Ezekiel’s prophecies were spoken to an obstinate nation who believed that, despite their persistent unfaithfulness, God would never ultimately permit their city to be overthrown. Peter Naylor delves into these words of warning to Israel, unpacking both the reality of God’s judgement on his people and his refusal to abandon them completely. The later chapters of Ezekiel look forward to a time when a redeemed Israel would once more worship and serve God in the land which he had promised to their fathers.

Peter Naylor (1937-2007) obtained his M.Th at the University of London, and then studied Semitics at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He was also awarded a Ph.D. from Potchefstroom University, South Africa. Before retirement he pastored congregations in Suffolk and then at Wellingborough, Northants, England.