Jensens survey of the old testament adam 217
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Actually, the rst three chapters could be
considered a separate introductory division
in the book, recording the call and
commission of Ezekiel. But since the
commission of Ezekiel involved pronouncing
the judgment of captivity, these three
chapters may rightly be placed in the large
division called “Fate of Judah.”
9. There is a turning point in the book,
made up of two parts. (See bottom of the
chart.) At 24:2, Ezekiel is informed by God
that the king of Babylon has begun the siege
against Jerusalem. At 33:21, the actual
turning point, Ezekiel learns from a
messenger that the city has fallen. Up to
24:2, Ezekiel’s message is mainly “The city
shall be destroyed.” After 33:21, Ezekiel
looks to the next prophetic peak, and
prophesies, “The city shall be restored.” It is
at chapter 24 that the prophet learns that
when Jerusalem falls, his tongue will be
loosed to speak a new message of hope; and
people, sobered by the reality of Jerusalem’s
destruction, will begin to give him a
hearing. (Read 24:25-27.)
10. The middle section (chaps. 25-32)
concerns the foreign nations. At rst glance
this may appear to be out of place in the
outline of the book. Considering the broad
context noted above, show how this section
is very appropriately located here. Is
restoration promised any of these Gentile
nations?
11. If the book of Ezekiel were divided
into two main parts, the division would then
be at chapter 33. Note the outline “Jehovah
Not There”; “Jehovah There.” In the rst
division, God is represented as leaving the
city (chaps. 10-11); in the last division, He is
shown as returning (43:1-5), and remaining
(48:35). Note how chapters 10 and 11
depict God as withdrawing gradually and
reluctantly. At 10:4, He is standing over the
threshold of His house. At 10:18, He moves
and stands over the cherubim; at 10:19, He
is at the door of the east gate. Finally, at
11:22-23, He pauses again upon the Mount
of Olives east of Jerusalem, as though
bidding a last farewell to the city where He
had set His name.
12. Study the outline which breaks down
the large divisions into smaller sections (Call
and Commission; Judgment Foretold; and
so. forth). Compare these groupings with
those which you observed in your earlier
study. Make a note of these sections in your
Bible.
13. A few comments may be made here
concerning the last division of the book
“Restoration to Come” (chaps. 33-48). This
division has two distinct sections: the rst
consists
of seven chapters, dealing
principally with prophecies anticipating the
nal restoration of Israel; the second
consists of nine chapters, dealing with Israel
in the land, especially with reference to the
Temple.
14. Notice especially the shepherd chapter
(chap. 34), and compare it with the
shepherd psalm (Psalm 23) and the
shepherd chapter in John (chap. 10). Read
carefully 36:16-23 and observe that Ezekiel
agrees with all the prophets, from Moses
onward, that Israel’s restoration is not to be
because of anything in themselves but for
the glory of God’s great name, and to
convince all mankind of the same thing, that
His judgments shall make manifest that “I
am the LORD.”
15. The last vision which Ezekiel sees is of
the restored Temple (chaps. 40-48). The
