Title: EZEKIEL CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
1- EZEKIEL CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
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3OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
- SINS OF JERUSALEM V. 1-12
- JUDGMENTS V. 13-16
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE V. 17-22
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS V. 23-31
4READ EZEKIEL 221-3
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 1 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me,
saying, - 2 "Now, son of man, will you judge, will you
judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her
abominations! - 3 Then say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD "The city
sheds blood in her own midst, that her time may
come and she makes idols within herself to
defile herself.
5QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 221-3
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 1 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me,
saying, - 2 "Now, son of man, will you judge, will you
judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her
abominations! - 3 Then say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD "The city
sheds blood in her own midst, that her time may
come and she makes idols within herself to
defile herself. - WHAT DID THE LORD ASK EZEKIEL?
- WHY CALL JERUSALEM THE BLOODY CITY?
- WHAT SHOULD EZEKIEL MAKE KNOWN TO THEM?
6QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 222-3
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 2 "Now, son of man, will you judge, will you
judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her
abominations! - 3 Then say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD "The city
sheds blood in her own midst, that her time may
come and she makes idols within herself to
defile herself. - WHY CALL JERUSALEM THE BLOODY CITY?
- READ NAHUM 31
- 1 Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies
and robbery. Its victim never departs. NKJV - READ HABAKKUK 212-14
- 12 "Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed,
- Who establishes a city by iniquity! NKJV
7QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 222-3
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 2 "Now, son of man, will you judge, will you
judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her
abominations! - 3 Then say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD "The city
sheds blood in her own midst, that her time may
come and she makes idols within herself to
defile herself. - WHY CALL JERUSALEM THE BLOODY CITY?
- READ HOSEA 41-2
- 1 Hear the word of the LORD, You children of
Israel, - For the LORD brings a charge against the
inhabitants of the land "There is no truth or
mercy Or knowledge of God in the land. - 2 By swearing and lying, Killing and stealing
and committing adultery, They break all
restraint, With bloodshed upon bloodshed. NKJV
8QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 222-3
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 2 "Now, son of man, will you judge, will you
judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her
abominations! - 3 Then say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD "The city
sheds blood in her own midst, that her time may
come and she makes idols within herself to
defile herself. - WHAT SHOULD EZEKIEL MAKE KNOWN TO THEM?
- READ EZEKIEL 162
- 2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her
abominations NKJV - WHY?
9QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 222
- 2 "Now, son of man, will you judge, will you
judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her
abominations! - 3 Then say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD "The city
sheds blood in her own midst, that her time may
come and she makes idols within herself to
defile herself. - WHY?
- READ PROVERBS 836
- 36 He who sins against me wrongs his own soul
- All those who hate me love death. NKJV
- WHAT DID DANIEL SAY TO NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
- READ DANIEL 427
- 27 Therefore, O king, let my advice be
acceptable to you break off your sins by being
righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy
to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening
of your prosperity. NKJV
10READ EZEKIEL 224-5
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 4 You have become guilty by the blood which you
have shed, and have defiled yourself with the
idols which you have made. You have caused your
days to draw near, and have come to the end of
your years therefore I have made you a reproach
to the nations, and a mockery to all countries. - 5 Those near and those far from you will mock
you as infamous and full of tumult. - WHAT WAS JERUSALEM GUILTY OF?
- WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO JERUSALEM?
11QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 224-5
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 4 You have become guilty by the blood which you
have shed, and have defiled yourself with the
idols which you have made. You have caused your
days to draw near, and have come to the end of
your years therefore I have made you a reproach
to the nations, and a mockery to all countries. - 5 Those near and those far from you will mock
you as infamous and full of tumult. - WHAT WAS JERUSALEM GUILTY OF?
- READ 2 KINGS 2116
- 16 Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent
blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end
to another, besides his sin by which he made
Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the
LORD. NKJV
12QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 224-5
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 4 You have become guilty by the blood which you
have shed, and have defiled yourself with the
idols which you have made. You have caused your
days to draw near, and have come to the end of
your years therefore I have made you a reproach
to the nations, and a mockery to all countries. - 5 Those near and those far from you will mock
you as infamous and full of tumult. - WHAT WAS JERUSALEM GUILTY OF?
- READ EZEKIEL 2026
- 26 and I pronounced them unclean because of
their ritual gifts, in that they caused all their
firstborn to pass through the fire, that I might
make them desolate and that they might know that
I am the LORD. NKJV
13QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 224-5
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 4 You have become guilty by the blood which you
have shed, and have defiled yourself with the
idols which you have made. You have caused your
days to draw near, and have come to the end of
your years therefore I have made you a reproach
to the nations, and a mockery to all countries. - 5 Those near and those far from you will mock
you as infamous and full of tumult. - WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO JERUSALEM?
- READ EZEKIEL 514
- 14 Moreover I will make you a waste and a
reproach among the nations that are all around
you, in the sight of all who pass by. NKJV
14QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 224-5
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 4 You have become guilty by the blood which you
have shed, and have defiled yourself with the
idols which you have made. You have caused your
days to draw near, and have come to the end of
your years therefore I have made you a reproach
to the nations, and a mockery to all countries. - 5 Those near and those far from you will mock
you as infamous and full of tumult. - HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND TO THEIR INIQUITY?
