Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Author's Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; I. Background: The World of Ezekiel; II. Author, Purpose, and Methods: The Response of Ezekiel; III. The Nature of Prophecy and Ezekiel's Literary Style; IV. Text; V. Ezekiel in Jewish and Christian Tradition; VI. The Enduring Theology of Ezekiel; VII. Select Bibliography; Part 1: Messages of Doom and Gloom for Judah/Israel (1:1-24:27); I. The Call of Ezekiel to the Prophetic Ministry (1:1-3:27); A. THE SUPERSCRIPTION (1:1-3); B. EZEKIEL'S INAUGURAL VISION (1:4-28a); 1. Preamble (1:4).

2. The Living Creatures (1:5-14)3. The Wheels (1:15-21); 4. The Platform and Throne (1:22-27); 5. Concluding Colophon (1:28a); C. THE COMMISSIONING OF EZEKIEL (1:28b-3:11); 1. Preamble (1:28b-2:2); 2. The First Commissioning Speech (2:3-7); 3. The Vision of the Scroll (2:8-3:3); 4. The Second Commissioning Speech (3:4-11); D. THE PREPARATION OF EZEKIEL (3:12-15); E. YAHWEH'S INDUCTION SPEECH FOR EZEKIEL (3:16-21); F. THE INITIATION OF EZEKIEL (3:22-27); II. Signs and Visions of Woe for Israel/Judah (4:1-11:25); A. DRAMATIZING THE FALL OF JERUSALEM (4:1-5:17).

1. The Dramatic Performances (4:1-5:4)2. The Verbal Proclamation (5:5-17); B. PROCLAIMING JUDGMENT AGAINST THE MOUNTAINS OF ISRAEL (6:1-14); 1. Cleaning House: The Primary Announcement (6:1-10); 2. Cleaning House: The Second Announcement (6:11-14); C. SOUNDING THE ALARM FOR THE LAND OF ISRAEL (7:1-27); 1. The First Alarm (7:1-4); 2. The Second Alarm (7:5-9); 3. The Third Alarm (7:10-27); D. ENVISIONING THE DEPARTURE OF YAHWEH (8:1-11:25); 1. Preamble to the First Temple Vision (8:1-4); 2. The Abominations in the Temple (8:5-18); 3. Yahweh's Response to the Abominations in the Temple (9:1-11).

4. The Burning of Jerusalem and Yahweh's Departure from the Temple (10:1-22)5. The Pot of Stew (11:1-13); 6. The Gospel according to Ezekiel (11:14-21); 7. Epilogue to the Temple Vision (11:22-25); III. A Collection of Prophecies of Woe against Israel (12:1-24:27); A. SIGNS OF THE TIMES (12:1-20); 1. Packed for Exile (12:1-16); 2. A Pantomime of Horror (12:17-20); B. PROPHECY-TRUE AND FALSE (12:21-14:11); 1. Two Oracles against Cynics (12:21-28); 2. Two Oracles against Counterfeit Prophets (13:1-23); 3. The Oracle against Prophetic Abuse (14:1-11); C. THE HIGH PRICE OF TREACHERY (14:12-15:8).

1. A Lecture on Divine Justice (14:12-23)2. A Metaphor on Divine Judgment (15:1-8); D. THE ADULTEROUS WIFE: TRAMPLING UNDERFOOT THE GRACE OF GOD (16:1-63); 1. The Call for Israel's Arraignment (16:1-3a); 2. The Indictment of Jerusalem (16:3b-34); 3. The Sentencing of Jerusalem: The Suspension of Grace (16:35-43); 4. Like Mother, Like Daughter: Jerusalem's Disqualification from Grace (16:44-52); 5. The Double Ray of Hope (16:53-63); E. MESSAGES OF SIN AND RETRIBUTION (17:1-22:31); 1. The Eagle and the Vine: A Fable (17:1-24); 2. Disputing the Justice of God (18:1-32).