Ezekiel 24

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Dates in Ezekiel

1:2

8:1

20:1

24:1

26:1

29:1

29:17

July 593

September 592

August 591

15 January 588

587

December 588

April 571

30:20

31:1

32:1

32:17

33:21

40:1

March 587

May 587

February 585

March 585

January 585

April 573

I am the Lord. I have spoken; it shall come to pass; I will do it. I will not go back. I will not spare; I will not relent;

according to your ways and your deeds you will be judged, declares the Lord God.

two great losses

Oracles against nations

Ezekiel 25 – 325

What are the remedies?

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Ezekiel 33

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Dates in Ezekiel

1:2

8:1

20:1

24:1

26:1

29:1

29:17

July 593

September 592

August 591

15 January 588

587

December 588

April 571

30:20

31:1

32:1

32:17

33:21

40:1

March 587

May 587

February 585

March 585

January 585

April 573

•Renewal of Ezekiel’s call (33:1–20)

•The fall of Jerusalem announced (21–33)

new awareness of situation

v. 10

Our offences and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?

Ezekiel 33:10

RESTORATION

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Restoration

DeathDeathResurre

ction

Ezekiel 34

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Why do you think Ezekiel includes this at this point?

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A new shepherd

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‘I will rescue my flock’ (10)

‘I myself will search for my sheep’ (11)

‘I will look after my sheep’ (11,12)

‘I will bring them . . . gather them’ (13)

‘I will pasture them . . . tend them . . . make them lie down’ (13–15)

‘I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak . . . ’ (16)

I will be with them (30)

I will save my flock, and they will no longer be plundered. I will judge between one sheep and another. I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd. I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among them. I the LORD have spoken.

Ezekiel 34:22–24

A new Davidic King

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•Life

•Health

•Abundance

•Prosperity

•Security

•Respect

Covenant blessings

Ezekiel 35

24

vindication of Judah

Ezekiel 36

26

It is not for your sake . . . that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned.

Ezekiel 36:22

I will show the holiness of my great name . . . the name you have profaned among the nations. Then all the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.

Ezekiel 36:23

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A new heart30

I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you form all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:25–26

I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. You will be my people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 36:27–28

A new covenant 33

covenant with Abraham

covenant with Moses

covenant with David

eternal covenant

A new land(new creation)

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Ezekiel 37

39

Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.

Ezekiel 37:11

uncleannesshorror

destruction

A new life

42

Hope is found only in the will of God

I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. . . . My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. Then the nations will know that I the LORD make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them for ever.

37:26–28

‘The time is coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them,’ declares the LORD. . . .

. . . This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.’

Jeremiah 31:31-33

A new unity

47

Judah and Israel reunified

faithful remnant from Israel

includes Gentiles

What is he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory – even us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles? As he says in Hosea, ‘I will call them “my people” who are not my people,’ and I will call her “my loved one”, who is not my loved one.

Romans 9:23–25

“not my people” = Gentiles

New life for the nations

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A new security54

Ezekiel 38–39

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handling symbolism

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humility

imagination

context

pastoral concern

main point

numbers

Above all else, this complex divine speech expresses Yahweh’s determination once and for all to reveal to the nations his holiness, and to his own people his covenant loyalty.

Daniel Block

Part 1: The defeat of Gog

Part 2: The disposal of Gog

Who is Gog?

descendants of Gyges of Lydia

hypothetical enemies

Ezekiel 40–48

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A new temple

70

Dates in Ezekiel

1:2

8:1

20:1

24:1

26:1

29:1

29:17

July 593

September 592

August 591

15 January 588

587

December 588

April 571

30:20

31:1

32:1

32:17

33:21

40:1

March 587

May 587

February 585

March 585

January 585

April 573

Ezekiel 40–48

40:1 – 42:20

43:1–12

43:13 – 46:24

47:1 – 48:35

Description of the temple

God’s glory returns

Restoration of religious life

A renewed land

Detailed instructions for a new temple

Ezekiel 40–42

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Although I have scattered you in the countries of the world, I will be a sanctuary for you during your time in exile.

Ezekiel 11:16

I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my sanctuary among them forever. My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever.

Ezekiel 37:26–27

second temple?

Jesus the perfect temple

Jesus the river of life

Jesus the perfect sacrifice

Jesus the perfect priest

Jesus the glory of God

What is the underlying message about God

and humanity?

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Fulfilment

NewTestament

Promise

OldTestament

A new land(new creation)

84

New covenant

85

New life for the nations

86

New creation

87

New king

88

Look! God’s dwelling-place is now among people. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. He was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new!’

Revelation 21:3