EZEKIEL OUTLINE

 

THEME:  "They shall know that I am God."  (25 times)

Special emphasis on the destruction of Jerusalem because of their rebellion against God.

WRITER: Ezekiel, a priest, carried to Babylon about 597 BC under Jehoiachin

Prophecies in Babylon to God’s people.

Chap

Key Word

Vision

Outline

 

 

 

PART I. ORACLES AGAINST ISRAEL FOR DISOBEDIENCE (1:--25:)

 

 

 

    I.   FIFTH YEAR OF JEHOIACHIN'S CAPTIVITY

1:

Throne

 

  A.  Ezekiel's Commission.(1:1-5:17)

 

 

(#1)

1.   VISION of the heavenly throne-chariot

 

 

 

Four Cherubim (1:4-14)

 

 

 

Wheels. (1:15-21)

 

 

 

Wings (1:22-25)

 

 

 

Throne.(1:26-28)

2:

Commission

 

2.    COMMISSION of Ezekiel

 

 

 

Spirit filled and sent to speak to their rebellion. (2:1-7)

 

 

 

Book given to eat (2:8-10)

3:

Book

 

Book eaten (3:1-3)

 

 

 

Sent to Speak (3:4-11)

 

 

 

Carried to river Chebar for 7 days (3:12-15).

 

 

(#2)

Made to be a Watchman: (3:16-21) (after 7 days)

 

 

(#3)

Glory on the plain (3:22-27)

 

 

 

     Mouth opened to speak to their rebellion.

4:

Siege

 

3.    MESSAGE (4:1-5:17)

 

 

 

Sign: Lesson of the tile to which siege was laid (4:1-3) 

 

 

 

Sign: Lesson of laying on his side (4:4-8)

 

 

 

ISRAEL: Left side for 390 days (years)

 

 

 

JUDAH: Right side for 40 days (years)

 

 

 

Sign: Eating grains cooked over dung fuel (4:9-17)

5:

Hair

 

Sign: Hair divided. (1/3, famine; 1/3, sword; 1/3 scattered)

6:

Sword

(#4)

B.       A Sword upon the mountains of Israel (6:1-7)

Remnant to be spared (6:8-10)

Sign: Smite with the hand and stamp the foot (6:11-14)

7:

End

(#5)

    C.   The day of trouble has come (7:1-27).

 

 

 

 

    II.   SIXTH YEAR, SIXTH MONTH, FIFTH DAY.

8:

Journey

(#6)

    A.   Vision Journey to the Temple in Jerusalem

 

 

 

    1.   The problem presented. 

 

 

 

    Carried to the temple in Jerusalem (8:1-4)

 

 

 

    North altar gate image (8:5-6)

 

 

 

    Hole in wall by court door (abominations)(7-13)

 

 

 

    North temple gate (Tammuz worship) (8:14,15)

 

 

 

    Inner court door (sun worship) (8:16-18)

9:

Mark

 

    2.    Inkhorn mark on those to be spared.  Others slain.

10:

Cherubim

 

    3.    Cherubim oversee burning of Jerusalem.

11:

Restoration

 

    4.    Pelatiah dies for advising resistance (10:1-13)

 

 

(#7)

    5.    Restoration promised—remove the stony heart (11:14-21)

 

 

 

    6.    Return to Jerusalem by cherubim  (11:22-25)

12:

Wall

(#8)

    B.   Sign: Ezekiel digging through the wall. (12:1-7)

 

 

(#9)

    C.   Meaning: Zedekiah's escape attempt (12:8-16)

 

 

(#10)

    D.   Sign of eating with trembling (12:17-20)

 

 

(#11)

    E.   Visions to become reality. “The days are at hand.” (12:21-25)

 

 

(#12)

    F.   No more delay (12:26-28)

13:

Prophets

(#13)

    G.   False prophets.

 

 

 

    1.   Lying divinations (13:1-7)

 

 

 

    2.   Like Walls of untempered mortar (13:8-16)

 

 

 

    3.   Hunting souls with pillows (or, magic bands) (13:17-23)

14:

Heart Idols

(#14)

     H.   Hypocritical idol lovers (14:1-11)

 

 

(#15)

     I.   Noah, Daniel and Job could not save them (14:12-20)

 

 

 

    Four Judgments: Famine, beasts, sword, pestilence (14:21-23)

15:

Vine

(#16)

     J.    Jerusalem to be burned, like a worthless vine.

16:

Unfaithful

(#17)

     K.   Jerusalem and her lovers.

17:

Eagles

(#18)

 

(#19)

     L.   Riddle of the cedar top taken to Babylon and the seed in the land      that became a low vine and stretched out to Egypt, withers.

