Transcript EZEKIEL CHAPTER-TWENTY-ONE PROPHET - DATE JONAH (825-785BC)? JOEL (800BC)? HOSEA (785-725BC)? MICAH (785-710BC)? AMOS (784BC)? ISAIAH (701-681BC)? NAHUM (700BC)? ZEPHANIAH (630BC)? JEREMIAH (629-588BC)? DANIEL (606-534BC)? HABAKKUK (598BC)? EZEKIEL (597-573BC)? OBADIAH (588-562BC)? EZRA (536-456BC)? HAGGAI (532-512BC)? ZECHARIAH (520-475BC)? ESTHER (485-465BC)? NEHEMIAH (465-424BC)? MALACHI (420-397BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER (745-727BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) (726-698BC)? SHALMANESER (727-722BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB (705-681BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE BELSHAZZAR CYRUS BABYLON DESTROYED DARIUS (605-562BC)? (597-586BC)? (586BC)? (541-523BC)? (559-529BC)? (536BC)? (511-475BC)?

EZEKIEL CHAPTER-TWENTY-ONE
PROPHET - DATE
JONAH
(825-785BC)?
JOEL
(800BC)?
HOSEA
(785-725BC)?
MICAH
(785-710BC)?
AMOS
(784BC)?
ISAIAH
(701-681BC)?
NAHUM
(700BC)?
ZEPHANIAH
(630BC)?
JEREMIAH
(629-588BC)?
DANIEL
(606-534BC)?
HABAKKUK
(598BC)?
EZEKIEL
(597-573BC)?
OBADIAH
(588-562BC)?
EZRA
(536-456BC)?
HAGGAI
(532-512BC)?
ZECHARIAH
(520-475BC)?
ESTHER
(485-465BC)?
NEHEMIAH
(465-424BC)?
MALACHI
(420-397BC)?
KING / EVENT - DATE
TIGLATH-PILESER
(745-727BC)?
HEZEKIAH (JUDAH)
(726-698BC)?
SHALMANESER
(727-722BC)?
ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)?
SENNACHERIB
(705-681BC)?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR
ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH)
JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE
BELSHAZZAR
CYRUS
BABYLON DESTROYED
DARIUS
(605-562BC)?
(597-586BC)?
(586BC)?
(541-523BC)?
(559-529BC)?
(536BC)?
(511-475BC)?
OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER-TWENTY-ONE
DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM & JUDEA
V. 2-7
SHARP SWORD IS MADE READY
V. 8-17
DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM
V. 18-24
DESTRUCTION OF ZEDEKIAH
V. 25-27
DESTRUCTION OF THE AMMONITES
V. 28-32
READ:
1
EZEKIEL 21:1-3
BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2
"Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem,
preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the
land of Israel;
3
and say to the land of Israel, 'Thus says the LORD:
"Behold, I am against you, and I will draw My sword out
of its sheath and cut off both righteous and wicked from
you.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:1-3
BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD
1
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2
"Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem,
preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the
land of Israel;
3
and say to the land of Israel, 'Thus says the LORD:
"Behold, I am against you, and I will draw My sword out
of its sheath and cut off both righteous and wicked from
you.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?
WHO WILL THE LORD CUT OFF?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:2
2
"Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem,
preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the
land of Israel;
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?
READ:
EZEKIEL 16:2-3
2
"Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her
abominations,
3
and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD to Jerusalem:
"Your birth and your nativity are from the land of Canaan;
your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. “
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:2
2
"Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem,
preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the
land of Israel;
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?
READ:
HOSEA 4:1-2
1
Hear the word of the LORD, You children of Israel,
For the LORD brings a charge against the inhabitants of
the land: "There is no truth or mercy Or knowledge of
God in the land.
2
By swearing and lying, Killing and stealing and
committing adultery, They break all restraint, With
bloodshed upon bloodshed. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:2
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?
READ:
NAHUM 3:1
1
Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and
robbery. Its victim never departs.
NKJV
READ:
HABAKKUK 2:12-13
12
Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed,
Who establishes a city by iniquity!
13
Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts That the
peoples labor to feed the fire, And nations weary
themselves in vain?
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:3
3
and say to the land of Israel, 'Thus says the LORD:
"Behold, I am against you, and I will draw My sword out
of its sheath and cut off both righteous and wicked from
you.
WILL THE LORD CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS?
READ:
GENESIS 18:23-25
23
Abraham came near and said, "Would You also
destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24
Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city;
would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the
fifty righteous that were in it?
25
Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to
slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous
should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the
Judge of all the earth do right?"
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:3
3
and say to the land of Israel, 'Thus says the LORD:
"Behold, I am against you, and I will draw My sword out
of its sheath and cut off both righteous and wicked from
you.
WILL THE LORD CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS?
READ:
EZEKIEL 9:3-4
3
Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up
from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of
the temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen,
who had the writer's inkhorn at his side;
4
and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst
of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a
mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over
all the abominations that are done within it.“
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:3
3
and say to the land of Israel, 'Thus says the LORD:
"Behold, I am against you, and I will draw My sword out
of its sheath and cut off both righteous and wicked from
you.
WILL THE LORD CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS?
READ:
EZEKIEL 18:4-9
4
"Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father
As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins
shall die.
5
But if a man is just And does what is lawful and
right;
9
If he has walked in My statutes And kept My
judgments faithfully — He is just; He shall surely live!"
Says the Lord GOD. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:3
3
and say to the land of Israel, 'Thus says the LORD:
"Behold, I am against you, and I will draw My sword out
of its sheath and cut off both righteous and wicked from
you.
WILL THE LORD CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SANCTUARY?
READ:
PSALMS 74:7-8
7
They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have
defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.
8
They said in their hearts, "Let us destroy them
altogether.“ They have burned up all the meeting places
of God in the land.
NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 21:4-5
BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD
4
Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked
from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath
against all flesh from south to north,
5
that all flesh may know that I, the LORD, have
drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return
anymore."‘
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:4-5
BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD
4
Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked
from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath
against all flesh from south to north,
5
that all flesh may know that I, the LORD, have
drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return
anymore."‘
WHY CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS & THE WICKED?
WHAT WILL ALL FLESH KNOW?
WHY?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:4
4
Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked
from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath
against all flesh from south to north,
WHY CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS & THE WICKED?
READ:
LEVITICUS 26:23-25
23
'And if by these things you are not reformed by Me,
but walk contrary to Me,
24
then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will
punish you yet seven times for your sins.
25
And I will bring a sword against you that will
execute the vengeance of the covenant; when you are
gathered together within your cities I will send pestilence
among you; and you shall be delivered into the hand of
the enemy. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:4
4
Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked
from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath
against all flesh from south to north,
WHY CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS & THE WICKED?
READ:
2 SAMUEL 11:24-25
24
The archers shot from the wall at your servants;
and some of the king's servants are dead, and your
servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also."
25
Then David said to the messenger, "Thus you shall
say to Joab: 'Do not let this thing displease you, for the
sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your
attack against the city, and overthrow it.' So encourage
him." NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:4
WHY CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS & THE WICKED?
WHAT DID SOLOMON SAY?
WHY?
READ:
ECCLESIASTES 9:2
2
All things come alike to all: One event happens to
the righteous and the wicked; To the good, the clean, and
the unclean; To him who sacrifices and him who does not
sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; He who takes
an oath as he who fears an oath. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:4
WHY CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS & THE WICKED?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE RIGHTEOUS?
READ:
JEREMIAH 24:5-7
5
Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Like these
good figs, so will I acknowledge those who are carried
away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this
place for their own good, into the land of the Chaldeans.