- READ EZEKIEL 514
- 14 Moreover I will make you a waste and a
reproach among the nations that are all around
you, in the sight of all who pass by. NKJV
15QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 224-5
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 4 You have become guilty by the blood which you
have shed, and have defiled yourself with the
idols which you have made. You have caused your
days to draw near, and have come to the end of
your years therefore I have made you a reproach
to the nations, and a mockery to all countries. - 5 Those near and those far from you will mock
you as infamous and full of tumult. - HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND TO THEIR INIQUITY?
- READ PSALMS 4413-14
- 13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors, A
scorn and a derision to those all around us. - 14 You make us a byword among the nations, A
shaking of the head among the peoples. NKJV
16READ EZEKIEL 226-7
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 6 "Look, the princes of Israel each one has used
his power to shed blood in you. - 7 In you they have made light of father and
mother in your midst they have oppressed the
stranger in you they have mistreated the
fatherless and the widow. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR LEADERS?
- WHAT DID THEIR LEADERS CAUSE THEM TO DO?
- WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
17QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 226-7
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 6 "Look, the princes of Israel each one has used
his power to shed blood in you. - 7 In you they have made light of father and
mother in your midst they have oppressed the
stranger in you they have mistreated the
fatherless and the widow. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR LEADERS?
- WHAT DID THEIR LEADERS CAUSE THEM TO DO?
- WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
18QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 226-7
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 6 "Look, the princes of Israel each one has used
his power to shed blood in you. - 7 In you they have made light of father and
mother in your midst they have oppressed the
stranger in you they have mistreated the
fatherless and the widow. - WHAT DID THEIR LEADERS CAUSE THEM TO DO?
- READ MICAH 76
- 6 For son dishonors father, Daughter rises
against her mother, Daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law A man's enemies are the men of
his own household.
19QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 226-7
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 6 "Look, the princes of Israel each one has used
his power to shed blood in you. - 7 In you they have made light of father and
mother in your midst they have oppressed the
stranger in you they have mistreated the
fatherless and the widow. - WHAT DID THEIR LEADERS CAUSE THEM TO DO?
- WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
- READ EXODUS 2221-22
- 21 "You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor
oppress him, for you were strangers in the land
of Egypt. - 22 "You shall not afflict any widow or
fatherless child.
20QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 226-7
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 6 "Look, the princes of Israel each one has used
his power to shed blood in you. - 7 In you they have made light of father and
mother in your midst they have oppressed the
stranger in you they have mistreated the
fatherless and the widow. - WHAT DID THEIR LEADERS CAUSE THEM TO DO?
- WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
- READ EXODUS 239
- 9 You shall not oppress a stranger, for you
know the heart of a stranger, because you were
strangers in the land of Egypt. NKJV
21QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 226-7
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 6 "Look, the princes of Israel each one has used
his power to shed blood in you. - 7 In you they have made light of father and
mother in your midst they have oppressed the
stranger in you they have mistreated the
fatherless and the widow. - WHAT DID THEIR LEADERS CAUSE THEM TO DO?
- WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
- READ DEUTERONOMY 516
- 16 'Honor your father and your mother, as the
LORD your God has commanded you, that your days
may be long, and that it may be well with you in
the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
NKJV
22QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 226-7
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 6 "Look, the princes of Israel each one has used
his power to shed blood in you. - 7 In you they have made light of father and
mother in your midst they have oppressed the
stranger in you they have mistreated the
fatherless and the widow. - WHAT DID THEIR LEADERS CAUSE THEM TO DO?
- WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
- READ DEUTERONOMY 2716
- 16 'Cursed is the one who treats his father or
his mother with contempt. And all the people
shall say, 'Amen!' NKJV
23QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 226-7
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 6 "Look, the princes of Israel each one has used
his power to shed blood in you. - 7 In you they have made light of father and
mother in your midst they have oppressed the
stranger in you they have mistreated the
fatherless and the widow. - WHAT DID THEIR LEADERS CAUSE THEM TO DO?
- WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THEIR SINS?
- READ EZEKIEL 116-7
- 6 You have multiplied your slain in this city,
and you have filled its streets with the slain." - 7 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Your slain
whom you have laid in its midst, they are the
meat, and this city is the caldron but I shall
bring you out of the midst of it. NKJV
24READ EZEKIEL 228-12
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 8 You have despised My holy things and profaned
My Sabbaths. - 9 In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed
in you are those who eat on the mountains in
your midst they commit lewdness. - 10 In you men uncover their fathers' nakedness
in you they violate women who are set apart
during their impurity. - 11 One commits abomination with his neighbor's
wife another lewdly defiles his daughter-in-law
and another in you violates his sister, his
father's daughter. - 12 In you they take bribes to shed blood you
take usury and increase you have made profit
from your neighbors by extortion, and have
forgotten Me," says the Lord GOD. - WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
25QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 228-12
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 8 You have despised My holy things and profaned
My Sabbaths. - 9 In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed
in you are those who eat on the mountains in
your midst they commit lewdness. - 10 In you men uncover their fathers' nakedness
in you they violate women who are set apart
during their impurity. - 11 One commits abomination with his neighbor's
wife another lewdly defiles his daughter-in-law
and another in you violates his sister, his
father's daughter. - 12 In you they take bribes to shed blood you
take usury and increase you have made profit
from your neighbors by extortion, and have
forgotten Me," says the Lord GOD. - WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
26QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 228
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 8 You have despised My holy things and profaned
My Sabbaths. - WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
- READ EXODUS 208-10
- 8 "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
- 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
- 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the
LORD your God. In it you shall do no work you,
nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male
servant, nor your female servant, nor your
cattle, nor your stranger who is within your
gates. NKJV -
27QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 229
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 9 In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed
in you are those who eat on the mountains in
your midst they commit lewdness. - WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
- READ LEVITICUS 1916
- 16 You shall not go about as a talebearer among
your people nor shall you take a stand against
the life of your neighbor I am the LORD.
28QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 229
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 9 In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed
in you are those who eat on the mountains in
your midst they commit lewdness. - WHAT WERE THEY GUILTY OF?
- READ ISAIAH 593
- 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, And
your fingers with iniquity Your lips have spoken
lies, Your tongue has muttered perversity. NKJV - READ HOSEA 69
- 9 As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man, So
the company of priests murder on the way to
Shechem Surely they commit lewdness. NKJV -
29QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2210
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 10 In you men uncover their fathers' nakedness
in you they violate women who are set apart
during their impurity. - WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
- READ LEVITICUS 122
- 2 "Speak to the children of Israel, saying 'If
a woman has conceived, and borne a male child,
then she shall be unclean seven days as in the
days of her customary impurity she shall be
unclean. NKJV - READ LEVITICUS 1819
- 19 You shall not approach a woman to uncover her
nakedness as long as she is in her customary
impurity. -
30QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2211
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 11 One commits abomination with his neighbor's
wife another lewdly defiles his daughter-in-law
and another in you violates his sister, his
father's daughter. - WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
- READ LEVITICUS 186-17
- 6 None of you shall approach anyone who is near
of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness I am the
LORD. - MOTHER, MOTHER-IN-LAW, SISTER, DAUGHTER, AUNT,
- DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, SISTER-IN-LAW, GRAND-DAUGHTER
- 17 They are near of kin. It is wickedness. NKJV
31QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2211
- WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
- READ LEVITICUS 186-17
- 6 None of you shall approach anyone who is near
of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness I am the
LORD. - MOTHER, MOTHER-IN-LAW, SISTER, DAUGHTER, AUNT,
- DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, SISTER-IN-LAW, GRAND-DAUGHTER
- 17 They are near of kin. It is wickedness. NKJV
- REMEMBER
- LOT HIS DAUGHTERS GENESIS 1930-38
- JACOB LEAH GENESIS 2916-30
- REUBEN BILAH (JACOBS CONCUBINE) GENESIS 3522
- DAVID BATHSHEBA 2 SAMUEL 11
- AMNON TAMAR (ABSOLOMS DAUGHTER)2 SAMUEL 131-22
32QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2211
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 11 One commits abomination with his neighbor's
wife another lewdly defiles his daughter-in-law
and another in you violates his sister, his
father's daughter. - WHAT WERE THEY GUILTY OF
- READ JEREMIAH 58
- 8 They were like well-fed lusty stallions Every
one neighed after his neighbor's wife. NKJV
33QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2212
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 12 In you they take bribes to shed blood you
take usury and increase you have made profit
from your neighbors by extortion, and have
forgotten Me," says the Lord GOD. - WHAT WERE THEY GUILTY OF?
- WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
- READ LEVITICUS 1913
- 13 'You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob
him. The wages of him who is hired shall not
remain with you all night until morning. NKJV
34QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2212
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 12 In you they take bribes to shed blood you
take usury and increase you have made profit
from your neighbors by extortion, and have
forgotten Me," says the Lord GOD. - WHAT WERE THEY GUILTY OF?
- WHAT LAWS HAVE THEY BROKEN?
- READ DEUTERONOMY 2725-26
- 25 'Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to slay
an innocent person. "And all the people shall
say, 'Amen!' - 26 'Cursed is the one who does not confirm all
the words of this law. "And all the people shall
say, 'Amen!'"
35QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2212
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 12 In you they take bribes to shed blood you
take usury and increase you have made profit
from your neighbors by extortion, and have
forgotten Me," says the Lord GOD. - WHAT WERE THEY GUILTY OF?
- WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
- READ ISAIAH 522-23
- 22 Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, Woe to
men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink, - 23 Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take
away justice from the righteous man! NKJV
36QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2212
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 12 In you they take bribes to shed blood you
take usury and increase you have made profit
from your neighbors by extortion, and have
forgotten Me," says the Lord GOD. - WHAT WERE THEY GUILTY OF?
- WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
- READ AMOS 512
- 12 I know your manifold transgressions and your
mighty sins Afflicting the just and taking
bribes Diverting the poor from justice at the
gate. NKJV
37QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2212
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 12 In you they take bribes to shed blood you
take usury and increase you have made profit
from your neighbors by extortion, and have
forgotten Me," says the Lord GOD. - WHAT WERE THEY GUILTY OF?
- WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
- READ MICAH 72-3
- 2 The faithful man has perished from the earth,
And there is no one upright among men. They all
lie in wait for blood Every man hunts his
brother with a net. - 3 That they may successfully do evil with both
hands - The prince asks for gifts, The judge seeks a
bribe, And the great man utters his evil desire
So they scheme together. NKJV
38QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2212
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 12 In you they take bribes to shed blood you
take usury and increase you have made profit
from your neighbors by extortion, and have
forgotten Me," says the Lord GOD. - WHO HAD THEY FORGOTTEN?
- WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
- READ DEUTERONOMY 3218
- 18 Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful,
- And have forgotten the God who fathered you. NKJV
- READ PSALMS 10621
- 21 They forgot God their Savior, Who had done
great things in Egypt, NKJV
39QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2212
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 12 In you they take bribes to shed blood you
take usury and increase you have made profit
from your neighbors by extortion, and have
forgotten Me," says the Lord GOD. - WHO HAD THEY FORGOTTEN?
- WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
- READ ISAIAH 1710-11
- 10 Because you have forgotten the God of your
salvation, And have not been mindful of the Rock
of your stronghold, Therefore you will plant
pleasant plants And set out foreign seedlings - 11 In the day you will make your plant to grow,
And in the morning you will make your seed to
flourish But the harvest will be a heap of ruins
In the day of grief and desperate sorrow. NKJV
40QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2212
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 12 In you they take bribes to shed blood you
take usury and increase you have made profit
from your neighbors by extortion, and have
forgotten Me," says the Lord GOD. - WHO HAD THEY FORGOTTEN?
- WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
- READ JEREMIAH 232
- 32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride
her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days
without number. NKJV - READ JEREMIAH 321
- 21 A voice was heard on the desolate heights,
Weeping and supplications of the children of
Israel. For they have perverted their way They
have forgotten the LORD their God. NKJV
41READ EZEKIEL 2213-16
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 13 "Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the
dishonest profit which you have made, and at the
bloodshed which has been in your midst. - 14 Can your heart endure, or can your hands
remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with
you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and will do it. - 15 I will scatter you among the nations, disperse
you throughout the countries, and remove your
filthiness completely from you. - 16 You shall defile yourself in the sight of the
nations then you shall know that I am the
LORD."'" - WHAT IS THE LORDS JUDGMENT?
42QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2213-16
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 13 "Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the
dishonest profit which you have made, and at the
bloodshed which has been in your midst. - 14 Can your heart endure, or can your hands
remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with
you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and will do it. - 15 I will scatter you among the nations, disperse
you throughout the countries, and remove your
filthiness completely from you. - 16 You shall defile yourself in the sight of the
nations then you shall know that I am the
LORD."'" - WHAT IS THE LORD DOING?
- WHAT IS THE LORDS JUDGMENT?
43QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2213
- 13 "Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the
dishonest profit which you have made, and at the
bloodshed which has been in your midst. - WHY IS THE LORD DOING THIS?
- WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
- READ EZEKIEL 611
- 11 'Thus says the Lord GOD "Pound your fists and
stamp your feet, and say, 'Alas, for all the evil
abominations of the house of Israel! For they
shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by
pestilence. NKJV
44QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2213
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 13 "Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the
dishonest profit which you have made, and at the
bloodshed which has been in your midst. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL?
- WHY IS THE LORD DOING THIS?
- READ EZEKIEL 2117
- 17 "I also will beat My fists together, And I
will cause My fury to rest I, the LORD, have
spoken." NKJV
45QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2213
- SINS OF JERUSALEM
- 13 "Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the
dishonest profit which you have made, and at the
bloodshed which has been in your midst. - WHY IS THE LORD DOING THIS?
- WHAT DID BALAK DO? WHY?
- READ NUMBERS 2410
- 10 Then Balak's anger was aroused against
Balaam, and he struck his hands together and
Balak said to Balaam, "I called you to curse my
enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed
them these three times! NKJV
46QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2213
- 13 "Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the
dishonest profit which you have made, and at the
bloodshed which has been in your midst. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE RIGHTEOUS?
- READ ISAIAH 3315-16
- 15 He who walks righteously and speaks
uprightly, - He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who
gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who
stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And
shuts his eyes from seeing evil - 16 He will dwell on high His place of defense
will be the fortress of rocks Bread will be
given him, His water will be sure. NKJV
47QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2214
- 14 Can your heart endure, or can your hands
remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with
you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and will do it. - WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THEM? WHY?
- WHAT ABOUT THE LORDS JUDGMENT?
- READ PSALMS 767-9
- 7 You, Yourself, are to be feared And who may
stand in Your presence When once You are angry? - 8 You caused judgment to be heard from heaven
- The earth feared and was still,
- 9 When God arose to judgment, To deliver all the
oppressed of the earth. NKJV
48QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2214
- 14 Can your heart endure, or can your hands
remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with
you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and will do it. - WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THEM? WHY?
- WHAT ABOUT THE LORDS JUDGMENT?
- READ EZEKIEL 217
- 7 And it shall be when they say to you, 'Why are
you sighing?' that you shall answer, 'Because of
the news when it comes, every heart will melt,
all hands will be feeble, every spirit will
faint, and all knees will be weak as water.
Behold, it is coming and shall be brought to
pass,' says the Lord GOD." NKJV
49QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2214
- 14 Can your heart endure, or can your hands
remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with
you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and will do it. - WHAT ABOUT THE LORDS JUDGMENT?
- READ EZEKIEL 716-18
- 16 'Those who survive will escape and be on the
mountains Like doves of the valleys, All of them
mourning, Each for his iniquity. - 17 Every hand will be feeble, And every knee
will be as weak as water. - 18 They will also be girded with sackcloth
Horror will cover them Shame will be on every
face, Baldness on all their heads. NKJV
50QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2214
- 14 Can your heart endure, or can your hands
remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with
you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and will do it. - WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THEM? WHY?
- WHAT ABOUT THE LORDS JUDGMENT?
- READ EZEKIEL 724
- 24 Therefore I will bring the worst of the
Gentiles, And they will possess their houses I
will cause the pomp of the strong to cease, And
their holy places shall be defiled. NKJV
51QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2214
- 14 Can your heart endure, or can your hands
remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with
you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and will do it. - WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THEM? WHY?
