IV. Spiritual
Condition of Jerusalem (Ch 13-24)
A.
The error of the false prophets (13)
1.
Absence of vision (13:3; 1 Sam 3:1, 7, 21; Ps
74:9)
2.
Irresponsible (5)
3.
Full of false words (8-23)
B.
Idolatry (14)
1.
Deception of the false gods (1-12)
2.
Four dreadful judgments (13-23)
C.
Prostituting the covenant (16)
1.
Greatly pampered and loved (1-14)
2.
Weak-willed harlotry (15-34)
3.
Inciting the wrath of God (35-63)
D.
Rebellious house (17)
1.
Broke the covenant (1-19)
2.
Captured and judged (20-24)
E.
Hard-hearted and rebellious (20)
1.
In Egypt (1-9)
2.
In the wilderness (10-26)
3.
In Canaan (27-32)
4.
God’s mercy (33-49)
F.
Turn from God to worship evil (23)
1.
Unfaithful to God (1-35)
2.
Retribution (36-49)
G.
The soul who sins will die (18)
1.
Personal accountability (1-24)
2.
The way of the Lord is just (25-29)
3.
Repent and live (30-32)
H.
Proclamation to the captives and the trodden
ones (19)
I.
The wrath of God (21)
1.
To draw the sword from its scabbard (1-17)
2.
The sword of God is Babylon (18-32)
J.
The sin of Jerusalem (22)
1.
The manifestation of sin (1-12)
2.
The cleansing and refining of God (13-22)
3.
God’s seeking (23-31)
K.
The destruction of Jerusalem (24)
1.
Like the fired-up pot (1-14)
2.
The death of Ezekiel’s wife and the sign (15-27)
Discussion questions:
1. What
are the roles and the significance the prophets play in the faith of the chosen
people (13)?
2. Why
did Noah, Daniel, and Job are only able to save themselves (14)?
3. Why
does God have a different approach to the covenant than the chosen people (16)?
4. God
does not take pleasure in the death of anyone (18:32). Contrast this statement with God’s slaying of
numerous individuals in the Old Testament in chapter 21.
5. Why
did God not pour His wrath upon His chosen people (20) for His name’s sake?
6. How
does the passage in 22:30, “to stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land
so I would not destroy it” relate to us?
