Study 1 From the Book of Ezekiel is: Ezekiel
1
The vision of this chapter
was of supreme importance in Ezekiel’s life. Not only was it the occasion of
his call to be a prophet, but it was also the medium through which a new
conception of God was revealed to him which was to mould his prophetic
ministry.
1.
As
the vision of God’s chariot-throne is outlined, follow the prophet’s
description of it, part by part: first the living creatures (verses 5-14), then
the wheels (verses 15-21), with the throne on top, and finally the One who sat
there. How is God described, and what is
meant to teach about the nature of God?
2.
What
do you find symbolized by the other features of the vision: the living
creatures, the wheels, the throne, etc.?
Notes
1.
Verse
1. ‘In the thirtieth year…’probably of Ezekiel’s age, i.e., the year when he
would have begun to function as a priest had he remained in Jerusalem.
2.
Verse
3. ‘The hand of the Lord was upon him there’: a phrase used else where in the
book to signify a prophetic trance or ecstasy. See 3:22; 8:1; 33:22; 37:1.
3.
Verse
5. ‘Four living creatures’: heavenly beings, yet representing the highest form
of life on earth (among birds, domestic animals, wild animals and the whole
creation respectively), and indicating perhaps that all created things are
under God’s control.
4.
Verses
19-21. Observe that there was no mechanical framework to the chariot. All was spiritual, and responsive to the
Spirit.
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