- WHAT ABOUT THE LORDS JUDGMENT?
- READ JOEL 211
- 11 The LORD gives voice before His army, For His
camp is very great For strong is the One who
executes His word. For the day of the LORD is
great and very terrible Who can endure it? NKJV - READ NAHUM 15
- 5 The mountains quake before Him, The hills
melt, - And the earth heaves at His presence, Yes, the
world and all who dwell in it. NKJV
52QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2215-16
- 15 I will scatter you among the nations, disperse
you throughout the countries, and remove your
filthiness completely from you. - 16 You shall defile yourself in the sight of the
nations then you shall know that I am the
LORD."'" - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO WITH THEM? WHY?
- WHAT DID THE LORD TELL THEM IN THE BEGINNING?
- READ EXODUS 195
- 5 If you will indeed obey My voice and keep My
covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to
Me above all people for all the earth is
Mine. NKJV
53QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2215-16
- 15 I will scatter you among the nations, disperse
you throughout the countries, and remove your
filthiness completely from you. - 16 You shall defile yourself in the sight of the
nations then you shall know that I am the
LORD."'" - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO WITH THEM? WHY?
- WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THEY REBELLED?
- READ LEVITICUS 2633
- 33 I will scatter you among the nations and draw
out a sword after you your land shall be
desolate and your cities waste. NKJV - READ DEUTERONOMY 427
- 27 The LORD will scatter you among the peoples,
and you will be left few in number among the
nations where the LORD will drive you. NKJV
54QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2215-16
- 15 I will scatter you among the nations, disperse
you throughout the countries, and remove your
filthiness completely from you. - 16 You shall defile yourself in the sight of the
nations then you shall know that I am the
LORD."'" - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO WITH THEM? WHY?
- WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THEY REBELLED?
- READ EZEKIEL 1640-41
- 40 "They shall also bring up an assembly against
you, and they shall stone you with stones and
thrust you through with their swords. - 41 They shall burn your houses with fire, and
execute judgments on you in the sight of many
women and I will make you cease playing the
harlot, and you shall no longer hire lovers.
NKJV
55QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2215-16
- 15 I will scatter you among the nations, disperse
you throughout the countries, and remove your
filthiness completely from you. - 16 You shall defile yourself in the sight of the
nations then you shall know that I am the
LORD."'" - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO WITH THEM? WHY?
- WHAT DID THE LORD DO WITH THEM?
- READ ZECHARIAH 714
- 14 "I scattered them with a whirlwind among all
the nations which they had not known. Thus the
land became desolate after them, so that no one
passed through or returned for they made the
pleasant land desolate."
56READ EZEKIEL 2217-20
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 17 The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- 18 "Son of man, the house of Israel has become
dross to Me they are all bronze, tin, iron, and
lead, in the midst of a furnace they have become
dross from silver. - 19 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD 'Because you
have all become dross, therefore behold, I will
gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. - 20 As men gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and
tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire on
it, to melt it so I will gather you in My anger
and in My fury, and I will leave you there and
melt you. - WHAT DID THE LORD COMPARE THEM TO?
- WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY?
57QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2217-20
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 17 The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- 18 "Son of man, the house of Israel has become
dross to Me they are all bronze, tin, iron, and
lead, in the midst of a furnace they have become
dross from silver. - 19 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD 'Because you
have all become dross, therefore behold, I will
gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. - 20 As men gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and
tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire on
it, to melt it so I will gather you in My anger
and in My fury, and I will leave you there and
melt you. - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL?
- WHAT DID THE LORD COMPARE THEM TO?
- WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY?
58QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2218
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 18 "Son of man, the house of Israel has become
dross to Me they are all bronze, tin, iron, and
lead, in the midst of a furnace they have become
dross from silver. - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL?
- WHAT DID THE LORD COMPARE THEM TO?
- READ ISAIAH 122-23
- 22 Your silver has become dross, Your wine mixed
with water. - 23 Your princes are rebellious, And companions
of thieves Everyone loves bribes, And follows
after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
NKJV
59QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2218
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 18 "Son of man, the house of Israel has become
dross to Me they are all bronze, tin, iron, and
lead, in the midst of a furnace they have become
dross from silver. - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL?
- WHAT DID THE LORD COMPARE THEM TO?
- READ JEREMIAH 628-30
- 28 They are all stubborn rebels, walking as
slanderers. They are bronze and iron, They are
all corrupters - 29 The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is
consumed by the fire The smelter refines in
vain, For the wicked are not drawn off. - 30 People will call them rejected silver,
Because the LORD has rejected them. NKJV
60QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2219
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 19 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD 'Because you
have all become dross, therefore behold, I will
gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL?
- WHAT DID THE LORD COMPARE THEM TO?
- WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY?
- READ PSALMS 119119
- 119 You put away all the wicked of the earth
like dross - Therefore I love Your testimonies. NKJV
61QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2220
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 20 As men gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and
tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire on
it, to melt it so I will gather you in My anger
and in My fury, and I will leave you there and
melt you. - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY?
- READ HOSEA 89-10
- 9 They have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild
donkey alone by itself Ephraim has hired lovers.
- 10 Yes, though they have hired among the
nations, - Now I will gather them And they shall sorrow a
little, - Because of the burden of the king of princes.