6
For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will
bring them back to this land; I will build them and not pull
them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up.
7
Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am
the LORD; and they shall be My people, and I will be their
God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:4
WHY CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS & THE WICKED?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE RIGHTEOUS?
READ:
JEREMIAH 25:27-29
27 "Therefore you shall say to them, 'Thus says the
LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Drink, be drunk, and
vomit! Fall and rise no more, because of the sword which
I will send among you."'
28
And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup from
your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, 'Thus
says the LORD of hosts: "You shall certainly drink!
29
For behold, I begin to bring calamity on the city
which is called by My name, and should you be utterly
unpunished? You shall not be unpunished, for I will call
for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth," says the
LORD of hosts.' NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:5
5
that all flesh may know that I, the LORD, have
drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return
anymore."‘
WHAT WILL ALL FLESH KNOW?
WHY?
READ:
ISAIAH 14:5-6
5
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The
scepter of the rulers;
6
He who struck the people in wrath with a continual
stroke, He who ruled the nations in anger, Is persecuted
and no one hinders.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:5
5
that all flesh may know that I, the LORD, have
drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return
anymore."‘
WHAT WILL ALL FLESH KNOW?
WHY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 30:5-6
5
"For thus says the LORD: 'We have heard a voice
of trembling, Of fear, and not of peace.
6
Ask now, and see, Whether a man is ever in labor
with child? So why do I see every man with his hands on
his loins Like a woman in labor, And all faces turned
pale? NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:5
5
that all flesh may know that I, the LORD, have
drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return
anymore."‘
WHAT WILL ALL FLESH KNOW?
WHY?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
READ:
NAHUM 1:9
9
What do you conspire against the LORD? He will
make an utter end of it. Affliction will not rise up a second
time. NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 21:6-7
BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD
6
Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart,
and sigh with bitterness before their eyes.
7
And it shall be when they say to you, 'Why are you
sighing?' that you shall answer, 'Because of the news;
when it comes, every heart will melt, all hands will be
feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as
water. Behold, it is coming and shall be brought to pass,'
says the Lord GOD.“
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:6-7
6
Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart,
and sigh with bitterness before their eyes.
7
And it shall be when they say to you, 'Why are you
sighing?' that you shall answer, 'Because of the news;
when it comes, every heart will melt, all hands will be
feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as
water. Behold, it is coming and shall be brought to pass,'
says the Lord GOD."
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHAT WILL THE PEOPLE SAY?
HOW WILL EZEKIEL RESPOND?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PEOPLE?
WHY?
WHY?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:6
6
Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart,
and sigh with bitterness before their eyes.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHY?
WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY?
WHY?
READ:
ISAIAH 22:3-4
3
All your rulers have fled together; They are
captured by the archers. All who are found in you are
bound together; They have fled from afar.
4
Therefore I said, "Look away from me, I will weep
bitterly; Do not labor to comfort me Because of the
plundering of the daughter of my people." NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:6
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHY?
WHAT DID SEE?
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL THIS MAN TO DO?
WHY?
READ:
EZEKIEL 9:3-4
3
Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up
from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of
the temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen,
who had the writer's inkhorn at his side;
4
and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst
of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a
mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over
all the abominations that are done within it."
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:7
7
And it shall be when they say to you, 'Why are you
sighing?' that you shall answer, 'Because of the news;
when it comes, every heart will melt, all hands will be
feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as
water. Behold, it is coming and shall be brought to pass,'
says the Lord GOD."
WHAT WILL THE PEOPLE SAY?
HOW WILL EZEKIEL RESPOND?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PEOPLE?
WHY?
DID THE LORD WARN ISRAEL WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?
READ:
LEVITICUS 26:36-37
WHAT HAPPENED AT AI?
WHY?
READ:
JOSHUA 7:2-5
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:7
7
'Because of the news; when it comes, every heart
will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint,
and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming
and shall be brought to pass,' says the Lord GOD."
DID THE LORD WARN ISRAEL WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?
READ:
LEVITICUS 26:36-37
36
'And as for those of you who are left, I will send
faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies;
the sound of a shaken leaf shall cause them to flee; they
shall flee as though fleeing from a sword, and they shall
fall when no one pursues.
37
They shall stumble over one another, as it were
before a sword, when no one pursues; and you shall
have no power to stand before your enemies.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:7
WHAT HAPPEN AT AI?
WHY?
READ:
JOSHUA 7:2-5
3
And they returned to Joshua and said to him, "Do
not let all the people go up, but let about two or three
thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not weary all the
people there, for the people of Ai are few."
4
So about three thousand men went up there from
the people, but they fled before the men of Ai.
5
And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six
men, for they chased them from before the gate as far as
Shebarim, and struck them down on the descent;
therefore the hearts of the people melted and became like
water.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:7
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PEOPLE?
WHAT HAPPENED TO BELSHAZZAR?
WHY?
READ:
DANIEL 5:5-6
5
In the same hour the fingers of a man's hand
appeared and wrote opposite the lamp-stand on the
plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw
the part of the hand that wrote.
6
Then the king's countenance changed, and his
thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were
loosened and his knees knocked against each other.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:7
7
'Because of the news; when it comes, every heart
will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint,
and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming
and shall be brought to pass,' says the Lord GOD."
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PEOPLE?
WHY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 47:2
2
Thus says the LORD: "Behold, waters rise out of
the north, And shall be an overflowing flood; They shall
overflow the land and all that is in it, The city and those
who dwell within; Then the men shall cry, And all the
inhabitants of the land shall wail.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:7
7
'Because of the news; when it comes, every heart
will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint,
and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming
and shall be brought to pass,' says the Lord GOD."
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PEOPLE?
WHY?
READ:
EZEKIEL 7:16-18
16
Those who survive will escape and be on the
mountains like doves of the valleys, All of them
mourning, Each for his iniquity.
17
Every hand will be feeble, And every knee will be
as weak as water.
18
They will also be girded with sackcloth; Horror will
cover them; Shame will be on every face, Baldness on all
their heads. NKJV
READ:
8
EZEKIEL 21:8-10
BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
9
"Son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the
LORD!' Say: 'A sword, a sword is sharpened And also
polished!
10
Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished
to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It
despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:8-10
8
Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
9
“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the
Lord!’ Say: ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened And also
polished!
10
Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished
to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It
despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood.
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL?
WHAT IS THIS SWORD PREPARED FOR?
WHAT IS ‘THE SCEPTER OF HIS SON’?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:9-10
9
“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the
Lord!’ Say: ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened And also
polished!
10
Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished
to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It
despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood.
WHAT IS THIS SWORD PREPARED FOR?
DID THE LORD WARN ISRAEL?
READ:
DEUTERONOMY 32:39-42
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:9-10
DID THE LORD WARN ISRAEL?
READ:
DEUTERONOMY 32:39-42
39
‘Now see that I even I am He, And there is no God
besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal;
Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand.
40
For I raise My hand to heaven, And say, “As I live
forever,
41
If I whet My glittering sword, And My hand takes
hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to My
enemies, And repay those who hate Me.
42
I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My
sword shall devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and
the captives, From the heads of the leaders of the
enemy.”’ NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:9-10
WHY IS THE LORD TAKING VENGEANCE?
READ:
ISAIAH 22:12-14
12
And in that day the Lord GOD of hosts Called for
weeping and for mourning, For baldness and for girding
with sackcloth.
13
But instead, joy and gladness, Slaying oxen and
killing sheep, Eating meat and drinking wine: “Let us eat
and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
14
Then it was revealed in my hearing by the Lord of
hosts, “Surely for this iniquity there will be no atonement
for you, Even to your death,” says the Lord GOD of hosts.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:9-10
WHAT IS THIS SWORD PREPARED FOR?
