Free group study handout
Ezekiel 27: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Ezekiel 27 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
Yahweh tells Ezekiel to lament over Tyre, a city by the sea known for its beauty. Tyre has said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ Its builders used cypress, cedar, and ivory for ships and their parts (vv.
Key verse
“Your rowers have brought you into great waters. The east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas.”
Ezekiel 27:26 (WEB)
Outline
- Ezekiel 27:1–2 Introduction of the Lamentation
- Ezekiel 27:3–9 Description of Tyre's Glory
- Ezekiel 27:10–17 Tyre's Trade Partners
- Ezekiel 27:18–25 The Magnificence of Tyre's Merchandise
- Ezekiel 27:26–34 The Fall of Tyre
- Ezekiel 27:35–36 Final Reaction to Tyre's Demise
Discussion questions
- In v25, what are the 'ships of Tarshish' described as for Tyre?
- What materials are mentioned in v8 that relate to Tyre’s maritime activities?
- In vv. 32-33, why do the people lament that Tyre has been brought to silence?
- In v27, what does it mean when the text says Tyre's men of war will 'fall into the heart of the seas'?
- When have you experienced a time like Tyre's downfall, where pride led to unexpected loss?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Ezekiel 27: Genesis 10, Ezekiel 26, Revelation 18.
Before next time: read Ezekiel 28.