NKJV
62QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2220
- 20 As men gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and
tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire on
it, to melt it so I will gather you in My anger
and in My fury, and I will leave you there and
melt you. - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY?
- READ MALACHI 31-3
- 1 "Behold, I send My messenger, And he will
prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you
seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the
Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight.
Behold, He is coming," - Says the LORD of hosts.
- 2 "But who can endure the day of His coming? And
who can stand when He appears? For He is like a
refiner's fire And like launderers' soap. - 3 He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of
silver He will purify the sons of Levi, And
purge them as gold and silver, That they may
offer to the LORD An offering in righteousness.
NKJV
63READ EZEKIEL 2221-22
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 21 Yes, I will gather you and blow on you with
the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in
its midst. - 22 As silver is melted in the midst of a
furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst
then you shall know that I, the LORD, have poured
out My fury on you.'" - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO?
- WHAT WILL THEY KNOW?
64QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2221-22
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 21 Yes, I will gather you and blow on you with
the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in
its midst. - 22 As silver is melted in the midst of a
furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst
then you shall know that I, the LORD, have poured
out My fury on you.'" - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY?
- WHAT WILL THEY KNOW?
65QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2221
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 21 Yes, I will gather you and blow on you with
the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in
its midst. - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY?
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LORD BLOWS ON THEM?
- READ ISAIAH 406-8
- 6 "All flesh is grass, And all its loveliness is
like the flower of the field. - 7 The grass withers, the flower fades, Because
the breath of the LORD blows upon it Surely the
people are grass. - 8 The grass withers, the flower fades, But the
word of our God stands forever." NKJV
66QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2221
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 21 Yes, I will gather you and blow on you with
the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in
its midst. - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY?
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LORD BLOWS ON THEM?
- READ PSALMS 681-2
- 1 Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered
Let those also who hate Him flee before Him. - 2 As smoke is driven away, So drive them away
As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked
perish at the presence of God. NKJV
67QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2221
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 21 Yes, I will gather you and blow on you with
the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in
its midst. - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY?
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LORD BLOWS ON THEM?
- READ EZEKIEL 2131-32
- 31 I will pour out My indignation on you I will
blow against you with the fire of My wrath, And
deliver you into the hands of brutal men who are
skillful to destroy. - 32 You shall be fuel for the fire Your blood
shall be in the midst of the land. You shall not
be remembered, For I the LORD have spoken.'"
NKJV
68QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2221
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 21 Yes, I will gather you and blow on you with
the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in
its midst. - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY?
- WHY DID THE LORD BLOW ON THEM?
- READ HAGGAI 19-11
- 9 "You looked for much, but indeed it came to
little and when you brought it home, I blew it
away. Why?" says the LORD of hosts. "Because of
My house that is in ruins, while every one of you
runs to his own house. - 10 Therefore the heavens above you withhold the
dew, and the earth withholds its fruit. - 11 For I called for a drought on the land and
the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and
the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on
men and livestock, and on all the labor of your
hands." NKJV
69QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2222
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 22 As silver is melted in the midst of a
furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst
then you shall know that I, the LORD, have poured
out My fury on you.'" - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY?
- READ EZEKIEL 77-8
- 7 Doom has come to you, you who dwell in the
land - The time has come, A day of trouble is near, And
not of rejoicing in the mountains. - 8 Now upon you I will soon pour out My fury, And
spend My anger upon you I will judge you
according to your ways, And I will repay you for
all your abominations.
70QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2222
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 22 As silver is melted in the midst of a
furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst
then you shall know that I, the LORD, have poured
out My fury on you.'" - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY?
- READ ISAIAH 125-26
- 25 I will turn My hand against you, And
thoroughly purge away your dross, And take away
all your alloy. - 26 I will restore your judges as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you shall be called the city of
righteousness, the faithful city." NKJV
71QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2222
- ISRAEL IN THE FURNACE
- 22 As silver is melted in the midst of a
furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst
then you shall know that I, the LORD, have poured
out My fury on you.'" - WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY?
- WHAT WILL THEY KNOW?
- READ ISAIAH 547-8
- 7 "For a mere moment I have forsaken you, But
with great mercies I will gather you. - 8 With a little wrath I hid My face from you for
a moment But with everlasting kindness I will
have mercy on you, Says the LORD, your Redeemer.
NKJV
72READ EZEKIEL 2223-24
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 23 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- 24 "Son of man, say to her 'You are a land that
is not cleansed or rained on in the day of
indignation.' - WHAT DID THE LORD ABOUT THEIR LEADERS?
73QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2223-24
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 23 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- 24 "Son of man, say to her 'You are a land that
is not cleansed or rained on in the day of
indignation.' - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAND?
- WHY WAS THERE NO RAIN?
74QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2224
- 24 "Son of man, say to her 'You are a land that
is not cleansed or rained on in the day of
indignation.' - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAND?
- WHY WAS THERE NO RAIN?
- WHAT DID THE LORD PROMISE THEM?
- READ LEVITICUS 263-5
- 3 'If you walk in My statutes and keep My
commandments, and perform them, - 4 then I will give you rain in its season, the
land shall yield its produce, and the trees of
the field shall yield their fruit. - 5 Your threshing shall last till the time of
vintage and the vintage shall last till the time
of sowing you shall eat your bread to the full,
and dwell in your land safely. NKJV
75QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2224
- 24 "Son of man, say to her 'You are a land that
is not cleansed or rained on in the day of
indignation.' - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAND?
