Ezekiel - Chapter-15

Chapter Summary

Vision of the burning vine.

What is the image used in chapter 15 to describe Israel? Where have you seen this image used before? What is the significance of a repeated metaphor like this? How should a people characterized by a vine live in relationship to God?
How does Ezekiel's usage here of the vine image contrast with other uses? How does it compare with other uses? What does it tell us about the state of Israel?
What does the vine image convey about Israel's relationship with God? How do you know?
Israel is described as being doubly useless. What is the purpose for this kind of statement?
How does the vine image show dependence on God? How was this dependence the key to their success?
How does the vine image get reimagined in John 15? How does this passage compare or contrast to Ezekiel 15?
Based on John 15, how does a person abide in Christ? What might abiding have looked like in Ezekiel's day?
How should the church abide in Christ today? What practices help us to do that?
How does God's judgment on the vine make people know that he is the Lord? Describe a time in which God's discipline on your life has led you to a fuller understanding of who God is? How do we live in the balance of God's love and justice?
In 15:8, the indictment against Israel is described as acting "faithlessly (ESV)." What does that mean? What would it look like in your life?