Free group study handout
Ezekiel 42: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Ezekiel 42 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
Ezekiel is brought out into the outer court and shown the north chambers (vv. 1-5). These rooms are part of a structure opposite the holy area.
Key verse
“Then he said to me, “The north rooms and the south rooms, which are before the separate place, are the holy rooms, where the priests who are near to Yahweh shall eat the most holy things. There they shall lay the most holy things, with the meal offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.”
Ezekiel 42:13 (WEB)
Outline
- Ezekiel 42:1–5 Description of the North Chambers
- Ezekiel 42:6–10 Functions of the Chambers
- Ezekiel 42:11–14 Holy Chambers for Priests
- Ezekiel 42:15–19 Measuring the Temple Area
- Ezekiel 42:20 Separation of Sacred and Common
Discussion questions
- In v5, why are the upper rooms described as 'shorter' than the lower and middle rooms?
- What do the 'holy rooms' in v13 provide for the priests serving Yahweh?
- The separation between the 'holy' and 'common' in v20: what does this indicate about the nature of worship?
- In v14, why do the priests need to change their garments before approaching the people?
- When have you experienced a time that required 'holiness' in your own approach to a situation?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Ezekiel 42: Ezekiel 41, Ezekiel 40, Leviticus 10.
Before next time: read Ezekiel 43.