WHY IS THE LORD TAKING VENGEANCE?
READ:
ISAIAH 34:5-6
5
“For My sword shall be bathed in heaven; Indeed it
shall come down on Edom, And on the people of My
curse, for judgment.
6
The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, It is
made overflowing with fatness, With the blood of lambs
and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the
Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in
the land of Edom. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:10
10
Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished
to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It
despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood.
WHAT IS ‘THE SCEPTER OF HIS SON’?
READ:
GENESIS 49:10
10
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a
lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And
to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:10
10
Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished
to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It
despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood.
WHAT IS ‘THE SCEPTER OF HIS SON’?
READ:
PSALMS 110:4-6
4
The Lord has sworn And will not relent, “You are a
priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”
5
The Lord is at Your right hand; He shall execute
kings in the day of His wrath.
6
He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the
places with dead bodies, He shall execute the heads of
many countries. NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 21:11-12
BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD
11
And He has given it to be polished, That it may be
handled; This sword is sharpened, and it is polished To
be given into the hand of the slayer.'
12
"Cry and wail, son of man; For it will be against My
people, Against all the princes of Israel. Terrors including
the sword will be against My people; Therefore strike
your thigh.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:11-12
11
And He has given it to be polished, That it may be
handled; This sword is sharpened, and it is polished To
be given into the hand of the slayer.’
12
“Cry and wail, son of man; For it will be against My
people, Against all the princes of Israel. Terrors including
the sword will be against My people; Therefore strike
your thigh.
WHAT DID THE SAY TO EZEKIEL?
WHY?
WHAT IS THE LORD DOING? WHY?
WHO IS COMING AGAINST HIS POPLE?
WHAT DID THE LORD EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHY SHOULD EZEKIEL STRIKE HIS THIGH?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:11
11
And He has given it to be polished, That it may be
handled; This sword is sharpened, and it is polished To
be given into the hand of the slayer.'
WHO IS COMING AGAINST HIS PEOPLE?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE ARMIES OF EGYPT?
READ:
JEREMIAH 46:3-5
3
“Order the buckler and shield, And draw near to
battle!
4
Harness the horses, And mount up, you horsemen!
Stand forth with your helmets, Polish the spears, Put on
the armor!
5
Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back?
Their mighty ones are beaten down; They have speedily
fled, And did not look back, For fear was all around,"
says the LORD.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:11
11
And He has given it to be polished, That it may be
handled; This sword is sharpened, and it is polished To
be given into the hand of the slayer.'
WHAT IS THE LORD DOING? WHY?
WHO IS THIS?
WHAT IS IN HIS MOUTH?
READ:
REVELATION 19:15-16
15
Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that
with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will
rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the
winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16
And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name
written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:12
12
"Cry and wail, son of man; For it will be against My
people, Against all the princes of Israel. Terrors including
the sword will be against My people; Therefore strike
your thigh.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHY SHOULD EZEKIEL STRIKE HIS THIGH?
WHAT DID JEREMIAH DO?
READ:
JEREMIAH 31:19
19
Surely, after my turning, I repented; And after I was
instructed, I struck myself on the thigh; I was ashamed,
yes, even humiliated, Because I bore the reproach of my
youth.'
NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 21:13-14
BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD
13
"Because it is a testing, And what if the sword
despises even the scepter? The scepter shall be no
more,“ says the Lord GOD.
14
"You therefore, son of man, prophesy, And strike
your hands together. The third time let the sword do
double damage. It is the sword that slays, The sword that
slays the great men, That enters their private chambers.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:13-14
13
“Because it is a testing, And what if the sword
despises even the scepter? The scepter shall be no
more,” says the Lord GOD.
14
“You therefore, son of man, prophesy, And strike
your hands together. The third time let the sword do
double damage. It is the sword that slays, The sword that
slays the great men, That enters their private chambers.
WHO IS THE LORD TESTING?
WHAT DOES THE SCEPTER SIGNIFY?
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:13
13
“Because it is a testing, And what if the sword
despises even the scepter? The scepter shall be no
more,” says the Lord GOD.
WHO IS THE LORD TESTING?
WHAT DOES THE SCEPTER SIGNIFY?
WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY?
WHY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 5:4-5
4
Therefore I said, "Surely these are poor. They are
foolish; For they do not know the way of the LORD, The
judgment of their God.
5
I will go to the great men and speak to them, For
they have known the way of the LORD, The judgment of
their God.“
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:14
14
"You therefore, son of man, prophesy, And strike
your hands together. The third time let the sword do
double damage. It is the sword that slays, The sword that
slays the great men, That enters their private chambers.
WHAT DID THE LORD WANT EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHY?
READ:
EZEKIEL 6:11
11
'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Pound your fists and
stamp your feet, and say, 'Alas, for all the evil
abominations of the house of Israel! For they shall fall by
the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:14
WHAT DID ELISHA TELL JOAB TO DO?
WHY?
READ:
2 KINGS 13:15-19
15
And Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and some
arrows." So he took himself a bow and some arrows.
16
Then he said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand
on the bow." So he put his hand on it, and Elisha put his
hands on the king's hands.
17
And he said, "Open the east window"; and he
opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot"; and he shot. And he
said, "The arrow of the LORD‘S deliverance and the
arrow of deliverance from Syria; for you must strike the
Syrians at Aphek till you have destroyed them."
18
Then he said, "Take the arrows"; so he took them.
And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground"; so
he struck three times, and stopped.
19
And the man of God was angry with him, and said,
"You should have struck five or six times; then you
would have struck Syria till you had destroyed it! But
now you will strike Syria only three times." NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:14
14
“You therefore, son of man, prophesy, And strike
your hands together. The third time let the sword do
double damage. It is the sword that slays, The sword that
slays the great men, That enters their private chambers.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHAT DID THIS MEAN?
“It is the sword that slays,
The sword that slays the great men,
That enters their private chambers.”
WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY WOULD HAPPEN?
READ:
JEREMIAH 9:21
21
For death has come through our windows, Has
entered our palaces, To kill off the children — no longer
to be outside! And the young men — no longer on the
streets!
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:14
READ:
2 KINGS 13:15-19
15
And Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and some
arrows." So he took himself a bow and some arrows.
16
Then he said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand
on the bow." So he put his hand on it, and Elisha put his
hands on the king's hands.
17
And he said, "Open the east window"; and he
opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot"; and he shot. And he
said, "The arrow of the LORD‘S deliverance and the
arrow of deliverance from Syria; for you must strike the
Syrians at Aphek till you have destroyed them."
18
Then he said, "Take the arrows"; so he took them.
And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground"; so
he struck three times, and stopped.
19
And the man of God was angry with him, and said,
"You should have struck five or six times; then you
would have struck Syria till you had destroyed it! But
now you will strike Syria only three times." NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:14
14
"You therefore, son of man, prophesy, And strike
your hands together. The third time let the sword do
double damage. It is the sword that slays, The sword that
slays the great men, That enters their private chambers.
WHAT DID THE LORD WANT EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
It is the sword that slays,
The sword that slays the great men,
That enters their private chambers
WHY?
WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY WOULD HAPPEN?
READ:
JEREMIAH 9:21
21
For death has come through our windows, Has
entered our palaces, To kill off the children - no longer to
be outside! And the young men - no longer on the
streets!
NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 21:15-17
BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD
15
I have set the point of the sword against all their
gates, That the heart may melt and many may stumble.
