Free group study handout
Ezekiel 48: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Ezekiel 48 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
The distribution of tribal lands begins with Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, Reuben, and Judah, each receiving one portion (vv. 1-7). An offering of twenty-five thousand reeds in length and ten thousand in width is designated for Yahweh, with the sanctuary at its center (vv.
Key verse
“It shall be eighteen thousand reeds around: and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘Yahweh is there.’
Ezekiel 48:35 (WEB)
Outline
- Ezekiel 48:1–8 Distribution of Tribal Lands
- Ezekiel 48:9–14 The Holy Offering
- Ezekiel 48:15–20 Common Land and City Structure
- Ezekiel 48:21–22 Provisions for the Prince
- Ezekiel 48:23–29 Final Allotments to Remaining Tribes
- Ezekiel 48:30–35 City Gates and Divine Presence
Discussion questions
- What does 'the city' represent in v15?
- In v21, what is specified about 'the prince' and his portions?
- The designation 'holy offering' in vv. 9-10: what does it indicate about the land's use?
- The phrase 'Yahweh is there' at the end of v35: how does it connect to the identity of the city?
- When have you felt a strong sense of identity, like the tribes finding their place in this new land?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Ezekiel 48: Revelation 21, Ezekiel 45, Ezekiel 47.
Before next time: read Daniel 1.