Free group study handout
Ezekiel 40: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Ezekiel 40 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
In the twenty-fifth year of captivity, Ezekiel receives a vision from Yahweh that brings him to a high mountain where he sees a city (vv. 1-2). A man with a line of flax and a measuring reed instructs Ezekiel to observe and declare what he sees to Israel (vv.
Key verse
“In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me down on a very high mountain, whereon was as it were the frame of a city on the south.”
Ezekiel 40:2 (WEB)
Outline
- Ezekiel 40:1–4 Ezekiel's Vision Begins
- Ezekiel 40:5–11 Measurements of the Outer Wall
- Ezekiel 40:12–22 Details of the Eastern Gate
- Ezekiel 40:23–29 Northern and Southern Gates
- Ezekiel 40:30–44 Inner Court and Sacrifices
- Ezekiel 40:45–49 Porch of the House
Discussion questions
- In v6, what is the width of the threshold of the gate?
- What do the 'palm trees' in v16 symbolize in the temple's design?
- Ezekiel's vision of the 'inner court' in v28: what might it indicate about God's presence?
- The measurements in vv. 8-11: how do they connect to the idea of divine order?
- When have you felt a need for 'order' in your own worship or prayer life?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Ezekiel 40: Ezekiel 42, Ezekiel 41, Ezekiel 44.
Before next time: read Ezekiel 41.