Ezekiel 1-24 Twenty Questions

1. What biographical details do we learn about the prophet Ezekiel from chapter 1?

2. What can you make of Ezekiel’s vision described in chapter 1?

3. “Son of Man” appears frequently in Ezekiel.  Where else in scripture do we hear this phrase?

4. What does God commission Ezekiel to do in chapter 2?

5. What were God’s instructions to Ezekiel concerning how long he was to lay on his left side and on his right side in chapter 4?

6. What is the symbolism of Ezekiel’s hair from his shaved head in chapter 5?

7. Ezekiel’s message in chapter 7 is now “The End Is Here!” rather than “The End Is Near!”  How would you respond to a prophet announcing imminent doom?

8. Ezekiel 8 reveals several instances of idol-worship among the Israelites.  Why does God regard this as such a terrible sin?

9. According to Ezekiel 8, even priests and elders were engaging in idolatry.  Are religious leaders today immune from provoking the Lord with false worship?  Why or why not?

10. When Solomon dedicated the temple, the glory of God filled it.  What happens in Ezekiel 10:18?

11. What kind of “heart transplant” is described in Ezekiel 11:19?

12. What is the connection between Ezekiel 12 and Jeremiah 39?

13. In Ezekiel 13, what do false prophets (those who proclaim “peace” when there is no peace) have to do with “whitewash”?

14. Which 3 men are held up as models of righteousness in Ezekiel 14?

15. Ezekiel 16 is an extended graphic metaphor of Jerusalem as an adulterous wife.  According to the prophet, what kind of items did God give her, and what did she do with each of the gifts?

16. What spiritual principles does Ezekiel 18 set forth concerning the sin of parents paid for by their children, as well as the wicked turning to righteousness and the righteous turning to wickedness?

17. According to Ezekiel 20, how far back does Israel’s rebelliousness go?

18. What do we know about the sword described in Ezekiel 21?

19. Who do the two adulterous sisters of Ezekiel 23 represent?

20. In chapter 24, Ezekiel’s wife dies.  How is her death, and the response that Ezekiel is commanded to have toward it, symbolic of what is happening in Israelite history at that moment?