Week 37 Reading Guide
God's Glory and the Call to Repentance
Ezekiel 1-24
Big Idea: Ezekiel opens with a stunning vision of God’s glory, revealing His holiness and sovereignty even during His people’s exile. Through Ezekiel, God confronts the sin and rebellion that led to Jerusalem’s fall, calling His people to repentance. These chapters remind us of the seriousness of sin and the hope of restoration when we return to God.
Reading Plan
Monday: Ezekiel 1-3 (Ezekiel’s Vision and Call as a Watchman)
Tuesday: Ezekiel 4-7 (Warnings of Judgment on Jerusalem)
Wednesday: Ezekiel 8-11 (God’s Glory Departs from the Temple)
Thursday: Ezekiel 12-15 (Signs of Judgment and the Certainty of God’s Word)
Friday: Ezekiel 16-20 (God’s Faithfulness Despite Israel’s Unfaithfulness)
Saturday: Ezekiel 21-24 (The Sword of Judgment and the Siege of Jerusalem)
Weekly DNA Questions
Discover
What does Ezekiel’s vision of God’s glory in chapter 1 teach us about God’s holiness and sovereignty?
How do Ezekiel’s warnings challenge us to take sin seriously in our own lives?
Nurture
In what ways do you struggle to fully trust in God’s justice and mercy?
How can reflecting on God’s faithfulness, even in judgment, deepen your relationship with Him?
Act
Take time this week to examine your heart and confess areas where you need to turn back to God.
Encourage someone who is struggling with guilt or shame by sharing the hope of God’s mercy and forgiveness.
Key Verse: Ezekiel 18:21
But if a wicked person turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will certainly live; he will not die.
Reflection for the Week
Ezekiel 1-24 paints a sobering picture of sin’s consequences, but it also reveals the heart of a God who longs for His people to turn back to Him. God’s glory departs from the temple because of Israel’s unfaithfulness, yet His desire is always for restoration. As we see God’s holiness and justice, we are also reminded of His mercy and His call to repentance—a call that points us to the ultimate redemption found in Jesus Christ.
Bible Project Resources
Guide to Ezekiel: Out of the darkness of humanity’s evil emerges a future full of hope in a new world animated by God’s life-giving Spirit and full of God’s love and justice.
Ezekiel’s Bizarre Calling: If you want to understand the man and his message, you’ve got to figure out what’s going on in chapters 1-3.
Sign Acts: The Weird, Wonderful World of Prophetic Communication: Sure, it’s unconventional and a bit strange, but sometimes people need something strange to shock them into hearing a message they’d rather not hear.
