Ezekiel 8:1
And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell there upon me.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 14:1 repeats the scene: elders of Israel come and sit before Ezekiel, mirroring the setting of 8:1.
Ezekiel 32:17 uses a similar date formula and 'word of the Lord came' — another prophetic oracle opening like the vision in 8:1.
Ezekiel 33:31 describes people sitting before Ezekiel to hear his words — the same posture as the elders in 8:1, but with hypocritical hearts.
Ezekiel 40:1 also has 'the hand of the Lord was upon me' with a date — a later vision introduced identically to 8:1.
In Ezekiel 1:2, a similar date formula introduces his first vision, establishing a pattern of precisely dated prophetic messages.
In Ezekiel 20:1, another date formula begins a new oracle with elders consulting Ezekiel, sharing the same chronological introduction.
In Ezekiel 24:1, a similar date formula marks the start of a symbolic action oracle, continuing the consistent dating pattern.
In Ezekiel 26:1, another date formula introduces a prophecy against Tyre, following the same format as here.
In Ezekiel 29:1, a similar date formula begins an oracle against Egypt, using the same chronological introduction.
In Ezekiel 29:17, a later date formula (27th year) continues the pattern of precisely dated prophecies.
In Ezekiel 31:1, another date formula (11th year, 3rd month) introduces a prophecy against Assyria, matching the structural pattern.
2 Kings 6:32 shows Elisha sitting with elders as the Lord reveals secrets—same setting of prophet with elders receiving revelation.