     M.  King of Judah carried to Babylon. (17:11-21)

                   To crop a tender twig from the top of the cedar and make it bear fruit upon a high mountain.   (17:22-24)

18:

Sour Grapes

(#20)

      N.   Each will be accountable for their own sins.

 

 

 

      (Free Will   --18:1-20; 18:21-29; cf. Jer. 31:28)

19:

Lamentation

 

      Lamentation for their judgment

 

 

 

      1.    Lion Whelps:  (19:1-13)

 

 

 

      Jehoahaz to Egypt

 

 

 

      Jehoiachin to Babylon.

 

 

 

       2.   Vine to be plucked up (19:10-14)

 

 

 

 

    III.  SEVENTH YEAR, FIFTH MONTH, TENTH DAY

20:

History

(#21)

    A.   History of rebellion.

 

 

 

    1. From Egypt (20:1-9)

 

 

 

    2. In the wilderness (20:10-17)

 

 

 

    3. Their children in the wilderness (20:18-26)

 

 

 

    4. In Canaan (20:27-32)

 

 

 

    B.    To be taken again to bondage to teach them a lesson (20:33-39)

 

 

 

    To be brought back from bondage (20:40-44)

 

 

(#22)

    C.   Fire of God's wrath to sweep the land (20:45-49)

21:

Sword

(#23)

    D.   The unsheathed sword of Jehovah (21:1-7)

 

 

(#24)

     E.   The sharpened threatening sword. (21:8-17)

 

 

(#25)

     F.   Two ways divined for the sword of Babylon

 

 

 

    Concerning Judah (21:18-27)

 

 

 

    Concerning Ammon (21:28-32)

22:

Furnace

(#26)

    G.    Jerusalem, The bloody city. (22:1-16)

 

 

(#27)

    H.   To be melted like in a furnace to purify them (22:17-22)

 

 

(#28)

     I.     A land desolate of truth and righteousness—(22:23-31)

23:

Sisters

(#29)

     J.     Spiritual unfaithfulness, Oholah & Oholibah, Israel & Judah

 

 

 

 

    IV.  NINTH YEAR, TENTH MONTH, TENTH DAY.

24:

Siege

(#30)

    A.    Sign: Rusty cooking pot (Jerusalem) with burned bones (24:1-14)

 

 

(#31)

     B.   Sign: Ezekiel's wife's death --no mourning—the sanctuary to be destroyed. (24:15-24)

 

 

 

    Sign: Ezekiel dumb until Jerusalem falls. (24:25-27)

25:

Four

(#32)

     C.   Four judgments to come:

 

 

 

     Ammon destroyed for rejoicing (25:1-7)

 

 

 

     Moab to face Jehovah's judgments (25:8-11)

 

 

 

      Edom desolated for taking revenge (25:12-14)

 

 

 

      Philistines: Vengeance for taking vengeance (15-17)

 

 

 

 

PART II. ORACLES AGAINST FOREIGN NATIONS (26:--32:)

 

 

 

     V. ELEVENTH YEAR, FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH

26:

Tyre

(#33)

    A.  Tyre: To be scooped into the sea

27:

Ship

(#34)

    B.   Tyre: A sinking ship.

28:

Tyre & Sidon

(#35)

    C.   King of Tyre: Self-exaltation will be brought down (28:1-10)

 

 

(#36)

    D.   King of Tyre: Fall for ingratitude (28:11-19)

 

 

(#37)

E.    Sidon: no more to be a thorn (28:20-24)

 

 

 

       Israel: to be gathered and secure. (28:25-26)