Ezekiel

Ezekiel’s prophecy takes in all Israel. “And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day” (Ezek. 2:3). The book does not concern itself with the times of the Gentiles—a period fully detailed in the book of Daniel. Rather this interval is skipped over and Ezekiel’s prophecy resumes with the millennium, when Jerusalem will again be the center of God’s government. Ezekiel’s prophecies are full of symbols and imagery.
The book may be divided into four parts. Chapters 1-24—the rebellious house of Israel (Ezek. 3:9). These chapters are arranged chronologically and tell of the impending invasion of the Chaldeans and the destruction of Jerusalem (ch. 24).
Chapters 25-32—the judgment of the seven Gentile nations—Ammon (ch. 25:1), Moab (ch. 25:8), Edom (ch. 25:12), Philistia (ch. 25:15), Tyre (ch. 26-28:19), Zidon (ch. 28:20), and Egypt (ch. 29-32).
Chapters 33-39—the return of the remnant, which of necessity includes judgment on Israel and those that oppose that restoration.
Chapters 40-48—the future millennial temple.
In the first division, Ezekiel chronicles the departure of the glory of Jehovah from the temple (Ezek. 1:28). Firstly, we see that glory go up from the cherub and stand over the threshold of the house (Ezek. 10:4). From the threshold it moves to the east gate of the Lord’s house (Ezek. 10:18-19), and finally, up from the midst of the city to the mountain on the east side of the city (Ezek. 11:23).
The glory of Jehovah returns to the millennial temple in the fourth division—“And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house” (Ezek. 43:4-5).