Chapter Summary

Coming judgment upon Tyre.

Discussion Questions for Ezekiel, Chapter 26

1. For what reason would God be against a nation like Tyre?
2. What imagery is used to describe God’s judgment on Tyre? What feeling does that imagery evoke in you?
3. What does verse 3 reveal about Tyre's heart and inward motives?
4. Why would God use Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon to punish Tyre?
5. What effect would the vivid description of horses and chariots and their attach have on listeners? Why is so much detail included?
6. How will the surrounding leaders respond to Tyre’s destruction?
7. What does this prophecy teach us about man’s wealth and power?
8. How does the end of the chapter describe Tyre’s final fate?
9. What does God’s judgment of the city of Tyre suggest the prevailing idols and values of the time and culture were? What did people put their hope in or worship?
10. What are we prone to place our hope and pride in today? What is the danger of doing so?

Key Words/Phrase

Tyrus' destruction, v. 17.

Characters

God, Ezekiel, Nebuchadnezzar.

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