Ah! It is made bright; It is grasped for slaughter:
16
"Swords at the ready! Thrust right! Set your blade!
Thrust left — Wherever your edge is ordered!
17
"I also will beat My fists together, And I will cause
My fury to rest; I, the LORD, have spoken.“
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:15-17
15
I have set the point of the sword against all their
gates, That the heart may melt and many may stumble.
Ah! It is made bright; It is grasped for slaughter:
16
“Swords at the ready! Thrust right! Set your blade!
Thrust left — Wherever your edge is ordered!
17
“I also will beat My fists together, And I will cause
My fury to rest; I, the Lord, have spoken.”
WHAT IS THIS SWORD PREPARED FOR?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE MIGHTY?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:15-16
15
I have set the point of the sword against all their
gates, That the heart may melt and many may stumble.
Ah! It is made bright; It is grasped for slaughter:
16
“Swords at the ready! Thrust right! Set your blade!
Thrust left — Wherever your edge is ordered!
WHAT IS THIS SWORD PREPARED FOR?
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO ADAM?
WHY?
READ:
GENESIS 3:24
24
He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at
the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword
which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of
life. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:15-16
15
I have set the point of the sword against all their
gates, That the heart may melt and many may stumble.
Ah! It is made bright; It is grasped for slaughter:
16
“Swords at the ready! Thrust right! Set your blade!
Thrust left — Wherever your edge is ordered!
WHAT IS THIS SWORD PREPARED FOR?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE MIGHTY?
WHY?
WHAT DID HUSHAI SAY TO ABSALOM?
READ:
2 SAMUEL 17:8-10
8
"you know your father and his men, that they are
mighty men, and they are enraged in their minds, like a
bear robbed of her cubs in the field; and your father is a
man of war, and will not camp with the people.
10
And even he who is valiant, whose heart is like the
heart of a lion, will melt completely. For all Israel knows
that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with
him are valiant men.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:15-16
15
I have set the point of the sword against all their
gates, That the heart may melt and many may stumble.
Ah! It is made bright; It is grasped for slaughter:
16
“Swords at the ready! Thrust right! Set your blade!
Thrust left — Wherever your edge is ordered!
WHAT IS THIS SWORD PREPARED FOR?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE MIGHTY?
WHY?
WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY TO THE EGYPTIANS?
READ:
JEREMIAH 46:15-17
15
Why are your valiant men swept away? They did
not stand Because the LORD drove them away.
16
He made many fall; Yes, one fell upon another.
And they said, 'Arise! Let us go back to our own people
And to the land of our nativity From the oppressing
sword.'
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:17
17
“I also will beat My fists together, And I will cause
My fury to rest; I, the Lord, have spoken.”
WHAT WILL THE LORD DO?
WHAT DID TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHY?
WHY?
READ:
EZEKIEL 6:11-12
11
Thus says the Lord GOD: "Pound your fists and
stamp your feet, and say, 'Alas, for all the evil
abominations of the house of Israel! For they shall fall by
the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.
12
He who is far off shall die by the pestilence, he
who is near shall fall by the sword, and he who remains
and is besieged shall die by the famine. Thus will I spend
My fury upon them.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:17
17
“I also will beat My fists together, And I will cause
My fury to rest; I, the Lord, have spoken.”
WHAT WILL THE LORD DO?
WHY?
READ:
EZEKIEL 5:13
13
'Thus shall My anger be spent, and I will cause My
fury to rest upon them, and I will be avenged; and they
shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it in My zeal,
when I have spent My fury upon them.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:17
17
“I also will beat My fists together, And I will cause
My fury to rest; I, the Lord, have spoken.”
WHAT WILL THE LORD DO?
WHY?
READ:
EZEKIEL 16:40-42
40
"They shall also bring up an assembly against you,
and they shall stone you with stones and thrust you
through with their swords.
41
They shall burn your houses with fire, and execute
judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will
make you cease playing the harlot, and you shall no
longer hire lovers.
42
So I will lay to rest My fury toward you, and My
jealousy shall depart from you. I will be quiet, and be
angry no more.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:17
17
“I also will beat My fists together, And I will cause
My fury to rest; I, the Lord, have spoken.”
WHAT WILL THE LORD DO?
WHY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 27:2-5
2
"Thus says the LORD to me: 'Make for yourselves
bonds and yokes, and put them on your neck,
3
and send them to the king of Edom, the king of
Moab, the king of the Ammonites, the king of Tyre, and
the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who
come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
4
And command them to say to their masters, "Thus
says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel — thus you
shall say to your masters:
5
'I have made the earth, the man and the beast that
are on the ground, by My great power and by My
outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed
proper to Me.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:17
17
“I also will beat My fists together, And I will cause
My fury to rest; I, the Lord, have spoken.”
WHAT WILL THE LORD DO?
WHY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 27:6-7
6
And now I have given all these lands into the hand
of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant; and
the beasts of the field I have also given him to serve him.
7
So all nations shall serve him and his son and his
son's son, until the time of his land comes; and then
many nations and great kings shall make him serve them.
18
READ:
EZEKIEL 21:18-21
BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD
The word of the LORD came to me again, saying:
19
"And son of man, appoint for yourself two ways for
the sword of the king of Babylon to go; both of them
shall go from the same land. Make a sign; put it at the
head of the road to the city.
20
Appoint a road for the sword to go to Rabbah of
the Ammonites, and to Judah, into fortified Jerusalem.
21
For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the
road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he
shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at
the liver.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:18-21
18
The word of the Lord came to me again, saying:
19
“And son of man, appoint for yourself two ways for
the sword of the king of Babylon to go; both of them
shall go from the same land. Make a sign; put it at the
head of the road to the city.
20
Appoint a road for the sword to go to Rabbah of
the Ammonites, and to Judah, into fortified Jerusalem.
21
For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the
road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he
shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at
the liver.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZKIEL TO DO?
WHY PUT UP A SIGN?
WHERE SHOULD THE SWORD GO?
WHAT WAS THE CITY OF RABBAH?
WHO WAS THIS KING OF BABYLON?
WHAT WAS HE DOING?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:19-20
19
“And son of man, appoint for yourself two ways for
the sword of the king of Babylon to go; both of them
shall go from the same land. Make a sign; put it at the
head of the road to the city.
20
Appoint a road for the sword to go to Rabbah of
the Ammonites, and to Judah, into fortified Jerusalem.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZKIEL TO DO?
WHY PUT UP A SIGN?
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL JEREMIAH TO DO?
READ:
JEREMIAH 31:21-22
21
"Set up signposts, Make landmarks; Set your heart
toward the highway, The way in which you went. Turn
back, O virgin of Israel, Turn back to these your cities.
22
How long will you gad about, O you backsliding
daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the
earth — A woman shall encompass a man."
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:19-20
19
“And son of man, appoint for yourself two ways for
the sword of the king of Babylon to go; both of them
shall go from the same land. Make a sign; put it at the
head of the road to the city.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZKIEL TO DO?
WHY PUT UP A SIGN?
READ:
EZEKIEL 12:5-6
5
Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your
belongings out through it.
6
In their sight you shall bear them on your
shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover
your face, so that you cannot see the ground, for I have
made you a sign to the house of Israel."
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:19-20
19
“And son of man, appoint for yourself two ways for
the sword of the king of Babylon to go; both of them
shall go from the same land. Make a sign; put it at the
head of the road to the city.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZKIEL TO DO?
WHY PUT UP A SIGN?
READ:
EZEKIEL 4:1-3
1
"You also, son of man, take a clay tablet and lay it
before you, and portray on it a city, Jerusalem.
