Prophetic Study
Ezekiel
יְחֶזְקֵאל
48 chapters · "God strengthens" · Among the Babylonian exiles, God reveals His mobile glory, enacts judgment through dramatic signs, condemns the nations, and unveils the most detailed vision of restoration in the entire Old Testament.
Part I — The Call
God's Mobile Glory
The chariot-throne vision, Ezekiel's commission to be a watchman, symbolic acts of siege and exile, and oracles of imminent judgment on Jerusalem.
Chapters 1–7
Part II — The Temple Visions
The Glory Departs
Ezekiel is transported to Jerusalem in a vision and sees four abominations. The Glory of the LORD departs from the Temple in stages. Signs of exile. False prophets condemned.
Chapters 8–14
Part III — Allegories & Law
Why Jerusalem Must Fall
Extended allegories (vine, unfaithful wife, eagle, two lions), the principle of individual accountability, and the sword of judgment.
Chapters 15–21
Part IV — The Fall
Jerusalem's Sins & Nations
Jerusalem's catalogue of sins, the allegory of two sisters, the boiling pot, Ezekiel's wife dies — then oracles against Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia, Tyre, Sidon, and Egypt.
Chapters 22–32
Part V — Restoration Begins
The Watchman Returns
Jerusalem has fallen (33:21). Ezekiel is recommissioned as watchman. The Good Shepherd. New heart prophecy. The valley of dry bones. Two sticks united. Gog and Magog.
Chapters 33–39
Part VI — The New Temple
The Glory Returns
A man with a measuring rod shows Ezekiel the perfect new temple in extraordinary detail. The Glory returns. The river of life flows. The land is divided. The city is named: "The LORD is There."
Chapters 40–48