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Hello,

How are you doing. I was wondering has the prophecy in Ezekiel 11:16-17 been fulfilled or is it a future fulfillment coming to fruition in our present day. Also does Ez. 11:16-17 parallel the prophecy in Jer. 16:14-15. Meaning are they one in the same. Thank you for your expertise.

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Dear Michael,

Thanks for writing.

From a Jewish perspective, the prophecies were not eschatological or apocalyptic. They referred to the return from the First Exile in Babylonia, not later events, whether at the time of Jesus or our own day.

The use of prophecies from the Hebrew Bible for later events, whether at the time of Jesus or our own day, is a Christian approach to our Hebrew texts and prophets.

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Rabbi Dov

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Write to me with questions about Jewish customs and law, history, philosophy and tradition for answers from a Conservative perspective or conversion. I am a graduate of The Jewish Theological Seminary and a member of the Conservative Rabbinical Assembly. Having served in congregational pulpits since 1970, I now am President of the Foundation For Family Education, Inc. a non-profit educational endeavor. I established it to create new formats of hands-on programs and provide free educational downloads at www.jewishfreeware.org. In addition to general informational questions I welcome your questions about programs for social action, outreach to dual-faith families, inter-faith clergy projects, healing services, education for conversion, adult education for the congregation and the community. If you have questions about Informal and Formal Education I am ready to share my extensive experience with Youth Activities, Camping and Religious School/Hebrew High School on a congregational, community and national/international level.

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