2
Lay siege against it, build a siege wall against it,
and heap up a mound against it; set camps against it
also, and place battering rams against it all around.
3
Moreover take for yourself an iron plate, and set it
as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face
against it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay
siege against it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:20
20
Appoint a road for the sword to go to Rabbah of
the Ammonites, and to Judah, into fortified Jerusalem.
WHY PUT UP A SIGN?
WHERE SHOULD THE SWORD GO?
WHAT WAS THE CITY OF RABBAH?
READ:
2 SAMUEL 12:26
26
Joab fought against Rabbah of the people of
Ammon, and took the royal city.
WHO WAS OG?
READ:
DEUTERONOMY 3:11
11
Only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant
of the giants. Indeed his bedstead was an iron bedstead.
(Is it not in Rabbah of the people of Ammon?) Nine cubits
is its length and four cubits its width, according to the
standard cubit.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:21
21
For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the
road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he
shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at
the liver.
WHO WAS THIS KING OF BABYLON?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
WHAT WAS HE DOING?
WHAT WERE THE ELDERS OF MOAB & MIDIAN DOING?
READ:
NUMBERS 22:7
7
So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian
departed with the diviner's fee in their hand, and they
came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:21
21
For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the
road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he
shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at
the liver.
WHO WAS THIS KING OF BABYLON?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
WHAT WAS HE DOING?
WHAT DID MICAH DO?
WHY?
READ:
JUDGES 17:5-6
5
The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod
and household idols; and he consecrated one of his
sons, who became his priest.
6
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone
did what was right in his own eyes. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:21
21
For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the
road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he
shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at
the liver.
WHY PUT UP A SIGN?
WHO WAS THIS KING OF BABYLON?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
WHAT WAS HE DOING?
READ:
JEREMIAH 27:2-8
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:21
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JEREMIAH?
WHAT ARE THESE KINGS GOING TO DO?
READ:
JEREMIAH 27:2-5
2
"Thus says the LORD to me: 'Make for yourselves
bonds and yokes, and put them on your neck,
3
and send them to the king of Edom, the king of
Moab, the king of the Ammonites, the king of Tyre, and
the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who
come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
4
And command them to say to their masters, "Thus
says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel — thus you
shall say to your masters:
5
‘I have made the earth, the man and the beast that
are on the ground, by My great power and by My
outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed
proper to Me.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:21
21
For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the
road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he
shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at
the liver.
WHY PUT UP A SIGN?
WHO WAS THIS KING OF BABYLON?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
WHAT DOES THE LORD WANT HIM TO DO?
READ:
JEREMIAH 27:2-8
6
And now I have given all these lands into the hand
of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant; and
the beasts of the field I have also given him to serve him.
7
So all nations shall serve him and his son and his
son's son, until the time of his land comes; and then
many nations and great kings shall make him serve them.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:21
21
For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the
road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he
shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at
the liver.
WHY PUT UP A SIGN?
WHO WAS THIS KING OF BABYLON?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
WHAT IS HE DOING?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT JACOB & ISRAEL?
READ:
NUMBERS 23:23
23
“There is no sorcery against Jacob, Nor any
divination against Israel. It now must be said of Jacob
And of Israel, 'Oh, what God has done!'
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:21
21
For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the
road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he
shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at
the liver.
WHO WAS THIS KING OF BABYLON?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
WHAT IS HE DOING?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT CASTING LOTS?
READ:
PROVERBS 16:33
33
The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is
from the LORD.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:21
21
For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the
road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he
shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at
the liver.
WHO WAS THIS KING OF BABYLON?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
WHAT IS HE DOING?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT IDOLS?
READ:
ZECHARIAH 10:2
2
Idols speak delusion; The diviners envision lies,
And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore the
people wend their way like sheep; They are in trouble
because there is no shepherd. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:21
21
For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the
road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he
shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at
the liver.
WHO WAS THIS KING OF BABYLON?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
WHAT IS HE DOING?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT JACOB & ISRAEL?
READ:
NUMBERS 23:23
23
“There is no sorcery against Jacob, Nor any
divination against Israel. It now must be said of Jacob
And of Israel, 'Oh, what God has done!'
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:21
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT JACOB & ISRAEL?
WHAT DID RACHEL DO?
WHY?
READ:
GENESIS 31:19-20
19
Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel
had stolen the household idols that were her father's.
20
Jacob stole away, unknown to Laban the Syrian, in
that he did not tell him that he intended to flee.
NKJV
WHAT DID LABAN DO?
WHY?
READ:
GENESIS 31:33-34
33
Laban went into Jacob's tent, into Leah's tent, and
into the two maids' tents, but he did not find them. Then
he went out of Leah's tent and entered Rachel's tent.
34
Now Rachel had taken the household idols, put
them in the camel's saddle, and sat on them. And Laban
searched all about the tent but did not find them. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:21
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT JACOB & ISRAEL?
WHAT DID JACOB SAY TO THE ISRAELITES?
READ:
GENESIS 35:2-4
2
Jacob said to his household and to all who were
with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you,
purify yourselves, and change your garments.
3
Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will
make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day
of my distress and has been with me in the way which I
have gone."
4
So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which
were in their hands, and the earrings which were in their
ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree which
was by Shechem. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:21
WHAT DID JOSHUA SAY TO THE ISRAELITES?
READ:
JOSHUA 24:20-23
20
If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods,
then He will turn and do you harm and consume you,
after He has done you good."
21
And the people said to Joshua, "No, but we will
serve the LORD!"
22
So Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses
against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD for
yourselves, to serve Him.“ And they said, "We are
witnesses!"
23
"Now therefore," he said, "put away the foreign
gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the
LORD God of Israel."
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:21
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT JACOB & ISRAEL?
WHAT DID SAMUEL SAY TO KING SAUL?
WHY?
READ:
1 SAMUEL 15:22-23
22
"Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings
and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than
the fat of rams.
23
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And
stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you
have rejected the word of the LORD, He also has rejected
you from being king."
NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 21:22-23
BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD
22
In his right hand is the divination for Jerusalem: to
set up battering rams, to call for a slaughter, to lift the
voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the
gates, to heap up a siege mound, and to build a wall.
23
And it will be to them like a false divination in the
eyes of those who have sworn oaths with them; but he
will bring their iniquity to remembrance, that they may be
taken.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:22-23
22
In his right hand is the divination for Jerusalem: to
set up battering rams, to call for a slaughter, to lift the
voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the
gates, to heap up a siege mound, and to build a wall.
23
And it will be to them like a false divination in the
eyes of those who have sworn oaths with them; but he
will bring their iniquity to remembrance, that they may be
taken.
WHAT IS NEBUCHADNEZZAR DOING?
WHAT DOES HIS RIGHT HAND SYMBOLIZE?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:22
22
In his right hand is the divination for Jerusalem: to
set up battering rams, to call for a slaughter, to lift the
voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the
gates, to heap up a siege mound, and to build a wall.
WHAT IS NEBUCHADNEZZAR DOING?
WHAT DOES HIS RIGHT HAND SYMBOLIZE?
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
READ:
EZEKIEL 4:1-3
WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY TO THE LORD?
READ:
JEREMIAH 32:24
HOW LONG DID THIS SEIGE LAST?
READ:
2 KINGS 25:1-3
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:22
22
In his right hand is the divination for Jerusalem: to
set up battering rams, to call for a slaughter, to lift the
voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the
gates, to heap up a siege mound, and to build a wall.
WHAT IS NEBUCHADNEZZAR DOING?
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
READ:
EZEKIEL 4:1-3
1
"You also, son of man, take a clay tablet and lay it
before you, and portray on it a city, Jerusalem.
