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Big book – quick look: Ezekiel
“Then there came a voice from above the vault over their heads as they stood
with lowered wings.
26 Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne of lapis lazuli,
and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man.
27 I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal,
as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light
surrounded him. 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day,
so was the radiance around him.
This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD.
When I saw it, I fell face down, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
Ezekiel 1:25-28
Big book – quick look: Ezekiel
• Introduction
The book of Ezekiel often seems hard to understand because we get sunk in its
detail and lose a grasp on its structure.
This slide deck puts questions with two freely available GREAT animations from
The Bible Project … please check them out & support them if you can:
https://jointhebibleproject.com/#all-videos
There are also links to music videos here that bring worship to Ezekiel’s themes …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml62Bc9kH9U
Ezekiel 47:1-12
The man brought me back to the entrance to the temple, and I saw
water coming out from under the threshold of the temple towards the
east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from
under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. 2 He then
brought me out through the north gate and led me round the outside
to the outer gate facing east, and the water was trickling from the
south side.
3 As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he
measured off a thousand cubits and then led me through water that
was ankle-deep. 4 He measured off another thousand cubits and led me
through water that was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand
and led me through water that was up to the waist. 5 He measured off
another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross,
because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in – a river
that no one could cross. 6 He asked me, ‘Son of man, do you see this?’
Ezekiel 47:1-12
Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
7 When I arrived there, I saw a great number of trees on each side of the river. 8 He
said to me, ‘This water flows towards the eastern region and goes down into the
Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea.
When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh.
9 Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large
numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so
where the river flows everything will live. 10 Fishermen will stand along the shore;
from En Gedi to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets. The fish will be
of many kinds – like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.11 But the swamps and
marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.
12 Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not
wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water
from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves
for healing.’
Big book – quick look: Ezekiel
• Introduction
• Paradise lost, Ezekiel 1-33
Big book – quick look: Ezekiel
• Introduction
• Paradise lost, Ezekiel 1-33 … Discussion
• Where do we meet with Ezekiel?
• What big day do we meet him on?
• What do the two big visions convey?
• How does the second explain the first and what sort of things make such a
terrible thing happen?
• Who is involved in all this?
• What response should Ezekiel expect & why? (How would that FEEL?!)
• How has Ezekiel TRIED to get his message across?
• Is there no hope?
Big book – quick look: Ezekiel
• Introduction
• Paradise lost, Ezekiel 1-33
• Eden restored, Ezekiel 34-48 … Discussion
• What is the big question raised by Israel’s hard experience of judgement?
• What (Who?) does God promise as the solution?
• What will make His Kingdom have a different outcome to previous Kingdoms?
• (BTW – what ARE people?)
• What happens when God’s chariot throne puts in its next appearance?
• Is this new Temple in Jerusalem? (If not, where? See 1 Corinthians 3:16 & 6:19)
• What happens with God’s new temple once He indwells it? (What’s this?)
• So what’s the goal of the plan Ezekiel’s hard task kicks off?
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Ezekiel - a quick look at a big book

  • 1. Welcome to Grace! Big book – quick look: Ezekiel “Then there came a voice from above the vault over their heads as they stood with lowered wings. 26 Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne of lapis lazuli, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man. 27 I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him. 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell face down, and I heard the voice of one speaking. Ezekiel 1:25-28
  • 2. Big book – quick look: Ezekiel • Introduction The book of Ezekiel often seems hard to understand because we get sunk in its detail and lose a grasp on its structure. This slide deck puts questions with two freely available GREAT animations from The Bible Project … please check them out & support them if you can: https://jointhebibleproject.com/#all-videos There are also links to music videos here that bring worship to Ezekiel’s themes …
  • 4. Ezekiel 47:1-12 The man brought me back to the entrance to the temple, and I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple towards the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. 2 He then brought me out through the north gate and led me round the outside to the outer gate facing east, and the water was trickling from the south side. 3 As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and then led me through water that was ankle-deep. 4 He measured off another thousand cubits and led me through water that was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand and led me through water that was up to the waist. 5 He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in – a river that no one could cross. 6 He asked me, ‘Son of man, do you see this?’
  • 5. Ezekiel 47:1-12 Then he led me back to the bank of the river. 7 When I arrived there, I saw a great number of trees on each side of the river. 8 He said to me, ‘This water flows towards the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh. 9 Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live. 10 Fishermen will stand along the shore; from En Gedi to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets. The fish will be of many kinds – like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.11 But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt. 12 Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.’
  • 6. Big book – quick look: Ezekiel • Introduction • Paradise lost, Ezekiel 1-33
  • 7.
  • 8. Big book – quick look: Ezekiel • Introduction • Paradise lost, Ezekiel 1-33 … Discussion • Where do we meet with Ezekiel? • What big day do we meet him on? • What do the two big visions convey? • How does the second explain the first and what sort of things make such a terrible thing happen? • Who is involved in all this? • What response should Ezekiel expect & why? (How would that FEEL?!) • How has Ezekiel TRIED to get his message across? • Is there no hope?
  • 9.
  • 10. Big book – quick look: Ezekiel • Introduction • Paradise lost, Ezekiel 1-33 • Eden restored, Ezekiel 34-48 … Discussion • What is the big question raised by Israel’s hard experience of judgement? • What (Who?) does God promise as the solution? • What will make His Kingdom have a different outcome to previous Kingdoms? • (BTW – what ARE people?) • What happens when God’s chariot throne puts in its next appearance? • Is this new Temple in Jerusalem? (If not, where? See 1 Corinthians 3:16 & 6:19) • What happens with God’s new temple once He indwells it? (What’s this?) • So what’s the goal of the plan Ezekiel’s hard task kicks off?