Ezekiel 26: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Ezekiel 26 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

Yahweh speaks an oracle against Tyre, which has boasted over Jerusalem's ruin (vv. 1-2). The Lord declares that He will bring many nations against Tyre, leading to its downfall (v. 3). Tyre's walls and towers will be destroyed. The city will be made a bare rock, a place for spreading nets (vv. 4-5). Many will die by the sword, and they will know that Yahweh is the Lord (v. 6).

Key verse

“They will make a plunder of your riches, and make a prey of your merchandise. They will break down your walls, and destroy your pleasant houses. They will lay your stones, your timber, and your dust in the middle of the waters.”
Ezekiel 26:12 (WEB)

Outline

Ezekiel 26:1–2 The Oracle Against Tyre
Ezekiel 26:3–6 Divine Judgment Declared
Ezekiel 26:7–12 Nebuchadnezzar's Siege Predicted
Ezekiel 26:13–14 Loss of Joy and Beauty
Ezekiel 26:15–18 Reactions to Tyre’s Fall
Ezekiel 26:19–21 Final Desolation

Discussion questions

In v2, what does Tyre say about Jerusalem that prompts God's judgment?
What fate does God declare will come upon Tyre in v5?
In vv. 7-8, why does God specify Nebuchadnezzar's methods against Tyre?
In v21, what does the phrase 'you will no more have any being' imply about Tyre's future?
When have you celebrated a setback for someone else, as Tyre did with Jerusalem?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Ezekiel 26: Ezekiel 27, Isaiah 23, Ezekiel 32.

Before next time: read Ezekiel 27.