2
Lay siege against it, build a siege wall against it,
and heap up a mound against it; set camps against it
also, and place battering rams against it all around.
3
Moreover take for yourself an iron plate, and set it
as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face
against it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay
siege against it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:22
22
In his right hand is the divination for Jerusalem: to
set up battering rams, to call for a slaughter, to lift the
voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the
gates, to heap up a siege mound, and to build a wall.
WHAT IS NEBUCHADNEZZAR DOING?
WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY TO THE LORD?
READ:
JEREMIAH 32:24
24
'Look, the siege mounds! They have come to the
city to take it; and the city has been given into the hand
of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the
sword and famine and pestilence. What You have spoken
has happened; there You see it! NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:22-23
WHAT IS NEBUCHADNEZZAR DOING?
HOW LONG DID THIS SEIGE LAST? 18 MONTHS?
READ:
2 KINGS 25:1-3
1
Now it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign,
in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came
against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they
built a siege wall against it all around.
2
So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of
King Zedekiah.
3
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine
had become so severe in the city that there was no food
for the people of the land.
NKJV
(2 CHRONICLES 36:15-21 & JEREMIAH 52:4-30)
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:23
23
And it will be to them like a false divination in the
eyes of those who have sworn oaths with them; but he
will bring their iniquity to remembrance, that they may be
taken.
WHAT IS NEBUCHADNEZZAR DOING?
WHAT DOES HIS RIGHT HAND SYMBOLIZE?
WHAT WILL THE LORD BRING TO REMEMBRANCE?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:23
WHAT WILL THE LORD BRING TO REMEMBRANCE?
WHAT DID ZEDEKIAH DO?
READ:
EZEKIEL 17:12-15
12
"Say now to the rebellious house: 'Do you not
know what these things mean?' Tell them, 'Indeed the
king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and took its king and
princes, and led them with him to Babylon.
13
And he took the king's offspring, made a covenant
with him, and put him under oath. He also took away the
mighty of the land,
14
that the kingdom might be brought low and not lift
itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
15
But he rebelled against him by sending his
ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses
and many people. Will he prosper? Will he who does
such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still
be delivered?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:23
WHAT WILL THE LORD BRING TO REMEMBRANCE?
HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND?
READ:
EZEKIEL 17:16-18
16
'As I live,' says the Lord GOD, 'surely in the place
where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he
despised and whose covenant he broke — with him in
the midst of Babylon he shall die.
17
Nor will Pharaoh with his mighty army and great
company do anything in the war, when they heap up a
siege mound and build a wall to cut off many persons.
18
Since he despised the oath by breaking the
covenant, and in fact gave his hand and still did all these
things, he shall not escape.'"
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:23
WHAT WILL THE LORD BRING TO REMEMBRANCE?
HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND?
READ:
EZEKIEL 17:19-21
19
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "As I live,
surely My oath which he despised, and My covenant
which he broke, I will recompense on his own head.
20
I will spread My net over him, and he shall be taken
in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and try him there
for the treason which he committed against Me.
21
All his fugitives with all his troops shall fall by the
sword, and those who remain shall be scattered to every
wind; and you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken."
READ:
EZEKIEL 21:24
BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD
24
"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: 'Because you
have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your
transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your doings
your sins appear — because you have come to
remembrance, you shall be taken in hand.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:24
24
“Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Because you
have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your
transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your doings
your sins appear—because you have come to
remembrance, you shall be taken in hand.
WHAT WILL THE LORD BRING TO REMEMBRANCE?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING ZEDEKIAH?
WHAT HAPPENED TO ZEDEKIAH?
READ:
2 KINGS 25:6-7
6
So they took the king and brought him up to the
king of Babylon at Riblah, and they pronounced
judgment on him.
7
Then they killed the sons of Zedekiah before his
eyes, put out the eyes of Zedekiah, bound him with
bronze fetters, and took him to Babylon.
NKJV
(2 CHRONICLES 36:17)
READ:
EZEKIEL 21:25-27
BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD
25
'Now to you, O profane, wicked prince of Israel,
whose day has come, whose iniquity shall end,
26
thus says the Lord GOD: "Remove the turban, and
take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt
the humble, and humble the exalted.
27
Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown!
It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to Him."'
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:25-27
25
‘Now to you, O profane, wicked prince of Israel,
whose day has come, whose iniquity shall end,
26
thus says the Lord GOD: “Remove the turban, and
take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt
the humble, and humble the exalted.
27
Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown!
It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to Him.”’
WHO IS THIS PRINCE OF ISRAEL?
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHAT WILL BE OVERTHROWN?
WHY?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:25
25
‘Now to you, O profane, wicked prince of Israel,
whose day has come, whose iniquity shall end,
WHO IS THIS PRINCE OF ISRAEL?
ZEDEKIAH?
WHAT DID HE DO?
READ:
2 CHRONICLES 36:11-13
11
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he
became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
12
He did evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and
did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who
spoke from the mouth of the LORD.
13
He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar,
who had made him swear an oath by God; but he
stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning
to the LORD God of Israel.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:25
25
‘Now to you, O profane, wicked prince of Israel,
whose day has come, whose iniquity shall end,
WHO IS THIS PRINCE OF ISRAEL?
ZEDEKIAH?
WHAT DID HE DO?
READ:
JEREMIAH 52:1-3
1
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he
became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of
Jeremiah of Libnah.
2
He also did evil in the sight of the LORD, according
to all that Jehoiakim had done.
3
For because of the anger of the LORD this
happened in Jerusalem and Judah, till He finally cast
them out from His presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled
against the king of Babylon.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:26
26
thus says the Lord GOD: “Remove the turban, and
take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt
the humble, and humble the exalted.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHO IS HUMBLED?
WHO IS EXHALTED?
READ:
PROVERBS 3:33-34
33
The curse of the LORD is on the house of the
wicked, But He blesses the home of the just.
34
Surely He scorns the scornful, But gives grace to
the humble.
NKJV
READ:
PSALMS 75:7
7
But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And
exalts another.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:26
26
thus says the Lord GOD: “Remove the turban, and
take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt
the humble, and humble the exalted.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHO IS HUMBLED?
WHO IS EXHALTED?
WHAT DID GOD SAY CONCERNING ZEDEKIAH?
READ:
JEREMIAH 13:18
18
Say to the king and to the queen mother, "Humble
yourselves; Sit down, For your rule shall collapse, the
crown of your glory."
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:26
26
thus says the Lord GOD: “Remove the turban, and
take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt
the humble, and humble the exalted.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHO IS HUMBLED?
WHO IS EXHALTED?
WHAT DID GOD SAY CONCERNING JOSHUA?
READ:
ZECHARIAH 3:3-5
3
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and
was standing before the Angel.
4
Then He answered and spoke to those who stood
before Him, saying, "Take away the filthy garments from
him." And to him He said, "See, I have removed your
iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes."
5
I said, "Let them put a clean turban on his
head.“ So they put a clean turban on his head, and they
put the clothes on him. And the Angel of the LORD stood
by.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:26
26
thus says the Lord GOD: “Remove the turban, and
take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt
the humble, and humble the exalted.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHO IS HUMBLED?
WHO IS EXHALTED?
WHAT DID JESUS TO HIS DISCIPLES?
READ:
MATTHEW 23:11-12
11
He who is greatest among you shall be your
servant.
12
And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and
he who humbles himself will be exalted.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
WHO IS HUMBLED?
EZEKIEL 21:26
WHO IS EXHALTED?
WHAT DID JAMES?
