23. Ezekiel Pt.2

Then you shall know that I am the Lord God  

When their lives lay in ruin and the Hebrews realized Ezekiel was right, they would return to the Lord God.  They would find  God waiting to welcome them back.                                                                                               For your convenience – Bible online
Ch.13 You shall know that I am the Lord God
Ch.14 Idolatry is wrong
Ch.15 Desolate land
Ch.16 God made His people and His city beautiful, but His people left Him like an adulterous wife
Ch.17 Whatever happens, God is still in control
Ch.18 Turn away from sin to God and live
Ch.19 Israel is brought low
Ch.20 God promises that one day they will see the error of their ways and He will bring them back
Ch.21 Babylon will be used to bring destruction
Ch.22 God looked for one to stand in the gap for Israel
Ch.23 Ezekiel’s prophecy compares Samaria and Jerusalem to two sisters
Ch.24 Ezekiel’s wife dies, but he is not allowed to mourn; he is an object lesson
Ch.25 Warnings to surrounding nations
Ch.26 Prophecy against Tyre   Tyre destroyed
Ch.27 Lament for Tyre
Ch.28 Fall of Lucifer
Ch.29 Egypt will be attacked
Ch.30 Egypt’s allies will fall with Egypt
Ch.31 Egypt compared to a great tree
Ch.32 Lament for Egypt
Questions
What will be the result of God’s actions against the false prophets?  (13:9,21,23)
Will the righteousness of one person save another person? Explain.  (14:14,16,18,20)
Why will God make the land desolate?  (15:8)
Had Jerusalem been admired by surrounding nations?  (16:14)
What grievous sin did they commit?  (16:20-21; 2 Chronicles 28:1-3)  Molech
Will a parent pay for the child’s sin, or will the child pay for the parent’s sin?  (18:9,13,17,19-20)
Is God pleased when the sinner dies in his sin?  (18:30-32)
How far back in their history had Israel been rebelling against God?  (20:8)
What phrase is repeated in chapter 20?  (20:12,20,26,38,42,44)
What would God do with His rebellious people?  (22:15)
Who did God look for?  (22:30)
Who do the sisters represent?  (23:4)
Why are the sisters punished?  (23:35)
Who did the prophet’s wife represent?  (24:15-21)
Who are the four nations Ezekiel speaks against?  (25:2,9,12,15)
What happens to Tyre?  (26:19; 27:32)
Why prophesy against the prince of Tyre?  (28:2)
Compare 28:11-15 with Isaiah 14:12-17.  Read Luke 10:18.  Who is being described?
What will Israel’s future be like?  (28:25-26)
Who were Egypt’s allies?  (30:5)

Who would come against Egypt? (30:10-12)                                                                        What would God do with the Egyptians?  (30:26)                                                            What phrase is repeated in chapters 28-30?  (28:24,26; 29:9,16,21; 30:25)                    What will happen to Egypt?  (31:1-13)                                                                            Why do you think many nations would be afraid when Babylon conquered Egypt?  (32:9-11)

A note from your Bible study mentor – 

Have you ever heard the song “Dry Bones” by Mark Hayes? Here is a link to a performance. Dry Bones song  The song is based on Ezekiel’s vision has in the next lesson.

In part three, Ezekiel prophesies about the future temple in Jerusalem—how it was to be built, who could enter it, and what kind of worship was to be performed.