Ezekiel: The Sovereign Lord Will Return

The first half of Ezekiel’s book focused on God’s relationship with Israel. The “Sovereign LORD” told His erring and rebellious people why He must depart from them for a time (i.e., why He would allow Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians to capture and destroy Jerusalem and the Temple of Yahweh, prepared by King David and built by King Solomon).