Ezekiel 45: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Ezekiel 45 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

Yahweh instructs the people on dividing the holy land. The land is to be measured at twenty-five thousand reeds long and ten thousand wide. A holy section will be reserved for priests and the sanctuary (vv.

Key verse

“You shall have just balances, a just ephah, and a just bath.”
Ezekiel 45:10 (WEB)

Outline

Ezekiel 45:1–4 Dividing the Holy Land
Ezekiel 45:5–6 Land for Levites and City
Ezekiel 45:7–8 Role of the Prince
Ezekiel 45:9–12 Call for Justice
Ezekiel 45:13–17 Offerings and Atonement
Ezekiel 45:18–20 Cleansing and Atonement Rituals
Ezekiel 45:21–25 Feasts and Religious Observances

Discussion questions

In v2, what are the dimensions of the 'holy place' for the sanctuary?
In v8, why is the land to be given to the house of Israel 'according to their tribes'?
The phrase 'my princes shall no more oppress my people' in v8: what does this suggest about previous leadership?
In v10, what does it mean to have 'just balances' in the context of economic exchanges?
When have you seen a leader or authority act with 'justice and righteousness' like in v9?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Ezekiel 45: Ezekiel 48, Ezekiel 46, Ezekiel 43.

Before next time: read Ezekiel 46.