Prophet ezekiel

By Fr. Jerome Sanderson Byzantine style icon for St. Stephens Orthodox Church Crawfordsville IN 2008 acrylic on canvas

A cartoon style illustration depicting the biblical vision of the Valley of Dry Bones from Ezekiel 37. The scene shows the prophet Ezekiel standing in a vast valley filled with scattered dry bones. It's clear from the sheer number and arrangement of the bones that they once belonged to an entire army. Above him, a representation of God's Spirit, possibly depicted as a swirling presence or a...

A masterpiece of iconography has recently been completed at St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church in Santa Rosa, CA (OCA). The dome is the work of Fr. Patrick Doolan, a renowned iconographer traine…

The Holy Prophet Ezekiel. Feast: July 21.

Ezekiel 37:4 (KJV): "Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord." This verse comes from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament, and it is part of a vision that the prophet Ezekiel receives from God. In this vision, Ezekiel finds himself in a valley filled with dry bones, and God instructs him to prophesy onto these bones, calling them to hear the word of the Lord. The context of this passage is important to understand its…

Hey friends, What follows is a manuscript of the sermon I preached this Sunday at Messiah Lutheran Church in Schenectady, NY as part of our congregation's annual Rally Sunday. I focused mostly on the first appointed lesson for the day, Ezekiel 33:7-11. Thanks so much for reading, and I'd love to hear what you think! God's peace, Pastor Dustin So we’re here on a beautiful early fall morning, worshiping outside, rallying at the start of a new year of Sunday School, choir and bunch of other…

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Ezekiel's prophecy that the Bible, the "stick" of Judah, and the Book of Mormon, the "stick" of Ephraim, would be joined together: "And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand." Ezekiel 37:17

Ezekiel’s first vision leaves him completely overwhelmed. It is rich with meaning for faithful servants of God today. What does Ezekiel see and hear?