Study 7 From the Book of Ezekiel is: Ezekiel
11
1.
The
political leaders in Jerusalem thought they were safe within the fortification
of Jerusalem, as flesh in a pot is safe from the fire (verse 3). What does God
say concerning them? For the fulfillment of the prophecy, see 2 Ki. 25:18-21.
2.
The
people of Jerusalem thought that they were the favoured of the Lord, and would
be given possession of the land, while those in exile would be cut off (verse
15). But what was God’s purpose concerning those in exile (verses 16-20)?
3.
Trace
the steps by which the glory of God withdrew from His temple. See 8:3, 4; 9:3;
10:4; 10:19; 11:1, 23. What hint is given in chapter 11 as to the possibility
of the return of the glory and under what conditions? Cf. 43:1-4, 9.
Notes
1.
Verse
1. ‘Jaazaniah the son of Azur’: a different man from the Jaazaniah of 8:11.
2.
Verse
23b. ‘The mountain’: i.e., the Mount of Olives.
