Ezekiel Chapter 26 Summary
Coming judgment upon Tyre.
Discussion Questions for Ezekiel, Chapter 26
- For what reason would God be against a nation like Tyre?
- What imagery is used to describe God’s judgment on Tyre? What feeling does that imagery evoke in you?
- What does verse 3 reveal about Tyre’s heart and inward motives?
- Why would God use Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, to punish Tyre?
- What effect would the vivid description of horses and chariots and their attack have on listeners? Why is so much detail included?
- How will the surrounding leaders respond to Tyre’s destruction?
- What does this prophecy teach us about man’s wealth and power?
- How does the end of the chapter describe Tyre’s final fate?
- 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?
- 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.
