Ezekiel 1:1-3

Ezekiel 1:1-3

[1] Now it came to pass in the thirtieth  year,  in the fourth  month, in the fifth  day of the month,  as I was among  the captives  by the river  of Chebar,  that the heavens  were opened,  and I saw  visions  of God.  [2] In the fifth  day of the month,  which was the fifth  year  of king  Jehoiachin's  captivity,  [3] The word  of the LORD  came expressly unto Ezekiel  the priest,  the son  of Buzi,  in the land  of the Chaldeans  by the river  Chebar;  and the hand  of the LORD 

What does Ezekiel 1:1-3 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

"The setting of the Mesopotamian dream-visions-which occurred in both the Assyrian period and the Babylonian period ... -consisted of four elements: (1) the date, (2) the place of reception, (3) the recipient, and (4) the circumstances. Ezekiel included all four aspects in his vision." [1]