Ezekiel

 

The living creatures and the Glory of the Lord Ezekiel 1:1-28

Ezekiel – God is strong

Ezekiel 1:3

Symbolism of 4 creatures

Ezekiel 1:5

Symbolism of God’s mobility

Ezekiel 1:16-18

God being represented as a man

Ezekiel 1:26

Symbolism of judgment & faithfulness

Ezekiel 1:27-28

Ezekiel’s call

Ezekiel 2:1-10; 3:1-15

Getting ready to face obstinate & stubborn people

Ezekiel 2:4-5

Don’t be afraid

Ezekiel 2:6-10

A scroll of lament, mourning & woe

Ezekiel 2:9-10

Feeding on God’s word

Ezekiel 3:1-3

Walk the walk before talking the talk

Ezekiel 3:10-11

Angry at sin & ready to work

Ezekiel 3:14-15

Warning to Israel

Ezekiel 3:16-27

A spiritual watchman

Ezekiel 3:17-18

Being accountable for other people’s souls

Ezekiel 3:18-21

Recognize your helplessness before God

Ezekiel 3:23

Speaking only when God says something

Ezekiel 3:24-27

Siege of Jerusalem symbolized

Ezekiel 4:1-17; 5:1-17

Following God’s dramatic instructions

Ezekiel 4:4-17

Avoiding the use of human poop for fuel

Ezekiel 4:12-14

Being creative in expressing God’s word

Ezekiel 5:1-10

Symbol of faithful people

Ezekiel 5:3-4

So corrupt where the people can’t keep pagan laws

Ezekiel 5:7

Don’t defile God’s Temple

Ezekiel 5:11

People will know God from His wrath

Ezekiel 5:13

A prophecy against the mountains of Israel

Ezekiel 6:1-14

Breaking before building

Ezekiel 6:8-10

Threefold description of judgment

Ezekiel 6:11

God will let you know who He is

Ezekiel 6:14

The end has come

Ezekiel 7:1-27

Nothing will be left after God’s wrath

Ezekiel 7:10-11

Don’t get lost in prosperity

Ezekiel 7:12-13

Love of money is tragic

Ezekiel 7:19

Using money for evil

Ezekiel 7:20

Pride can ruin you

Ezekiel 7:24

Idolatry in the Temple

Ezekiel 8:1-18

Another symbolic image of God

Ezekiel 8:2

An idol that provokes jealousy

Ezekiel 8:3-5

An idol god of life & vegetation

Ezekiel 8:14

A stench to God

Ezekiel 8:17

Idolaters killed

Ezekiel 9:1-11

A writing kit

Ezekiel 9:2

Cherubim

Ezekiel 9:3

Marking those who are faithful

Ezekiel 9:4-5

Killing the wicked begun in the Temple

Ezekiel 9:6

God answers Ezekiel while people make excuses

Ezekiel 9:9-10

The glory departs from the Temple

Ezekiel 10:1-22

Another symbol of judgment

Ezekiel 10:2

God’s glory left the Temple

Ezekiel 10:18

Judgment on Israel’s leaders

Ezekiel 11:1-15

Cooking pot & meat

Ezekiel 11:1-4

God knows our thoughts

Ezekiel 11:5

Don’t conform to earthly standards

Ezekiel 11:12

Promised return of Israel

Ezekiel 11:16-25

God is still with you during tough times

Ezekiel 11:16

A new heart

Ezekiel 11:18-19

God’s glory moved to a mountain

Ezekiel 11:23

The exile symbolized

Ezekiel 12:1-28

Oracle of exile & Zedekiah being blind

Ezekiel 12:10-12

God’s words come to life very soon

Ezekiel 12:21-28

False prophets condemned

Ezekiel 13:1-23

A flimsy, whitewashed wall

Ezekiel 13:10-12

Witches instead of prophetesses

Ezekiel 13:17

Witchcraft items

Ezekiel 13:18

Idolaters condemned

Ezekiel 14:1-11

Empty motives for seeking God

Ezekiel 14:3

Don’t set up idols in your heart

Ezekiel 14:3-5

Don’t rely on having Godlike people to save you

Ezekiel 14:6-11

Judgment inescapable

Ezekiel 14:12-23

3 examples of being saved by personal relationship with God

Ezekiel 14:14

Jerusalem, a useless vine

Ezekiel 15:1-8

An allegory of unfaithful Jerusalem

Ezekiel 16:1-63

Contrasting Canan, Amorite & Hittite with pagan nations

Ezekiel 16:3

Forgetting where you came from

Ezekiel 16:5

Sacrificing God’s children to pagan idols

Ezekiel 16:20-21

So corrupt where others are ashamed of you

Ezekiel 16:27

Sinning worse than Samaria & Sodom because of denial

Ezekiel 16:44-52

Not helping is a sin

Ezekiel 16:49

God will allow atonement

Ezekiel 16:59-63

Two eagles and a vine

Ezekiel 17:1-24

Contrasting the east wind with Nebuchadnezzar’s armies

Ezekiel 17:10

Prophecy of hope

Ezekiel 17:22-23

The soul who sins will die

Ezekiel 18:1-32

Every person is accountable for their own sins

Ezekiel 18:1-32

Reference of not charging interest

Ezekiel 18:8

God loves sincere repentance

Ezekiel 18:23

God is fair, not mankind

Ezekiel 18:25

Repent and live!