READ:
JAMES 4:6
6
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
"God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble."
WHAT DID PETER SAY?
READ:
1 PETER 5:5-7
5
Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves
to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one
another, and be clothed with humility, for "God resists
the proud, But gives grace to the humble."
6
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty
hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
7
casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for
you. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:26
26
thus says the Lord GOD: “Remove the turban, and
take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt
the humble, and humble the exalted.
WHO IS HUMBLED?
WHO IS EXHALTED?
HOW WAS AARON TO BE DRESSED?WHY?
READ:
EXODUS 28:4
4
And these are the garments which they shall make:
a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a skillfully woven tunic, a
turban, and a sash. So they shall make holy garments for
Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to
Me as priest.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:26
26
thus says the Lord GOD: “Remove the turban, and
take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt
the humble, and humble the exalted.
WHO IS HUMBLED?
WHO IS EXHALTED?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING JESUS?
READ:
PSALMS 110:2-4
2
The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out
of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies!
3
Your people shall be volunteers In the day of Your
power; In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the
morning, You have the dew of Your youth.
4
The LORD has sworn And will not relent, "You are
a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek."
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:26
26
thus says the Lord GOD: “Remove the turban, and
take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt
the humble, and humble the exalted.
WHO IS HUMBLED?
WHO IS EXHALTED?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING JESUS?
READ:
ISAIAH 28:5
5
In that day the LORD of hosts will be For a crown
of glory and a diadem of beauty To the remnant of His
people,
NKJV
READ:
ISAIAH 53:2
2
For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,
And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or
comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty
that we should desire Him.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:26
26
thus says the Lord GOD: “Remove the turban, and
take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt
the humble, and humble the exalted.
WHO IS HUMBLED?
WHO IS EXHALTED?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING JESUS?
READ:
ZECHAIRAH 6:12-13
12
"Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH!
From His place He shall branch out, And He shall build
the temple of the LORD;
13
Yes, He shall build the temple of the LORD. He
shall bear the glory, And shall sit and rule on His throne;
So He shall be a priest on His throne, And the counsel of
peace shall be between them both."' NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:27
27
Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown!
It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to Him.”’
WHAT WILL BE OVER-THROWN?
WHY?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
READ:
HAGGAI 2:22-23
22
I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; I will
destroy the strength of the Gentile kingdoms. I will
overthrow the chariots And those who ride in them; The
horses and their riders shall come down, Every one by
the sword of his brother.
23
'In that day,' says the LORD of hosts, 'I will take
you, Zerubbabel My servant, the son of Shealtiel,' says
the LORD, 'and will make you like a signet ring; for I have
chosen you,' says the LORD of hosts.“
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:27
27
Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown!
It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to Him.”’
WHAT WILL BE OVER-THROWN?
WHY?
WHAT DID JACOB SAY CONCERNING JUDAH?
READ:
GENESIS 49:10
10
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a
lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And
to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:27
27
Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown!
It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to Him.”’
WHAT WILL BE OVER-THROWN?
WHY?
WHAT DID DANIEL PROPHECY?
READ:
DANIEL 2:44
44
And in the days of these kings the God of heaven
will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed;
and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall
break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it
shall stand forever.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:27
27
Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown!
It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to Him.”’
WHAT WILL BE OVER-THROWN?
6
WHY?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
READ:
PSALMS 2:6
"I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion."
READ:
PSALMS 72:2
2
He will judge Your people with righteousness, And
Your poor with justice. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:27
27
Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown!
It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to Him.”’
WHAT WILL BE OVER-THROWN?
WHY?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
READ:
ISAIAH 9:6-7
6
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His
name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7
Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over
His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment
and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal
of the Lord of hosts will perform this. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:27
27
Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown!
It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to Him.”’
WHAT WILL BE OVER-THROWN?
WHY?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
READ:
ISAIAH 11:4
4
But with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall
strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the
breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:27
27
Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown!
It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to Him.”’
WHAT WILL BE OVER-THROWN?
WHY?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 3:17
17
"At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne
of the LORD, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to
the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem. No more shall they
follow the dictates of their evil hearts.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:27
27
Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown!
It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to Him.”’
WHAT WILL BE OVER-THROWN?
WHY?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 23:5-6
5
"Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD,
"That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment
and righteousness in the earth.
6
In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will
dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be
called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:27
27
Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown!
It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to Him.”’
WHAT WILL BE OVER-THROWN?
WHY?
WHAT DID JESUS SAY?
READ:
JOHN 18:36-37
36
Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world.
If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would
fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but
now My kingdom is not from here."
37
Pilate therefore said to Him, "Are You a king then?“
Jesus answered, "You say rightly that I am a king. For
this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into
the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.
Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."
NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 21:28-30
A SWORD AGAINST THE AMMONITES
28
And you, son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus
says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and
concerning their reproach,' and say: 'A sword, a sword is
drawn, Polished for slaughter, For consuming, for
flashing —
29
While they see false visions for you, While they
divine a lie to you, To bring you on the necks of the
wicked, the slain Whose day has come, Whose iniquity
shall end.
30
'Return it to its sheath. I will judge you In the place
where you were created, In the land of your nativity.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:28-30
28
“And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus
says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and
concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is
drawn, Polished for slaughter, For consuming, for
flashing—
29
While they see false visions for you, While they
divine a lie to you, To bring you on the necks of the
wicked, the slain Whose day has come, Whose iniquity
shall end.
30
‘Return it to its sheath. I will judge you In the place
where you were created, In the land of your nativity.
WHO WERE THE AMMONITES?
WHAT IS THE LORD GOING TO DO WITH THEM? WHY?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:28
28
“And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus
says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and
concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is
drawn, Polished for slaughter, For consuming, for
flashing—
WHO WERE THE AMMONITES?
READ:
GENESIS 19:36-38
36
Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by
their father.
37
The firstborn bore a son and called his name
Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.
38
And the younger, she also bore a son and called
his name Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the people of
Ammon to this day.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:28
‘Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and
concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is
drawn, Polished for slaughter, For consuming, for
flashing—
WHAT IS THE LORD GOING TO DO WITH THEM?
WHY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 12:10-12
10
Many rulers have destroyed My vineyard, They
have trodden My portion underfoot; They have made My
pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
11
They have made it desolate; Desolate, it mourns to
Me; The whole land is made desolate, Because no one
takes it to heart.
12
The plunderers have come On all the desolate
heights in the wilderness, For the sword of the LORD
shall devour From one end of the land to the other end of
the land; No flesh shall have peace. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:28
28
“And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus
says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and
concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is
drawn, Polished for slaughter, For consuming, for
flashing—
WHAT IS THE LORD GOING TO DO WITH THEM?
WHY?
READ:
2 KINGS 25:25-26
25
But it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael
the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal
family, came with ten men and struck and killed Gedaliah,
the Jews, as well as the Chaldeans who were with him at
Mizpah.
26
And all the people, small and great, and the
captains of the armies, arose and went to Egypt; for they
were afraid of the Chaldeans. NKJV
WHO WAS GEDALIAH? GOVERNOR OF JUDAH?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:28
WHO WAS GEDALIAH? GOVERNOR OF JUDAH?
WHAT DID JOHANA SAY TO GEDALIAH?
READ:
JEREMIAH 40:13-14
13
Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of
the forces that were in the fields came to Gedaliah at
Mizpah,
14
and said to him, "Do you certainly know that Baalis
the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah to murder you?" But Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam did not believe them. NKJV
WHAT HAPPENED TO ISHMAEL?
