Jensens survey of the old testament adam 219
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Messianic ful llment, when Israel would be
reestablished in the millennial Kingdom, and
Christ would sit on David’s throne. All the
bright promises given to the nation could be
fulfilled only in Christ, Israel’s Messiah.
E. OTHER SUBJECTS
The following list identi es more of the
prominent subjects of Ezekiel:
Attributes of God: His glory, sovereignty,
name, holiness, justice, mercy
Man: individual responsibility, corrupt heart
Israel: idolatry, judgment, elect nation, hope
Gentile nations: accountability, judgment
Last days: restored kingdom
VI. KEY WORDS AND VERSES
Here are some of the outstanding phrases
of Ezekiel:
“Son of man” appears over ninety times in
Ezekiel. The prophet is the one so
designated. The title was symbolic of
Ezekiel’s identity with the people to
whom he was sent, even as Jesus, the
Son of man, was so identified. This title
was Jesus’ favorite title of Himself. (It
appears almost ninety times in the
gospels.) Ezekiel has been called “The
other Son of man.”
“The word of the LORD came unto me”
appears forty-nine times.
“Glory of the God of Israel” or “glory of the
LORD” appears eleven times in the first
eleven chapters.
“LORD God” appears over two hundred times.
“I shall be sanctified through you” (or
equivalent phrases) appears six times.
Read 20:41; 28:22, 25; 36:23; 38:16;
39:27.
“The hand of the LORD was upon me” (or
similar phrases) appears seven times:
1:3; 3:14, 22; 8:1; 33:22; 37:1; 40:1.
VII. APPLICATIONS
1. What does the book of Ezekiel teach
about God, glory, righteousness, sin,
judgment, mercy, restoration?
2. What spiritual lessons can be learned
from the life and ministry of the prophet
Ezekiel?
3. What should prophecies of Israel’s
future restoration do for Christians today?
Will Israel’s restoration take place before or
after the rapture of the Church?
4. Underlying the prophecies of Israel’s
restoration are the general grand truths
about God and His ways with all His
children. Anton T. Pearson suggests how
these general principles apply to the Church.
Evaluate his words:
The Christian Church, all through her
history, draws from these chapters, not
minute allegorical or typological
details of her life, but the broad
general principle of God’s presence
with his people and the fructifying
power of his Holy Spirit. They point
the Church, especially in their
adaptation in Rev 21:22, to the
consummation awaiting God’s people
at the parousia (second coming) of his
Son, who has prepared abiding places
for his own in the Father’s house. They
remind the Church of her pilgrim
character in this world, that she looks
for “new heavens and a new earth
wherein dwelleth righteousness” (II Pet
3:13).9
VIII. FURTHER STUDY
1. Other men of God saw visions of God
(theophanies), but Ezekiel’s vision of 1:4-28
