Ezekiel 3 - Introduction

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1.

In what way did the Holy Spirit aid Ezekiel (Ezekiel 2:2)?

2.

Did Ezekiel actually consume a scroll?

3.

What is meant by the title son of man? What did Jesus mean by applying this title to himself?

4.

In what respect are those who hear God's word today like the audience to whom Ezekiel preached?

5.

Why did God tell Ezekiel so frequently not to be afraid?

6.

If Ezekiel's ministry would largely be futile, why did God send him to preach?

7.

What may have been symbolized by the fact that the scroll was written on front and back?

8.

How can you account for the sweetness of the scroll?

9.

How can you account for the communication problems which Ezekiel would face in his ministry?

10.

In what ways did God prepare Ezekiel to meet the hostile audiences in Babylon ?

11.

Why was Ezekiel bitter when he was caught away from the presence of the throne-chariot?

12.

Why did Ezekiel sit in silence seven days among the captives of Tel-abib?

13.

Explain the teaching of Ezekiel regarding the individual responsibility of man.

14.

What kind of death is threatened against those who fail to heed the warnings of God's Watchman?

15.

What is the origin of the Watchman concept in the Old Testament?

16.

In what sense and for what purpose does God place a stumblingblock in the path of righteous man?

17.

In what sense was Ezekiel to be dumb and bound with fetters?