READ:
JEREMIAH 41:15
15
But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from
Johanan with eight men and went to the Ammonites.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:28
‘Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and
concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is
drawn, Polished for slaughter, For consuming, for
flashing—
WHAT IS THE LORD GOING TO DO WITH THEM?
WHY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 49:2-3
2
Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the
LORD, "That I will cause to be heard an alarm of war
In Rabbah of the Ammonites; It shall be a desolate
mound, And her villages shall be burned with fire. Then
Israel shall take possession of his inheritance," says the
LORD.
3
"Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is plundered! Cry, you
daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth!
Lament and run to and fro by the walls; For Milcom shall
go into captivity With his priests and his princes together.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:28
‘Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and
concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is
drawn, Polished for slaughter, For consuming, for
flashing—
WHAT IS THE LORD GOING TO DO WITH THEM?
WHY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 49:5-6
5
Behold, I will bring fear upon you,“ Says the Lord
GOD of hosts, "From all those who are around you; You
shall be driven out, everyone headlong, And no one will
gather those who wander off.
6
But afterward I will bring back The captives of the
people of Ammon," says the LORD. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:28
28
“And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus
says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and
concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is
drawn, Polished for slaughter, For consuming, for
flashing—
WHAT IS THE LORD GOING TO DO WITH THEM?
WHY?
READ:
AMOS 1:13-15
13
Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of
the people of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away its
punishment, Because they ripped open the women with
child in Gilead, That they might enlarge their territory.
14
But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, And it
shall devour its palaces, Amid shouting in the day of
battle, And a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.
15
Their king shall go into captivity, He and his
princes together,“ Says the LORD.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:28
WHAT IS THE LORD GOING TO DO WITH THEM?
WHY?
READ:
ZEPHANIAH 2:8-10
8
"I have heard the reproach of Moab, And the
insults of the people of Ammon, With which they have
reproached My people, And made arrogant threats
against their borders.
9
Therefore, as I live,“ Says the LORD of hosts, the
God of Israel, "Surely Moab shall be like Sodom, And the
people of Ammon like Gomorrah — Overrun with weeds
and saltpits, And a perpetual desolation. The residue of
My people shall plunder them, And the remnant of My
people shall possess them."
10
This they shall have for their pride, Because they
have reproached and made arrogant threats Against the
people of the LORD of hosts. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:29
29
While they see false visions for you, While they
divine a lie to you, To bring you on the necks of the
wicked, the slain Whose day has come, Whose iniquity
shall end.
DID THE LORD WARN ISRAEL ABOUT THIS?
READ:
JEREMIAH 27:8-10
8
And it shall be, that the nation and which will not
serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of kingdom Babylon, and
which will not put its neck under the yoke of the king of
Babylon, that nation I will punish,' says the LORD, 'with
the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, until I have
consumed them by his hand.
9
Therefore do not listen to your prophets, your
diviners, your dreamers, your soothsayers, or your
sorcerers, who speak to you, saying, "You shall not serve
the king of Babylon."
10
For they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far
from your land; and I will drive you out, and you will
perish.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:30
30
‘Return it to its sheath. I will judge you In the place
where you were created, In the land of your nativity.
WHY RETURN THE SWORD TO ITS SHEATH?
WHO WILL THE LORD JUDGE?
WHERE?
READ:
JEREMIAH 47:6
6
“O you sword of the LORD, How long until you are
quiet? Put yourself up into your scabbard, Rest and be
still! NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:28-30
30
‘Return it to its sheath. I will judge you In the place
where you were created, In the land of your nativity.
WHO WILL THE LORD JUDGE?
WHERE IS THE LAND OF THEIR NATIVITY?
READ:
EZEKIEL 16:2-5
2
"Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her
abominations,
3
and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD to Jerusalem:
"Your birth and your nativity are from the land of Canaan;
your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.
4
As for your nativity, on the day you were born your
navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water to
cleanse you; you were not rubbed with salt nor wrapped
in swaddling cloths.
5
No eye pitied you, to do any of these things for
you, to have compassion on you; but you were thrown
out into the open field, when you yourself were loathed
on the day you were born.
NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 21:31-32
A SWORD AGAINST THE AMMONITES
31
I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow
against you with the fire of My wrath, And deliver you into
the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy.
32
You shall be fuel for the fire; Your blood shall be in
the midst of the land. You shall not be remembered, For I
the LORD have spoken.'" NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:31-32
31
I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow
against you with the fire of My wrath, And deliver you into
the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy.
32
You shall be fuel for the fire; Your blood shall be in
the midst of the land. You shall not be remembered, For I
the Lord have spoken.’” NKJV
WHAT WILL THE LORD DO?
WHO WILL THE LORD GIVE THEM UP TO?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:31
31
I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow
against you with the fire of My wrath, And deliver you into
the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy.
WHAT WILL THE LORD DO?
READ:
PSALMS 79:5-6
5
How long, LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will
Your jealousy burn like fire?
6
Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not
know You, And on the kingdoms that do not call on Your
name.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:31
31
I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow
against you with the fire of My wrath, And deliver you into
the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy.
WHO WILL THE LORD GIVE THEM UP TO?
READ:
EZEKIEL 16:38-39
38
And I will judge you as women who break wedlock
or shed blood are judged; I will bring blood upon you in
fury and jealousy.
39
I will also give you into their hand, and they shall
throw down your shrines and break down your high
places. They shall also strip you of your clothes, take
your beautiful jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:31
31
I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow
against you with the fire of My wrath, And deliver you into
the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy.
WHO WILL THE LORD GIVE THEM UP TO?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
READ:
ISAIAH 54:16-17
16
"Behold, I have created the blacksmith Who blows
the coals in the fire, Who brings forth an instrument for
his work; And I have created the spoiler to destroy.
17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And
every tongue which rises against you in judgment You
shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the
LORD, And their righteousness is from Me,“ Says the
LORD.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:31
31
I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow
against you with the fire of My wrath, And deliver you into
the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy.
WHO WILL THE LORD GIVE THEM UP TO?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
READ:
JEREMIAH 4:7
7
The lion has come up from his thicket, And the
destroyer of nations is on his way. He has gone forth
from his place To make your land desolate. Your cities
will be laid waste, Without inhabitant. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:31
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
READ:
JEREMIAH 51:20-23
20
"You are My battle-ax and weapons of war: For
with you I will break the nation in pieces; With you I will
destroy kingdoms;
21
With you I will break in pieces the horse and its
rider; With you I will break in pieces the chariot and its
rider;
22
With you also I will break in pieces man and
woman; With you I will break in pieces old and young;
With you I will break in pieces the young man and the
maiden;
23
With you also I will break in pieces the shepherd
and his flock; With you I will break in pieces the farmer
and his yoke of oxen; And with you I will break in pieces
governors and rulers.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:32
32
You shall be fuel for the fire; Your blood shall be in
the midst of the land. You shall not be remembered, For I
the Lord have spoken.’” NKJV
WHAT WILL THE LORD DO?
WHY?
READ:
EZEKIEL 20:47-48
47
Say to the forest of the South, 'Hear the word of the
LORD! Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I will kindle a
fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree and every
dry tree in you; the blazing flame shall not be quenched,
and all faces from the south to the north shall be
scorched by it.
48
All flesh shall see that I, the LORD, have kindled it;
it shall not be quenched.“‘
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 21:32
32
You shall be fuel for the fire; Your blood shall be in
the midst of the land. You shall not be remembered, For I
the Lord have spoken.’” NKJV
WHAT WILL THE LORD DO?
WHY?
READ:
MALACHI 4:1
1
“Behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven,
And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be
stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them
up,“ Says the LORD of hosts, "That will leave them
neither root nor branch. NKJV