- WHY WAS THERE NO RAIN?
- WHAT DID THE LORD PROMISE THEM?
- READ DEUTERONOMY 1113-15
- 13 'And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My
commandments which I command you today, to love
the LORD your God and serve Him with all your
heart and with all your soul, - 14 Then I will give you the rain for your land
in its season, the early rain and the latter
rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new
wine, and your oil. - 15 And I will send grass in your fields for
your livestock, that you may eat and be filled.'
NKJV
76QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2224
- 24 "Son of man, say to her 'You are a land that
is not cleansed or rained on in the day of
indignation.' - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAND?
- WHY WAS THERE NO RAIN?
- WHAT DID THE LORD PROMISE THEM?
- READ DEUTERONOMY 2812
- 12 The LORD will open to you His good treasure,
the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its
season, and to bless all the work of your hand.
You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not
borrow. NKJV
77QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2224
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 24 "Son of man, say to her 'You are a land that
is not cleansed or rained on in the day of
indignation.' - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAND?
- WHY WAS THERE NO RAIN?
- WHAT DID ELIJAH SAY TO AHAB? WHY?
- READ 1 KINGS 171
- 1 Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of
Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD God of Israel
lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be
dew nor rain these years, except at my word."
NKJV
78QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2224
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 24 "Son of man, say to her 'You are a land that
is not cleansed or rained on in the day of
indignation.' - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAND?
- WHY WAS THERE NO RAIN?
- READ JEREMIAH 32-3
- 2 "Lift up your eyes to the desolate heights and
see - Where have you not lain with men? By the road you
have sat for them Like an Arabian in the
wilderness And you have polluted the land With
your harlotries and your wickedness. - 3 Therefore the showers have been withheld, And
there has been no latter rain. You have had a
harlot's forehead You refuse to be ashamed.
NKJV
79QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2224
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 24 "Son of man, say to her 'You are a land that
is not cleansed or rained on in the day of
indignation.' - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAND?
- WHY WAS THERE NO RAIN?
- READ JEREMIAH 143-4
- 3 Their nobles have sent their lads for water
They went to the cisterns and found no water.
They returned with their vessels empty They were
ashamed and confounded And covered their heads. - 4 Because the ground is parched, For there was
no rain in the land, The plowmen were ashamed
They covered their heads. NKJV
80QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2224
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 24 "Son of man, say to her 'You are a land that
is not cleansed or rained on in the day of
indignation.' - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAND?
- WHY WAS THERE NO RAIN?
- READ AMOS 47-8
- 7 "I also withheld rain from you, When there
were still three months to the harvest. I made it
rain on one city, I withheld rain from another
city. One part was rained upon, And where it did
not rain the part withered. - 8 So two or three cities wandered to another
city to drink water, But they were not satisfied
Yet you have not returned to Me, Says the LORD.
NKJV
81QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2224
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 24 "Son of man, say to her 'You are a land that
is not cleansed or rained on in the day of
indignation.' - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAND?
- WHY WAS THERE NO RAIN?
- WHY DID THE RAIN RETURN?
- READ JOEL 223-24
- 23 Be glad then, you children of Zion, And
rejoice in the LORD your God For He has given
you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause
the rain to come down for you - the former rain
And the latter rain in the first month. - 24 The threshing floors shall be full of wheat,
And the vats shall overflow with new wine and
oil. NKJV
82READ EZEKIEL 2225-26
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 25 The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is
like a roaring lion tearing the prey they have
devoured people they have taken treasure and
precious things they have made many widows in
her midst. - 26 Her priests have violated My law and profaned
My holy things they have not distinguished
between the holy and unholy, nor have they made
known the difference between the unclean and the
clean and they have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. - WHAT DID THE LORD ABOUT THEIR LEADERS?
83QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2225-26
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 25 The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is
like a roaring lion tearing the prey they have
devoured people they have taken treasure and
precious things they have made many widows in
her midst. - 26 Her priests have violated My law and profaned
My holy things they have not distinguished
between the holy and unholy, nor have they made
known the difference between the unclean and the
clean and they have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR PROPHETS?
- WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR PRIESTS?
- WHAT WERE THEY DOING?
84QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2225
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 25 The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is
like a roaring lion tearing the prey they have
devoured people they have taken treasure and
precious things they have made many widows in
her midst. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR PROPHETS?
- WHAT WERE THEY DOING?
- READ JEREMIAH 119-10
- 9 The LORD said to me, "A conspiracy has been
found among the men of Judah and among the
inhabitants of Jerusalem. - 10 They have turned back to the iniquities of
their forefathers who refused to hear My words,
and they have gone after other gods to serve
them the house of Israel and the house of Judah
have broken My covenant which I made with their
fathers." NKJV
85QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2225
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 25 The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is
like a roaring lion tearing the prey they have
devoured people they have taken treasure and
precious things they have made many widows in
her midst. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR PROPHETS?
- WHAT WERE THEY DOING?
- READ HOSEA 69-10
- 9 As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man, So
the company of priests murder on the way to
Shechem - Surely they commit lewdness.
- 10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of
Israel - There is the harlotry of Ephraim Israel is
defiled. NKJV
86QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2225
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 25 The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is
like a roaring lion tearing the prey they have
devoured people they have taken treasure and
precious things they have made many widows in
her midst. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR PROPHETS?
- WHAT WERE THEY DOING?
