Ezekiel 12-17

The Packing Prince (12:1-16)
What did Ezekiel do? (3-7)
How might the exiles have interpreted it? (8)
What did the skit mean? (9-14)
What was the goal of God’s judgment? (15-16)

The Panicked Potluck (12:17-20)
What did Ezekiel do? (17-18)
What did the skit convey? (19-20)

The Problematic Proverbs (12:21-28)
What was the 1st reason some wouldn’t listen? (22)
What was the 2nd reason some wouldn’t listen? (27)
How did Ezekiel confront these 2 popular proverbs? (23-25, 28)
Why didn’t the exiles believe Ezekiel? Should they have?

The People-Pleasing Prophets (13:1-23)
What did these prophets do that was so bad?
~ They prophesied w/o revelation (6)
~ They pandered to itching ears (10)
~ They painted over problems (10)
~ They practiced magic/formulas (18)

The Idolatrous Elders (14:1-11)
Why did these men come before Ezekiel?
What was the Lord’s response to their inquiry?

The Judgment of Jerusalem (14:12-23)
Would God spare a wicked nation for the sake of 3 righteous men? (14)
What will God send upon wicked nations? (13, 15, 17, 19)
What particular wicked place did God have in mind in this context? (21)
What will the exiles realize when they meet the survivors? (22-23)

The Fuel for the Fire (15:1-8)
What can/can’t vine-wood be used for? (1-5)
What does the wood of the vine symbolize in this passage? (6-8)

The Pitiful Prostitute (16:1-63)
In what state had the Lord found Israel at its birth? (1-7)
What did God do for Israel when she was old enough for love? (8-14)
What did Israel do once God had made her beautiful? (15-34)
What will God do in response to Israel’s unfaithfulness? (35-52)
Was there any hope for the wicked? (53-63)

The Absurd Alliance (17:1-24)
What does the 1st Great Eagle represent? (3)
What does the topmost shoot represent? (4)
What does the seed represent? (5)
What does the 2nd Great Eagle represent? (7)
How effective will Israel’s alliance with Egypt be? (9-10)
How will God solve this problematic parable? (22-24)