- To what city is reference made to in Ezekiel 22:2?
- Ezekiel 22:3-4 indicate that what is to ensue is a derivative of what type of action?
- In Ezekiel 22:6, are the rulers of Israel described as considerate or murderous and how is this thought documented in Ezekiel 22:7?
- In Ezekiel 22:8, which mitzvah, in particular, is stressed?
- Ezekiel 22:9-12 repeat a litany of transgression. Which categories of evil doing are set down in this description?
- Specifically, what does Ezekiel 22:15 predict as to the future of the residents of Judea?
- Ezekiel 22:19 makes reference to “gathering into Jerusalem.” Is this for redemptive purposes or for destructive purposes?
- How are the “prophets” (other than Ezekiel) described in Ezekiel 22:25?
- Yet, in Ezekiel 22:25 what these “prophets” would appear to be is in the category of violence by the powerful. Is this why the Septuagint (the Translation of the Seventy) reads “chieftains” instead of prophets?
- And, what of the priests (Ezekiel 22:26)?
- Ezekiel 22:29 would indicate that, over and above the priests, the leaders, the prophets, there were the common people. How did this group conduct itself?
- In Ezekiel 22:30 reference ismade to “repair the wall or to stand in the breach.” What “repair” should have been made and what “breach” should have been filled in?
- Is there any solace, in any measure, at the conclusion of this passage (Ezekiel 22:31)?
