Ezekiel 24:1–2

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Ezekiel 24:1–2 is a prophetic passage in the Book of Ezekiel that dates and introduces a divine message about the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible verse passage
addressee Ezekiel NERFINISHED
approximateHistoricalDate January 15, 588 BCE
authorTraditionallyAscribed Ezekiel NERFINISHED
book Ezekiel NERFINISHED
canonicalStatus canonical Scripture in Christianity
canonical Scripture in Judaism
chapter 24
citationStyle Ezek 24:1–2
dateFormula ninth year of the exile
tenth day of the month
tenth month
divineCommand Ezekiel is told to record the exact day NERFINISHED
functionInContext introduces the boiling pot parable in Ezekiel 24
genre judgment oracle introduction
prophetic oracle
historicalContext Babylonian exile NERFINISHED
reign of King Zedekiah of Judah
includedIn Septuagint version of Ezekiel NERFINISHED
language Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED
literaryRole heading for a judgment prophecy
locatedInText Nevi'im NERFINISHED
Prophets NERFINISHED
mentionsEvent Babylonian siege of Jerusalem NERFINISHED
partOf Book of Ezekiel NERFINISHED
Christian Old Testament NERFINISHED
Ezekiel 24 NERFINISHED
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
primaryTheme announcement of divine judgment on Jerusalem
dating of the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem
records the day the king of Babylon laid siege to Jerusalem
relatedTo 2 Kings 25:1
Jeremiah 39:1
speaker YHWH NERFINISHED
subjectMatter Jerusalem NERFINISHED
king of Babylon
siege
testament Old Testament NERFINISHED
theologicalTheme covenant judgment
divine foreknowledge
historical verification of prophecy
tradition Masoretic Text NERFINISHED
usedAs chronological anchor for the fall of Jerusalem
usedIn Christian biblical exegesis
Jewish prophetic studies
verses 1–2

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Fast of the Tenth of Tevet biblicalSource Ezekiel 24:1–2