EZEKIEL Bible Study No.

4 Paphos 17 November 2005

Reading: Ezekiel 3:16-4:17

Subject: Warning to Israel.

Acted parables.

Questions

1. Ezekiel 3:16. What happened to Ezekiel a week after being called to be a

prophet?

2. Ezekiel 3:17-21. What did being a watchman involve? How does this apply
to us?

3. Ezekiel 3:22-23. What do we learn from the word ‘there’?

4. Ezekiel 3:23. What clearer statement about the glory of God is made here
(than in 1:28)? What effect did this have on Ezekiel?

5. Ezekiel 3:24-27. Why did the Spirit come to Ezekiel? List in detail what
happens to Ezekiel.

6. Although Ezekiel was very confined, how did the news spread and become
widely known?

7. Ezekiel 4:1-3. Describe this first acted parable and its meaning. Find two
other examples of acted parables in other books of the Old Testament.

8. Ezekiel 4:4-8. Describe this second acted parable. Investigate the meaning
of ‘you will bear their sin’.

9. Ezekiel 4:9-17. Describe the third acted parable. What lessons did it
convey?

10. How do you think Mrs. Ezekiel reacted to the home situation?