Ezekiel 18:30-32

A lament for Israel’s princes

Ezekiel 19:1-14

Allegory of Judah being defeated

Ezekiel 19:11-12

Rebellious Israel

Ezekiel 20:1-29

Don’t forget the Sabbath

Ezekiel 20:12-13

The people will be scattered

Ezekiel 20:23-24

Giving up the people so they could see their mistakes

Ezekiel 20:25

Judgment & restoration

Ezekiel 20:30-44

Desert judgment

Ezekiel 20:35-36

You can’t serve God with idol gods

Ezekiel 20:39

Prophecy against the south

Ezekiel 20:45-49

Jerusalem & Judah

Ezekiel 20:45-47

Ezekiel’s moment of discouragement

Ezekiel 20:49

Babylon, God’s sword of judgment

Ezekiel 21:1-32

A gesture of grief

Ezekiel 21:12

Crossroads for destruction

Ezekiel 21:18-23

3 ways for Nebuchadnezzar to decide

Ezekiel 21:21

Ammonites will be punished also

Ezekiel 21:28

Jerusalem’s sins

Ezekiel 22:1-31

Blind believers leading the blind

Ezekiel 22:6-13

Refining the people like metal

Ezekiel 22:17-22

Don’t slack in doing God’s work

Ezekiel 22:26

No one available to stand on God’s behalf

Ezekiel 22:30

Two adulterous sisters

Ezekiel 23:1-49

Lusting after material wealth

Ezekiel 23:4-6

Oholibah follows her sister

Ezekiel 23:12

Hezekiah invites Babylon

Ezekiel 23:16

Babylonia leaves Judah empty-handed

Ezekiel 23:17

Seeking sexual favors instead of God

Ezekiel 23:21

Prediction of last attack on Jerusalem

Ezekiel 23:22-26

Mockery of worship

Ezekiel 23:39

Allegory of God’s relentless punishment (the cooking pot)

Ezekiel 24:1-14

Allow God to burn away your sins

Ezekiel 24:6-13

Ezekiel’s wife dies

Ezekiel 24:15-27

Following God’s unusual instruction

Ezekiel 24:15-18

Irony for not mourning

Ezekiel 24:20-24

Restriction from talking

Ezekiel 24:27

A prophecy against Ammon

Ezekiel 25:1-7

Rabbah – capital city of the Ammonites

Ezekiel 25:5

A prophecy against Moab

Ezekiel 25:8-11

Northern border towns of Moab

Ezekiel 25:9

A prophecy against Edom

Ezekiel 25:12-14

A prophecy against Philistia

Ezekiel 25:15-17

Scripture misused in a movie called “Pulp Fiction”

