This study encourages going at your own pace, allowing each session to be a day, a week, or however long you need. Each session contains questions to be used for individual reflection or small group discussion.

This study was made to be used alongside Bible reading. Although we have created chapter summaries, there is no substitute for reading God's Word.

EZEKIEL CHAPTER SUMMARIES

EZEKIEL BOOK OVERVIEW

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SESSION 1: EZEKIEL 1-6

SESSION 2: EZEKIEL 7-12

SESSION 3: EZEKIEL 13-18

SESSION 4: EZEKIEL 19-24

SESSION 5: EZEKIEL 25-30

SESSION 6: EZEKIEL 31-36

SESSION 7: EZEKIEL 37-42

SESSION 8: EZEKIEL 43-48

SESSION ONE: EZEKIEL 1-6

EZEKIEL’S ROLE AS A MESSENGER FROM GOD

In Ezekiel 1, how are the cherubim depicted? Why do you think this image is rarely shown in churches or culture?

Read Ezekiel 1:4. Why would the image of a fire and a cloud be significant to the Jewish people of Israel (see Exodus 13:21-22)?

How is the message of the scroll described in Ezekiel 2:10? What book of the Bible sounds most similar to the scroll that Ezekiel received?

For what purpose did Ezekiel ingest the scroll? What do you think this symbolizes or expresses?

Read Ezekiel 3:4-7. Who did God say would be willing to listen to Ezekiel’s message? Who did God say would receive his message stubbornly?

Read Ezekiel 3:18-21. How do these verses describe Ezekiel’s responsibility to share God’s word? How do these verses describe the people’s responsibility to respond?

What did God instruct Ezekiel to do in Ezekiel 4 and 5? Why do you think God gave Ezekiel such strange assignments?

Read Ezekiel 6:4-5. How do these verses illustrate how idolatry leads to spiritual death?

SESSION TWO: EZEKIEL 7-12

GOD’S RESPONSE TO THE NATIONS’ IDOLATRY

What phrase is repeated in Ezekiel 7:4, 7:9, and 7:27? What does this reveal about God’s intentions?

How does the vision in Ezekiel 8 emphasize God’s anger toward idolatry? What do you think it means that the people would commit greater abominations (Ezekiel 8:13-15)?

How does Ezekiel 9 show God’s attitude towards repentance? How does the mark on the forehead of those who grieve resemble the Passover (Exodus 12)?

In Ezekiel 10, why did God’s glory depart from the temple? What does this say about the fate of Jerusalem?

Based on Ezekiel 11, what do you think it means that the people would “be given a new heart”?

How did the Israelites dispute Ezekiel’s message? Based on Ezekiel 12:28, how can we discern the timing of these specific prophecies?

SESSION THREE: EZEKIEL 13-18

GOD’S CALL FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS

Why do you think people pretended to be messengers from God and preached only good news, even when it wasn’t true? What does this look like in our churches or culture today?

What do you think it means that the Israelites had “taken idols into their hearts” (Ezekiel 14:3)?

Read Ezekiel 14:14. What did Noah, Daniel, and Job have in common? Why do you think they were chosen for this example?

What does the image of the vine in Ezekiel 15 represent?

Ezekiel 16 uses language related to infidelity to describe idolatry. How are these two sins comparable?

What promise does Ezekiel 16:59-63 foreshadow (see Matthew 26:27-29)?

How does the parable of two eagles and a vine represent Jerusalem?

Read Ezekiel 18:5-9. How do these verses describe God’s definition of righteousness? How does this definition contrast with societal standards of righteousness today?

What does Ezekiel 18 reveal about God’s attitude towards individual judgment and generational sin?

SESSION FOUR: EZEKIEL 19-24

GOD’S PLANS TO CLEANSE + RESTORE JERUSALEM

How does Ezekiel 19 describe Israel as a vine? Read John 15:5. How does Jesus’ teaching correlate with Ezekiel’s message?

How is the importance of the Sabbath emphasized in Ezekiel 20? What does this reveal about God’s purposes for the Sabbath? How can we continue to practice the Sabbath?

Based on Ezekiel 20, how did God plan to restore Israel?

