Guiding Questions: Ezekiel 4

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. Who is the “mortal” (ben adam) in Ezekiel 4:1?
  2. What is the symbolism of the action in Ezekiel 4:2-3?
  3. Left designates north and, if so, how would Ezekiel 4:4 be pertinent to Israel in geographic terms?
  4. What is the significance of the prophet “bearing the punishment of the House of Israel?”
  5. In Ezekiel 4:6, the right side represents the south (Judea). Would there be some reason why the number of days is fewer than for the House of Israel?
  6. How do Ezekiel 4:8-12 lead into Ezekiel 4:13?
  7. In the final analysis (Ezekiel 4:13), what is the source of the exile?
  8. What does Ezekiel find objectionable in all the instructions given to him and why (Ezekiel 4:14)?
  9. Is there a response to Ezekiel’s plaint?
  10. What would this exchange indicate as to the dietary regulations which obtained at the time?
  11. Would Ezekiel 4:16 indicate that these passages refer to the period before 586 B.C.E. or subsequent thereto?
  12. In Ezekiel 4:17, reference is made to “transgression” (or “iniquity”). To what does this refer?

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