REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. At what point in his ministry did the elders begin to assemble at the house of Ezekiel? Why did they come? 2. How can you explain Ezekiel's transmigration to Jerusalem? 3. What was the image of jealousy? 4. What was the likely source of the animal worship being secretly p... [ Continue Reading ]
A. The Jerusalem Leaders Denounced 11:1-13 TRANSLATION (1) And a spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the eastern gate of the house of the LORD, the one that faces east, and behold, in the entrance of the gate twenty-five men. And I saw in their midst Jaazaniah ben-Azur and Pelatiah ben-Benaiah... [ Continue Reading ]
III. DECLARATIONS BY THE PROPHET 11:1-25 Chapter 11 sets forth two declarations by the prophet in his vision. The first (Ezekiel 11:1-13) denounced the leaders in Jerusalem. The second brought comfort to the exiles in Babylon (Ezekiel 11:14-21). To these declarations is attached a note about the co... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Jewish Exiles Encouraged 11:14-21 TRANSLATION (14) And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, (15) Son of man, your brethren, your kinsmen, and all the house of Israel all of these are they of whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Go far away from the LORD; the land has been given... [ Continue Reading ]
C. The Conclusion of the Vision 11:22-25 TRANSLATION (22) Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. (23) And the glory of the LORD went up from over the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which was east of th... [ Continue Reading ]