Ezekiel part 2

Prophetic genre:commissioning narrative

Prophetic genre:vision

• ‘the hand of the Lord was on him’ (1:3)

• vision of the glory of YHWH

• vision followed by Ezekiel falling face down and receiving God’s instructions

2. Vision 2: Further instructions

3:12–21

• ‘the strong hand of the Lord was on me’ (3:14)

• vision of the glory of YHWH (3:12–13)

• vision followed by Ezekiel being overwhelmed and receiving God’s instructions

3. Vision 3: More instructions

3:22–27

• ‘the hand of the Lord was on me’ (3:22)

• vision of the glory of YHWH (3:23)

• vision followed by Ezekiel falling face down and receiving God’s instructions

Expect a difficult audience

Don’t be afraid of hostility

Go against the "ow

Speak my words

God has work for you to do

a watchman in exile?

‘Give them warning from me’ (3:17)

Prophetic genre:symbolic action

4. Symbolic action 1: siege of Jerusalem

4:1–17

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Read Ezekiel; seems to have been using an illegal substance. I wouldn't let him prophesy in my church.

Mike Pilavachi on Twi!er

?What does all the symbolism in Ezekiel 4:1–5:4 represent?

How do you think would people have reacted?

What point is Ezekiel making?

5. Symbolic action 2: exile and judgment

5:1–17

?What theological perspectives does Ezekiel give in these chapters?

• Judah is more wicked than other nations

• God is expressing his anger

• His people are to be a warning to others

• He wants his people to know that he is doing this to them

• He wants to destroy them

6. Oracle against the mountains of Israel

6:1–14

7. Oracle about coming disaster on Israel

7:1–27

2nd collection of oracles of judgment

8:1 – 13:23

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1. Idolatry in the temple

8:1–18

• Stage 1: the glory of God is in the temple

2. Slaughter in Jerusalem

9:1–11

• Stage 2: the glory of God moves from the Most Holy Place to the temple threshold

3. Burning of Jerusalem

10:1–22

• Stage 3: the glory of God rises into the air the temple threshold

4. Judgement on authorities in Jerusalem

11:1–25

• Stage 4: the glory of God leaves the city and stands over the mountain to the east

God is offended by idolatry at the heart of his people (8)

God avenges his glory (9)

Jerusalem residents are complacent (11)

God’s glory moves out from the centre of worship

. . . and towards the exiles (10–11)

5. Symbolic action predicting exile

12:1–16

6. Symbolic action coming devastation

12:17–20

7. Oracle about false visions

12:12 – 13:23