Ezekiel 10: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Ezekiel 10 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

Ezekiel sees a vision of God's glory above the cherubim, resembling a throne made of sapphire (vv. 1-2). A man clothed in linen is commanded to gather coals of fire from between the cherubim and scatter them over the city (vv.

Key verse

“Yahweh’s glory went out from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.”
Ezekiel 10:18 (WEB)

Outline

Ezekiel 10:1–2 The Vision of God's Glory
Ezekiel 10:3–4 The Command to Scatter Coals
Ezekiel 10:5–7 The Movement of the Cherubim
Ezekiel 10:8–12 Description of the Cherubim and Wheels
Ezekiel 10:13–19 The Departure of God's Glory
Ezekiel 10:20–22 Recognition of the Cherubim

Discussion questions

In v2, what is the man clothed in 'linen' commanded to do?
What do the 'cherubim' do in v19 as they depart from the temple?
In v4, why does Yahweh's glory move from the threshold of the house?
In v14, what does the description of the 'four faces' signify about the cherubim?
When have you felt a sense of judgment or 'purification' in your own life?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Ezekiel 10: Ezekiel 1, Revelation 4, Ezekiel 43.

Before next time: read Ezekiel 11.