Ezekiel 12 - Introduction

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1.

Chronologically, where should the sermons and symbols of Chapter s 12-14 be placed?

2.

By what symbolic act did Ezekiel portray the deportation of Jerusalem's inhabitants? How did this action relate to King Zedekiah in particular?

3.

Ezekiel prophesied that King Zedekiah would never see the land of Babylon. How was this prophecy fulfilled?

4.

What positive benefits would result from the shattering of the theological notion that Jerusalem could never be destroyed?

5.

How did Ezekiel portray the fear and astonishment which would befall the inhabitants of Jerusalem when the city came under siege?

6.

What did the people mean by the proverb the days are prolonged and every vision has perished? How did Ezekiel respond to this proverb?

7.

What second proverb was common among the Jews? How did Ezekiel respond to this proverb?

8.

How were Jerusalem's prophets like foxes among the ruins?

9.

What was the wall which surrounded God's people? What should a prophet have done when that wall began to collapse?

10.

Were the false prophets sincere in their predictions, or were they playing the role of hypocrites?

11.

What punishment would befall the false prophets for presuming to speak in the name of God?

12.

In what sense do God's modern-day spokesmen whitewash the wall about God's people?

13.

What objects were used by the prophetesses in their magic rituals? What is thought to have been the purpose of these objects?

14.

What punishment would befall the prophetesses?

15.

What two objections to divine judgment were raised by Ezekiel's auditors? How did Ezekiel answer these objections?

16.

What threat is made against those who were half-hearted in their commitment to the Lord?

17.

In what sense had God enticed the prophets into their delusions?

18.

What three men are named as being righteous men and great intercessors? Is there any significance in the order in which they are named?

19.

What four types of judgment were about to fall upon Jerusalem?