Ezekiel 25:17

A prophecy against Tyre

Ezekiel 26:1-21

No escape for Tyre

Ezekiel 26:14

A lament for Tyre

Ezekiel 27:1-36

Don’t be conceited

Ezekiel 27:3-4

A prophecy against the king of Tyre

Ezekiel 28:1-19

No man (except Jesus) is God

Ezekiel 28:2-3

Nebuchadnezzar’s army attacked Tyre

Ezekiel 28:6-10

Talking about the king of Tyre & Satan

Ezekiel 28:12-19

A prophecy against Sidon

Ezekiel 28:20-26

Prophecy of Christ’s kingdom

Ezekiel 28:24-26

A prophecy against Egypt

Ezekiel 29:1-21

Don’t take all of the credit

Ezekiel 29:9-10

Egypt’s restoration after 40 years

Ezekiel 29:13-16

Nebuchadnezzar will be used as judgment against Egypt

Ezekiel 29:17-18

A lament for Egypt

Ezekiel 30:1-26

Egypt will fall

Ezekiel 30:1-19

Without the Nile, the Egyptians are doomed

Ezekiel 30:12

List of Egyptian cities being destroyed

Ezekiel 30:13-19

God broke the arm of Pharaoh

Ezekiel 30:20-21

God’s purpose fulfilled through a war

Ezekiel 30:21-26

A cedar in Lebanon

Ezekiel 31:1-18

Other jealous nations

Ezekiel 31:9

Nebuchadnezzar

Ezekiel 31:11

A lament for Pharaoh

Ezekiel 32:1-32

Pharaoh is only a monster

Ezekiel 32:2

The pit – Hell

Ezekiel 32:18

A guided tour of enemies’ graves

Ezekiel 32:21-32

Princes of Phoenician city – states

Ezekiel 32:30

Pharaoh and company will be defeated

Ezekiel 32:32

Ezekiel is a watchman

Ezekiel 33:1-20

God allows us to repent

Ezekiel 33:10-12

Being righteous doesn’t allow us to do evil

Ezekiel 33:13

God wants us to make restitution

Ezekiel 33:15

Jerusalem’s fall explained

Ezekiel 33:21-33

Ezekiel is free to speak

Ezekiel 33:21-22

Deliver God’s message regardless of what people think

Ezekiel 33:30-32

Hearts have different motives

Ezekiel 33:31

Going to church to be entertained

Ezekiel 33:32

Shepherds & Sheep

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Ineffective spiritual leaders

Ezekiel 34:4-6

Being accountable for negligence

Ezekiel 34:9-10

God is our shepherd

Ezekiel 34:11-16

A bad shepherd

Ezekiel 34:18-20

God will send a perfect shepherd

Ezekiel 34:23-25

A prophecy against Edom

Ezekiel 35:1-15

The Edomites and their land will be destroyed

Ezekiel 35:6-8

A prophecy to the mountains of Israel

Ezekiel 36:1-38

Ancient heights – promised land

Ezekiel 36:2

God will protect His reputation

Ezekiel 36:21-23

God will give you a fresh start

Ezekiel 36:25-27

Be sorry for your sins

Ezekiel 36:32

God will repopulate the ruined cities

Ezekiel 36:37-38

The valley of dry bones

Ezekiel 37:1-14

God will bring the spiritually dead back to life

Ezekiel 37:4-5

One nation under one king

Ezekiel 37:15-28

2 sticks representing Judah & Joseph

Ezekiel 37:16

David – the Messiah (descendant of David)

Ezekiel 37:24-25

God makes a new Covenant

Ezekiel 37:26-27

A prophecy against Gog

Ezekiel 38:1-23; 39:1-29

Sheba & Dedan joins the confederacy

Ezekiel 38:13

God will intervene against Gog

Ezekiel 38:21

Cleansing the land

Ezekiel 39:12-16

Prophecy of Pentecost

Ezekiel 39:29

The new Temple area

Ezekiel 40:1-4

The bronzeman is either Christ or an angel

Ezekiel 40:3-4

The east gate to the outer court

Ezekiel 40:5-16

The outer court

Ezekiel 40:17-19

The north gate

Ezekiel 40:20-23

The south gate

Ezekiel 40:24-27

Gates to the inner court

Ezekiel 40:28-37

The rooms for preparing sacrifices

Ezekiel 40:38-43

Room for the priests

Ezekiel 40:44-47

The Temple

Ezekiel 40:48-49; 41:1-26

The Most Holy Place

Ezekiel 41:4

Cherubim

Ezekiel 41:18

Rooms for the priests

Ezekiel 42:1-20

Have to change clothes when entering/leaving the Holy Precincts

Ezekiel 42:14

Representing order & harmony in God’s future kingdom

Ezekiel 42:16-20

The glory returns to the Temple

Ezekiel 43:1-12

God’s glory returns from the east

Ezekiel 43:2

Overwhelmed by God’s return

Ezekiel 43:2-4

Conditions for God to return

Ezekiel 43:9-11

The Altar

Ezekiel 43:13-27

Sacrifice offerings for forgiveness

Ezekiel 43:18-27

The prince, the Levites and the priests

Ezekiel 44:1-31

Reasons why the east gate remains closed

Ezekiel 44:2

Only the prince can sit inside the gateway

Ezekiel 44:3

Unbelievers have conditions of worship

Ezekiel 44:9

Levite priests & descendants of Zadok & faithful people can sacrifice to God

Ezekiel 44:15

Some of God’s laws to the people

Ezekiel 44:20-31

Division of the land

Ezekiel 45:1-12

Sacred land in the center of the city

Ezekiel 45:1-7

Be fair & just in business practices

Ezekiel 45:8-12

Offerings & Holy Days

Ezekiel 45:13-25; 46:1-24

Feast of Tabernacles

Ezekiel 45:25

Various aspects of daily worship

Ezekiel 46:1-15

The river from the Temple (symbolic to the river in the Garden of Eden)  

Ezekiel 47:1-12

The Dead Sea will have fresh water

Ezekiel 47:8-9

The boundaries of the land

Ezekiel 47:13-23

Wadi – seasonal stream or streambed

Ezekiel 47:19

All believers will be blessed

Ezekiel 47:22-23

The division of the land

Ezekiel 48:1-29

Great Sea – Mediterranean

Ezekiel 48:28

The gates of the city

Ezekiel 48:30-35

                                                              

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