Ezekiel, Prophet of the Spirit: רוח in the Book of Ezekiel

Numerous texts refer to the activities of the spirit of God in relation to the life and work of the Old Testament prophets. This is the case for both the former prophets as well as the latter prophets. The focus of this paper will be the book of Ezekiel. The noun רוח occurs 52 times in Ezekiel. A s...

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Main Author: Leonard P Mare
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: OTSSA 2019-01-01
Series:Old Testament Essays
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Online Access:https://ote-journal.otwsa-otssa.org.za/index.php/journal/article/view/241
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spelling doaj-f4bb11da76454368abb36942e03d6c182020-11-25T00:29:22ZafrOTSSAOld Testament Essays1010-99192312-36212019-01-01313Ezekiel, Prophet of the Spirit: רוח in the Book of EzekielLeonard P Mare0North West University Numerous texts refer to the activities of the spirit of God in relation to the life and work of the Old Testament prophets. This is the case for both the former prophets as well as the latter prophets. The focus of this paper will be the book of Ezekiel. The noun רוח occurs 52 times in Ezekiel. A selection of these texts that refer to רוח will be analysed. Various issues regarding the Spirit’s function in Ezekiel will be discussed as they arise from the texts. The purpose of the article can be formulated as follows: What is the role and function of the רוח in the Book of Ezekiel?   https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2018/v31n3a9 https://ote-journal.otwsa-otssa.org.za/index.php/journal/article/view/241Ezekielspirit of God
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Ezekiel, Prophet of the Spirit: רוח in the Book of Ezekiel
Old Testament Essays
Ezekiel
spirit of God
author_facet Leonard P Mare
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title Ezekiel, Prophet of the Spirit: רוח in the Book of Ezekiel
title_short Ezekiel, Prophet of the Spirit: רוח in the Book of Ezekiel
title_full Ezekiel, Prophet of the Spirit: רוח in the Book of Ezekiel
title_fullStr Ezekiel, Prophet of the Spirit: רוח in the Book of Ezekiel
title_full_unstemmed Ezekiel, Prophet of the Spirit: רוח in the Book of Ezekiel
title_sort ezekiel, prophet of the spirit: רוח in the book of ezekiel
publisher OTSSA
series Old Testament Essays
issn 1010-9919
2312-3621
publishDate 2019-01-01
description Numerous texts refer to the activities of the spirit of God in relation to the life and work of the Old Testament prophets. This is the case for both the former prophets as well as the latter prophets. The focus of this paper will be the book of Ezekiel. The noun רוח occurs 52 times in Ezekiel. A selection of these texts that refer to רוח will be analysed. Various issues regarding the Spirit’s function in Ezekiel will be discussed as they arise from the texts. The purpose of the article can be formulated as follows: What is the role and function of the רוח in the Book of Ezekiel?   https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2018/v31n3a9
topic Ezekiel
spirit of God
url https://ote-journal.otwsa-otssa.org.za/index.php/journal/article/view/241
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