Ezekiel 7: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Ezekiel 7 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

Yahweh speaks to Israel, announcing an end to the land. He declares that He will judge the people according to their ways and reveal their abominations (vv. 1-4).

Key verse

“You, son of man, thus says the Lord Yahweh to the land of Israel, ‘An end! The end has come on the four corners of the land.”
Ezekiel 7:2 (WEB)

Outline

Ezekiel 7:1–4 The Declaration of Judgment
Ezekiel 7:5–10 The Certainty of Doom
Ezekiel 7:11–16 Consequences of Sin
Ezekiel 7:17–22 Despair Among the People
Ezekiel 7:23–27 The Finality of Judgment

Discussion questions

In v2, what does the Lord Yahweh declare about the 'four corners of the land'?
What will happen to the inhabitants of the land in v7 when the 'day is near'?
In vv. 19-20, how does the imagery of 'silver' and 'gold' convey the people's misplaced trust?
In v26, what does the phrase 'mischief will come on mischief' suggest about the state of Israel's society?
When have you felt the weight of your own 'abominations' as described in v4?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Ezekiel 7: Jeremiah 30, Amos 8, Zephaniah 1.

Before next time: read Ezekiel 8.