Ezekiel

The Book of Ezekiel gives little detail about Ezekiel's life. In it, he is mentioned only twice by name: 1:3 and 24:24. Ezekiel is a priest, the son of Buzi (my contempt), and his name means "God will strengthen". He was one of the Israelite exiles, who settled at a place called Tel-abib, on the banks of the Chebar, "in the land of the Chaldeans." The place is thus not identical to the modern city Tel Aviv, which is, however, named after it. He was probably carried away captive with Jehoiachin (1:2; 2 Kings 24:14-16) about 597 BCE.

Author: Ezekiel chapter 1 verse 3 identifies the Prophet Ezekiel as the author of the Book of Ezekiel.

Ezekiel ministered to his generation who were both exceedingly sinful and thoroughly hopeless. By means of his prophetic ministry he attempted to bring them to immediate repentance and to confidence in the distant future. He taught that: (1) God works through human messengers; (2) Even in defeat and despair God's people need to affirm God's sovereign; (3) God's Word never fails; (4) God is present and can be worshiped anywhere; (5) People must obey God is they expect to receive blessings; and (6) God's Kingdom will come.

The Book of Ezekiel can be divided into two major parts.
Message of Judgment (1-32)
Message of Restoration (33-48)

The entire first part of Ezekiel deals with the subject of the judgment of God. This section is divided into two parts:
Chapters 1-24 deal with the judgment of God against His own people.
Chapters 25-32 turn to God's judgment against the enemies of His people.

There is a lesson here. It is that when judgment first comes, it begins with the people of God. He judges His own people first.