jerusalem
What did Neb II want all of the people to do that S, M, and A would not do?
Neb II wanted them to bow down to a huge gold image.
What did King Neb II observe in the furnace?
Not one hair on their heads was singed and the men were completely unharmed! AND there was another man in the fire with them!
What is the primary teachings of Buddha called?
The Eightfold Path
What did God ask Ezekiel to do to symbolize the ways Israelites would be dispersed?
God told Ezekiel to shave his head and scatter his hair in different directions
What was one of the most miraculous occurrences that happened when Ezekiel was obedient and prophesied to what God asked him to?
Ezekiel prophesied to dry bones in a valley and watched them come back to life! WOW! Let’s read that story for a minute. Ezekiel 37:1-14
Name a few of the qualities that King Neb wanted in his men.
No blemish, good looking, gifted in all wisdom, knowledge and quick learners, had ability to serve in King’s palace, could teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans
How much hotter then normal did King NebII demand the furnace be?
7x hotter-
The furnace was SO HOT that it killed the guards standing close to it.
What is "nirvana?"
State of "being at peace," not a place to go, but a mind set
After the fall of Jerusalem, how did Ezekiel’s message to the people change?
Ezekiel gives hope for the future
How did Ezekiel die?
Ezekiel lived the rest of his life in Babylonian captivity and some think Ezekiel was killed by a fellow Hebrew that did not like his message.
(The majority of Hebrews abandoned their idolatry and worshiped the One True God.)
What job did the king give Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego?
The king petitioned them over the affairs of the province.
What did King NebII declare would happen to anyone who spoke against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego?
They would be cut into pieces and their houses burned.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
Buddha