Ezekial Ezekial, whose name (Yehezq’el) signifies “strong is God” or “whom God makes strong” [newadvent] was written during the first half of the six century BC[Encarta], by Ezekial himself for the people of God’s Kingdom of Israel. Chapter 37 was written sometime between 586-571 BC and was part of the oracles of hope and restoration for Judah, the healing of the land of Israel and the new covenant in the land with a vision of a restored Israel. [Boadt 388, 392]. Ezekial 37 was written during a time of exile from Judah in Babylonia, where Ezekial settled in Tell-Abib on the edge of the Chebar river, where he spent the rest of his life. [newadvent] The people of Israel were