Ezekiel 11: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Ezekiel 11 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

The Spirit brings Ezekiel to the east gate of Yahweh’s house, where he sees twenty-five men, including Jaazaniah and Pelatiah, who are leading iniquity (vv. 1-4). Yahweh instructs Ezekiel to prophesy against them, knowing their thoughts and the violence in the city.

Key verse

“I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh;”
Ezekiel 11:19 (WEB)

Outline

Ezekiel 11:1–4 Corrupt Leadership Revealed
Ezekiel 11:5–12 Judgment Pronounced
Ezekiel 11:13–15 Ezekiel's Intercession
Ezekiel 11:16–20 Promise of Restoration
Ezekiel 11:21–23 Judgment for the Wicked
Ezekiel 11:24–25 Vision Concludes

Discussion questions

In v2, who does God identify as the men who devise iniquity?
What do the leaders in v3 mean by saying, 'This is the cauldron, and we are the meat'?
In v13, why does Ezekiel cry out after Pelatiah dies?
In v19, what does it mean to have a 'new spirit' and a 'heart of flesh'?
When have you felt like a leader who misguides others, similar to those in v2?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Ezekiel 11: Psalm 51, 2 Corinthians 5, Hebrews 8.

Before next time: read Ezekiel 12.