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Naked Bible 112: Ezekiel 1

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The 30th Year of Ezekiel's Exile

Ezekiel says in 2 Kings 22.8 that on the fifth day of the month, it was the fifth year, the exile of King Jehoekon. So what 30th year is he talking about? And it's frankly just not clear. Some scholars who opt for this solution suggest that maybe Ezekiel's referring to the finding of the law in the temple by Josiah's people and that would have been around 622 as well. All of these are things you'll see about in the literature.

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