- READ ZEPHANIAH 33-4
- 3 Her princes in her midst are roaring lions
Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a
bone till morning. - 4 Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people
- Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They
have done violence to the law. NKJV
87QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2225
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 25 The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is
like a roaring lion tearing the prey they have
devoured people they have taken treasure and
precious things they have made many widows in
her midst. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR PROPHETS?
- WHAT WERE THEY DOING?
- WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT THEM?
- READ MATTHEW 2314
- 14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and
for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you
will receive greater condemnation. NKJV
88QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2225
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 25 The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is
like a roaring lion tearing the prey they have
devoured people they have taken treasure and
precious things they have made many widows in
her midst. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR PROPHETS?
- WHAT WERE THEY DOING?
- WHAT WILL THE LORD DO ABOUT IT?
- READ JEREMIAH 158
- 8 Their widows will be increased to Me more than
the sand of the seas I will bring against them,
Against the mother of the young men, A plunderer
at noonday I will cause anguish and terror to
fall on them suddenly. NKJV
89QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2226
- WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO AARON? WHY?
- READ LEVITICUS 109-11
- 9 "Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you,
nor your sons with you, when you go into the
tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be
a statute forever throughout your generations, - 10 that you may distinguish between holy and
unholy, and between unclean and clean, - 11 and that you may teach the children of Israel
all the statutes which the LORD has spoken to
them by the hand of Moses." NKJV
90QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2226
- 26 Her priests have violated My law and profaned
My holy things they have not distinguished
between the holy and unholy, nor have they made
known the difference between the unclean and the
clean and they have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR PRIESTS?
- READ ZEPHANIAH 34
- 4 Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people
- Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They
have done violence to the law. NKJV
91QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2226
- WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR PRIESTS?
- READ HOSEA 97-9
- 7 The days of punishment have come The days of
recompense have come. Israel knows! The prophet
is a fool, The spiritual man is insane, Because
of the greatness of your iniquity and great
enmity. - 8 The watchman of Ephraim is with my God But
the prophet is a fowler's snare in all his ways
Enmity in the house of his God. - 9 They are deeply corrupted, As in the days of
Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity He will
punish their sins. NKJV
92QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2226
- WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR PRIESTS?
- WHAT WILL THE LORD DO ABOUT IT?
- READ MALACHI 27-9
- 7 "For the lips of a priest should keep
knowledge, - And people should seek the law from his mouth
For he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. - 8 But you have departed from the way You have
caused many to stumble at the law. You have
corrupted the covenant of Levi, Says the LORD of
hosts. - 9 "Therefore I also have made you contemptible
and base Before all the people, Because you have
not kept My ways But have shown partiality in the
law." NKJV
93READ EZEKIEL 2227-28
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 27 Her princes in her midst are like wolves
tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy
people, and to get dishonest gain. - 28 Her prophets plastered them with un-tempered
mortar, seeing false visions, and divining lies
for them, saying, 'Thus says the Lord GOD,' when
the LORD had not spoken. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR PRINCES?
- PROPHETS?
94QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2227-28
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 27 Her princes in her midst are like wolves
tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy
people, and to get dishonest gain. - 28 Her prophets plastered them with un-tempered
mortar, seeing false visions, and divining lies
for them, saying, 'Thus says the Lord GOD,' when
the LORD had not spoken. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR PRINCES?
- WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR PROPHETS?
95QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2227
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 27 Her princes in her midst are like wolves
tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy
people, and to get dishonest gain. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR LEADERS?
- READ ISAIAH 123
- 23 Your princes are rebellious, And companions
of thieves Everyone loves bribes, And follows
after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
NKJV
96QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2227
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 27 Her princes in her midst are like wolves
tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy
people, and to get dishonest gain. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR LEADERS?
- READ JEREMIAH 122
- 2 You have planted them, yes, they have taken
root - They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in
their mouth But far from their mind. NKJV
97QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2227
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 27 Her princes in her midst are like wolves
tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy
people, and to get dishonest gain. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR LEADERS?
- WHAT DID THEY SAY ABOUT JEREMIAH?
- READ JEREMIAH 2610-11
- 10 When the princes of Judah heard these things,
they came up from the king's house to the house
of the LORD and sat down in the entry of the New
Gate of the LORDS house. - 11 And the priests and the prophets spoke to the
princes and all the people, saying, "This man
deserves to die! For he has prophesied against
this city, as you have heard with your ears."
NKJV
98QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2227
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 27 Her princes in her midst are like wolves
tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy
people, and to get dishonest gain. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR LEADERS?
- READ EZEKIEL 116-8
- 6 You have multiplied your slain in this city,
and you have filled its streets with the slain." - 7 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Your slain
whom you have laid in its midst, they are the
meat, and this city is the caldron but I shall
bring you out of the midst of it. NKJV
99QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2227
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- 27 Her princes in her midst are like wolves
tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy
people, and to get dishonest gain. - WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR LEADERS?
- READ MICAH 31-3
- 1 "Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of
the house of Israel Is it not for you to know
justice? - 2 You who hate good and love evil Who strip the
skin from My people, And the flesh from their
bones - 3 Who also eat the flesh of My people, Flay
their skin from them, Break their bones, And chop
them in pieces - Like meat for the pot, Like flesh in the
caldron." NKJV
100QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 2227
- ISRAEL'S WICKED LEADERS
- WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THEIR LEADERS?
- READ MICAH 39-12
- 9 Now hear this, You heads of the house of Jacob
- And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor
justice - And pervert all equity,
- 10 Who build up Zion wi