Day 3 of my material on Ezekiel at Bible & Culture 2012, looking at chapters 14–24.

1. Ezekiel
part 3

2. C
3rd collection of oracles
of judgment
14:1 – 19:14

3. 1. Oracle against
idolatrous elders
14:1–11

4. 2. Oracle about coming
judgment and God’s
justice
14:12–23

5. 3. Allegory of the
useless vine
15:1–8

6. 4. Allegory of the
adulterous wife
16:1–63

7. How does God show his grace and generosity
in Ezekiel 16:1-14?
?
How does Israel respond in 16:15-22?
Why?

8. Adultery/Prostitution
Genesis 2:23–24 Exclusive, intimate
Ephesians 5:31–32 covenant
Revelation 21:1–10 The ultimate marriage
Numbers 15:37–41 Forgetfulness leads to
prostitution
Hosea 1:1–3:5
Jeremiah 2–3
Ezekiel 16, 23

9. God’s judgment
16:35–43

10. Allowing his people to make
themselves a disgrace before the
nations

11. Bringing down on their own
heads what they have done

12. Jerusalem’s lovers will be the
agents of God’s judgment

13. Grace
16:59–63

14. Punishment = dealing with the
people as they deserve (59)

15. God will remember the
covenant

16. God will make atonement

17. God is doing this for his own
sake

18. 5. Allegory of the eagles
and the vine
17:1–24

19. • Allegory
• Eagle – Nebuchadnezzar
• The shoot – Jehoiachin, exiled 597
• The seedling – Zedekiah, attempting to get
help from Egypt for a rebellion
• He will be uprooted, exiled and killed
• God will plant a new king on a high mountain

20. 6. Moral responsibility
and God’s justice
18:1–32

21. What type of oracle is Ezekiel 18?
Who is Ezekiel speaking to?
?
Summarise his argument.

22. • Prophetic disputation
• Opinion – ‘We are being punished for the sin
of our parents’ generation’
• Refutation – This generation is paying for its
own sin
• Repentance is possible – leads to life
• A new heart and new spirit

23. 7. Lament for the
princes of Israel
19:1–14

24. D
4th collection of oracles
of judgment
20:1 – 24:27

25. 1. Oracle about Israel’s
history of rebellion
20:1–44

26. • Very negative version of Israel’s history
• The punishment they have deserved has been
delayed
• Judgment = second exodus; purging
• God’s motivation is the honour of his name
among the nations (9, 14, 22, 39, 41, 44)

27. 2. Oracle against the
south
20:45–49

28. 3. Oracle about God’s
sword
21:1–32

29. Identify the figures of speech in Ezekiel 21
?

30. 4. Jerusalem’s violence
22:1–31

31. 5. Allegory of two
immoral sisters
23:1–49

32. 6. Allegory of the
boiling pot
24:1–14

33. • Different use of cooking pot metaphor – now
expression of judgment
• God’s patience has finally come to an end
• Symbolic action (15–27)

34. 7. Ezekiel’s wife
24:15–27