Guiding Questions: Ezekiel 12

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. Ezekiel 12:1 refers to Divinity. Is the nomenclature somewhat different from that which is customarily used by the prophet and, if so, how?
  2. Reference is made to “the rebellious.” What is the nature of the rebellion?
  3. Ezekiel is instructed to a certain pattern of action — to what end (Ezekiel 12:6)?
  4. What is the destiny of the remaining group in Jerusalem that was not taken into exile (Ezekiel 12:9-13)?
  5. What is to become of the population in Jerusalem, other than the leadership (Ezekiel 12:14)?
  6. If there is to be a remnant left in Jerusalem, for what purpose?
  7. Other than Jerusalem, what is to become of the cities and the land of Judea and Israel (Ezekiel 12:17-20)?
  8. Would Ezekiel 12:21-25 indicate that some form of prophecy (other than that of Ezekiel) still obtained both in Jerusalem and in the exile?
  9. And, as to the prophecy of Ezekiel, how do the listeners rationalize his admonitions and what is the “final word” of God stated by the prophet (Ezekiel 12:25)?

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