Ezekiel Chapter 36 Summary
Message to the mountains of Israel. Restoration of Israel predicted. Israel's past sins.
Discussion Questions for Ezekiel, Chapter 36
- What did God promise the Israelites? What does this say about God's attitude toward Israel?
- What does he say he will do to the nations that are against Israel?
- What did Israel do to deserve God’s mercy and restoration? Why is this significant?
- God said he would restore Israel for his name’s sake. What is the importance of this statement?
- Like Israel, we experience God's mercy, even when we do not deserve it. What should be our response?
- God mentions a heart of stone and a heart of flesh. How would you define the two?
- When God said he would restore Israel, what specific areas would he restore? What is the significance of these areas for the growth of Israel?
- How do you think other nations responded when God restored Israel?
- What does the metaphor of “menstrual impurity” represent? What does it emphasize about God's attitude toward Israel's sin?
- God said he would put a new spirit within Israel. How are Christians also partakers of this new spirit?
Key Words/Phrase
Mountains of Israel, v. 1. Restoration, v. 24.
Characters
God, Ezekiel.
Strong Verse(s)
23 (b), 26, 27.