What do you think it means that “God is a maker of parables” (Ezekiel 20:49)?

Ezekiel 21 references God’s sword. Ephesians 6:10-17 describes the armor of God. How does Ephesians 6:17 describe God’s sword?

How does the example of silver and dross relate to God’s cleansing of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 22:17-22)?

To whom was God comparing the sisters in Ezekiel 23? Which one does He say is worse?

How did Ezekiel experience personal loss alongside Judah? How did God often use the experiences of the prophets to express His own grief?

SESSION FIVE: EZEKIEL 25-30

GOD’S RIGHTEOUS ANGER TOWARD SIN

God rebuked Edom and Philistia for acting vengefully against Judah. How is God’s vengeance different from humanity’s vengeance?

How does God’s anger towards the nations reveal what kinds of actions God opposes? Do any of these stand out to you or surprise you?

Why do you think God had Ezekiel prophesy against Tyre and lament for them? How are these actions contradictory?

How was Tyre an influential and important city during the time of the prophets?

How can great wealth and influence become a stumbling block?

In the lament over Tyre, what similarities do you see between Tyre’s king and Satan (Ezekiel 28:11-19)?

How did the Egyptians claim God’s creation as their own? How have you personally seen others take credit for God’s work?

What is significant about God’s strengthening the arms of Babylon and weakening the arms of Egypt (Ezekiel 30:24)?

SESSION SIX: EZEKIEL 31-36

GOD’S HEART FOR HIS PEOPLE

Based on Ezekiel 31, how does God respond to pride?

How does Ezekiel 31 compare the cedar tree to the trees in the garden of Eden?

Why do you think Ezekiel 32 references the uncircumcised multiple times? How did this practice set the Israelites apart? What practices set apart believers today?

How does Ezekiel 33:1-9 reveal the people’s responsibility to respond to God’s message? Does this same message apply to the Gospel?

Based on Ezekiel 34, what are some qualities of bad shepherds? Why do you think Jesus later called himself the “Good Shepherd”?

Read Psalm 23. How did David describe God as a good shepherd?

How did God’s anger towards Israel’s enemies show His love for Israel despite their disobedience?

What do you think it means that God would replace their hearts of stone with hearts of flesh (Ezekiel 36:26)?

SESSION SEVEN: EZEKIEL 37-42

FROM DRY BONES TO NEW LIFE

In Ezekiel 37:1-10, God asked Ezekiel if the dry bones could live. What does this scene teach us about hope and restoration in seemingly hopeless situations?

According to Ezekiel 37:5-6 and Genesis 2:7, what does God’s breath provide?

Read Ezekiel 37:12-14. What was God foreshadowing by mentioning an open grave and raising someone to life? How does this concept of resurrection connect with the hope of eternal life in the New Testament?

What is God’s everlasting covenant of peace (see Ezekiel 27:26 and John 13:34-35)?

What insights can we gain from Ezekiel’s references to Gog and its leaders? How do these figures represent opposition to God’s people?

What do you think it means that God “hid His face” from the Israelites (Ezekiel 39:29)?

What does Ezekiel’s vision of the restored temple reveal about God’s future plans for Israel?

SESSION EIGHT: EZEKIEL 43-48

HOPE FOR THE RESTORED TEMPLE + THE NEW JERUSALEM

Read Ezekiel 43:3. How did Ezekiel’s posture display his reverence towards God? What is the importance of posture (both physically and spiritually) in our worship today?

Why do you think God required an animal sacrifice “without blemish” (Ezekiel 43:22-25)? How did this standard foreshadow the significance of Jesus as the perfect, sinless sacrifice?

What is the significance of the East Gate in Ezekiel 43 and 44, particularly regarding the Lord’s arrival?

Based on Ezekiel 44, what were some required practices of priests? Why do you think the religious leaders were held to a different standard?

In Ezekiel 45 and 46, what festivals and celebrations did God want the Israelites to observe? Why do you think these are important to God?

Throughout Scripture, how does water serve as a symbol for life? How is this symbol used in Ezekiel 47:9?

In your opinion, does the description of the new temple in Ezekiel 48 sound literal or figurative? Why?

According to Ezekiel 48:35, what will be the new name of the city?

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