Ezekiel Flashcards
Where did Ezekiel receive the word of God?
Kebar River
Ezekiel 1:3
Which one is NOT one of the images of the creatures that Ezekiel saw by the Kebar River?
a) Lion
b) Bear
c) Ox
d) Eagle
B)
Ezekiel 1
What does the “rod” symbolize in this text?
“The day is here! It has come! Doom has burst forth, the rod has budded, arrogance has blossomed! Violence has grown into a rod to punish wickedness; none of the people will be left, none of that crowd—no wealth, nothing of value…”
Ezekiel 7:10-11
Babylon
Rod in Isaiah = Assyria
Rod in Ezekiel = Babylon
Which chapter in the book of Ezekiel records this passage?
“You have profaned me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and have spared those who should not live…”
a) chapter 10
b) chapter 11
c) chapter 12
d) chapter 13
D) Ezekiel 13:19
“False Prophets Condemned”
Fill in the blanks, based on Ezekiel 18:19-20.
“Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live. The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The _______ of the
righteous man will be credited to him, and the _______ of the wicked will be charged against him…”
a) work, transgression
b) righteousness, wickedness
c) wisdom, fool
B)
What does Ezekiel 18:19-20 mean?
“The Soul Who Sins Shall Die”
a) the descendents will pay for the sins of their fathers.
b) Each person has to be responsible for his/her own behavior.
c) Even though the fool’s ways may come through now, it was not the case in the past.
d) The evil will face the consequence of their behavior; but the righteous will not face the consequence of their behavior.
B)
Write down the names of two adulterous sisters that represent Samaria and Jerusalem according to Ezekiel 23.
Oholah & Oholibah
Ezekiel 23:1-4
According to Ezekiel 37, what did Ezekiel experience after he saw the vision of dry bones?
a) Joining two sticks to make one
b) Eating food with shivering
c) Anguishing in sorrow to a point of losing his hair
d) Throwing his cloak into the Euphrates River
A) Joining two sticks to make one
Ezekiel 37:15-23
“The Valley of Dry Bones” —> “I Will Be their God; They Shall Be My People”
Why did God tell Ezekiel to shut the outer gate of the sanctuary, the one facing east, that “it must not be opened; no one may enter through it”?
Ezekiel 44:1-2
a) The Lord entered through the gate
b) The Lord exited through the gate
c) The sun light comes through the gate from the east
d) The danger due to the slope of the gate adjacent to the valley
A)
“for the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it…”
