Ezekiel Lesson 7

Ezekiel

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A Lamentation and Final Predictions

Lesson # 7 (January 17

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Scripture: Chapters 19-24Key Verse: Ezekiel 24:14

, “

I, the LORD, have spoken

it;

It shall come to pass, andI will do

it;

I will not hold back, Nor will I spare, Nor will I relent; According toyour ways And according to your deeds They

will ju

dge you,”

Says the Lord

GOD.’”

Overview:

In this section we see the truly bitter after affects of the rebel’s choice.

When one rebels against God, consequences that no one would choose beardown on him. Includes:Loss of reputationSpiritual blindnessPersonal, emotional numbnessWhen a society chooses to rebel against God, the results are chaos!Theme: Consequences of RebellionChapters 4-

24 cover the period from Ezekiel’s call to the beginning of the siege of

JerusalemChapters 4-11, the certainty of G

od’s judgment

Chapters 12-

19, the necessity of God’s judgment

Their confidence that the kingdom and the capital would be spared wasbaselessGod desires the remnant to be aroused to repentOutline:1)

Lamentations for the Kings of Israel (19:1-14)2)

The rebellions of Israel (20:1-32)3)

God Will Restore Israel (20:33-44)4)

A forest fire and a drawn Sword (20:45-21-32)5)

Indictment of Judah (22:1-31)6)

A Parable of Two Sisters (23:1-49)7)

Symbols of Jerusalem’s Destruction (24:1

-27)

Ezekiel

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A Lamentation and Final Predictions

1)

Lamentations for the Kings of Israel (19:1-14) (Read 19:1-9,14)a)

Like a funeral dirgeb)

Final 5 kings of Judah (2 Kings 22-25)2)

The rebellions of Israel (20:1-32)a)

Intro (Read 20:1-4)a)

Israel’s rebellion in

Egypt (20:1-8) (Read 20:7-9)b)

Israel’s rebellion in the wilderness (20:9

-26) (Read 20:10-14)c)

Israel’s rebellion in the land (

20:27-28) (Read 20:27-28)d)

Israel’s rebellion in Ezekiel’s day (20:29

-32) (Read 20:30-32)3)

God Will Restore Israel (20:33-44) (Read 20:33-37) a)

A time of gatheringb)

A time of judgment4)

A forest fire and a drawn Sword (20:45-21-32)a)

Forest fire (20:45-49) (Read 20:47-49)b)

Drawn sword (21:1-32) - The sword is Babylon (Read 21:1-7, 19)5)

Indictment of Judah (22:1-31)a)

Cause of judgment (22:1-12) (Read 22:11-12)b)

Necessity of judgment (22:13-16) (Read 22:15)c)

Israel in the furnace (22:17-22) (Read 22:20-22)d)

Israel’s wicked leaders

(22:23-31) (Read 22:25-27)6)

A Parable of Two Sisters (23:1-49)a)

Identity (23:1-4) (Read 23:1-4)b)

Samaria’s

harlotry (23:5-10) (Read 23:5)c)

Jerusalem’s harlotry (23:11

-35) (Read 23:11,12,17)d)

Jerusalem’s punishment (23:22

-35) (Read 23:23-24)e)

Judgment on Jerusalem and Samaria (23:36-49)7)

Symbols of Jerusalem’s Destruction (24:1

-27)a)

Sign of a boiling pot (24:1-14) (Read 24:1-5; 10-14)b)

Sign of the death of Ezekiel’s wife (24:15

-27) (Read 24:15-19)

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Detail:1)

Lamentations for the Kings of Israel (19:1-14)a)

Read 19:1-9,14

, “a lamentation for the princes of Israel” (vs 1)

i)

Metaphorical languageii)

Depicts the kings of Israeliii)

Kingly line portrayed as lioniv)

Ultimately lion “put … in a cage with chains, And brought … to the kingof Babylon; … brought him in nets, … his voice should no longer beheard on the mountains of Israel”

v)

Very sad tone of this chapter!b)

Like a funeral dirge: A dirge is a somber song expressing mourning or grief,such as would be appropriate for performance at a funeral.i)

Example Kennedy funeral procession Source (1)

1:15 p.m.: The bronze doors of the cathedral open as the requiemmass is concluded. As the coffin was replaced on the caisson, theArmy Band played "Ruffles and Flourishes" four times, "Hail to theChief," and the hymn "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name."(2)

1:30 p.m.: The funeral procession to Arlington National Cemeterybegins. Three service bands marched in the following order: theMarine Band; the Navy Band; the Air Force Band. Each organizationhad an approved repertory of three pieces which were played:Marine Band selections were: "Our Fallen Heroes," "Holy, Holy,Holy," and "The Vanished Army"; Navy Band selections were theBeethoven "Funeral March," the R. B. Hall "Funeral March," and

"Onward Christian Soldiers”; Air Force Band selections were theChopin “Funeral March,” the hymn, “Vigor in Arduis” (Hymn to theHoly Name), and “America the Beautiful.”

ii)

Chapter set in a mournful poetic style with a 3-2 beat(1)

Not readily observable in English but consider vs 3(2)