Free group study handout
Ezekiel 19: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Ezekiel 19 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
A lamentation is taken up for the princes of Israel. Their mother, described as a lioness, nurtured her cubs among lions (vv. 1-2).
Key verse
“and say, ‘What was your mother? A lioness. She couched among lions, in the middle of the young lions she nourished her cubs.”
Ezekiel 19:2 (WEB)
Outline
- Ezekiel 19:1–4 Lament for the princes of Israel
- Ezekiel 19:5–9 Downfall of the second cub
- Ezekiel 19:10–12 Symbolism of the vine
- Ezekiel 19:13–14 Desolation and lamentation
Discussion questions
- In v2, what does the metaphor of the lioness signify regarding Israel's leadership?
- What does the phrase 'he learned to catch the prey' in v6 suggest about the young lion?
- In v4, why is the young lion taken to Egypt, and what does this mean for Israel?
- In v12, what does the description of the vine being 'plucked up in fury' indicate about God's feelings toward Israel?
- When have you seen leadership lead to destruction, as described in v8 with the nations attacking?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Ezekiel 19: Psalm 1, Jeremiah 22, 2 Chronicles 36.
Before next time: read Ezekiel 20.