| Book | Summary | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel 1 | Ezekiel sees a vision of God's throne chariot with four living creatures and wheels, symbolizing divine glory and mobility. | |
| Ezekiel 2 | God commissions Ezekiel as a prophet to rebellious Israel, giving him a scroll to eat with words of lament and woe. | |
| Ezekiel 3 | Ezekiel eats the scroll, finding it sweet; God warns him of Israel's stubbornness and appoints him as a watchman. | |
| Ezekiel 4 | Ezekiel enacts Jerusalem's siege using a clay tablet, iron pan, and limited food to symbolize coming judgment. | |
| Ezekiel 5 | God instructs Ezekiel to shave his hair and beard, dividing it to represent Jerusalem's destruction by sword, famine, and scattering. | |
| Ezekiel 6 | Prophecy against Israel's mountains for idolatry; God promises desolation but spares a remnant who will repent. | |
| Ezekiel 7 | Announces the end for Israel due to sin; disaster will come swiftly, leaving no joy or strength. | |
| Ezekiel 8 | In a vision, God shows Ezekiel idolatrous practices in the Temple, including elders worshiping idols and women mourning Tammuz. | The worship of Crawling things |
| Ezekiel 9 | God calls executioners to mark the faithful and slay the unrepentant in Jerusalem, starting from the Temple. | |
| Ezekiel 10 | Ezekiel sees the throne chariot again; cherubim take coals to scatter over the city, signaling judgment. | Cherubim |
| Ezekiel 11 | God condemns Jerusalem's leaders for wickedness; promises to gather exiles, give new hearts, and restore them. | |
| Ezekiel 12 | Ezekiel packs for exile and digs through a wall to symbolize the prince's flight and Judah's captivity. | |
| Ezekiel 13 | Prophecy against false prophets who deceive with lies and whitewashed visions; God will expose and destroy them. | |
| Ezekiel 14 | God rejects idolatrous elders; warns that even righteous men like Noah, Daniel, and Job could not save others from judgment. | |
| Ezekiel 15 | Jerusalem is compared to a useless vine, fit only for burning, due to unfaithfulness. | |
| Ezekiel 16 | Allegory of Jerusalem as an abandoned infant raised by God but becoming a prostitute; judgment follows, but restoration is promised. | |
| Ezekiel 17 | Parable of two eagles and a vine, symbolizing Babylon's dealings with Judah's kings; God promises a future messianic planting. | |
| Ezekiel 18 | God affirms individual responsibility; the righteous will live, the wicked die; urges repentance for life. | |
| Ezekiel 19 | Lament for Judah's princes as captured lions and a withered vine, depicting royal downfall. | |
| Ezekiel 20 | Review of Israel's rebellious history; God withheld full judgment for His name's sake and promises future restoration. | Statutes that were not good |
| Ezekiel 21 | God draws a sword for slaughter against Jerusalem; no escape for righteous or wicked in this judgment. | |
| Ezekiel 22 | Accuses Jerusalem of bloodshed, idolatry, and injustice; God will melt them like metal in a furnace. | |
| Ezekiel 23 | Allegory of two sisters, Oholah (Samaria) and Oholibah (Jerusalem), as prostitutes; both face destruction for unfaithfulness. | |
| Ezekiel 24 | Parable of a boiling pot for Jerusalem's siege; Ezekiel's wife dies, and he is forbidden to mourn, symbolizing no pity for the city. | |
| Ezekiel 25 | Prophecies against Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia for gloating over Judah's fall; God promises vengeance. | |
| Ezekiel 26 | Prophecy against Tyre for rejoicing at Jerusalem's destruction; predicts its ruin by many nations like waves. | |
| Ezekiel 27 | Lament for Tyre as a majestic ship, rich in trade, now sunk and mourned by merchants. | |
| Ezekiel 28 | Condemns Tyre's prince for pride like a god; also the king as a fallen cherub; prophecy against Sidon and Israel's restoration. | Satan, a fallen angel |
| Ezekiel 29 | Prophecy against Egypt and Pharaoh as a false reed; predicts 40 years of desolation and restoration as a lowly kingdom. | |
| Ezekiel 30 | Announces Egypt's downfall by Babylon; allies will fall, and the land will be desolate. | |
| Ezekiel 31 | Egypt compared to a mighty cedar like Assyria, felled by God for pride; warns of similar fate. | |
| Ezekiel 32 | Lament for Pharaoh as a slain monster; lists nations in the pit; Egypt will join them in humiliation. | |
| Ezekiel 33 | Ezekiel as watchman warns of judgment; stresses individual repentance; news of Jerusalem's fall arrives. | |
| Ezekiel 34 | Condemns Israel's shepherds for neglecting the flock; God promises to shepherd them Himself and appoint a Davidic ruler. | |
| Ezekiel 35 | Prophecy against Mount Seir (Edom) for enmity against Israel; promises desolation while Israel revives. | |
| Ezekiel 36 | Promises restoration to Israel's mountains; God will cleanse, renew hearts, and multiply people for His name's sake. | |
| Ezekiel 37 | Vision of dry bones reviving as an army, symbolizing Israel's resurrection; two sticks unite Judah and Israel under one king. | |
| Ezekiel 38 | Prophecy against Gog of Magog invading restored Israel; God will defeat him with earthquakes and hail to show His glory. | |
| Ezekiel 39 | Details Gog's defeat, burial, and plunder; Israel will know God, who restores them fully. | |
| Ezekiel 40 | In a vision, a man measures the future Temple's gates, courts, and structures in detail. | |
| Ezekiel 41 | Measurements of the Temple's inner sanctuary, side rooms, and decorations, emphasizing holiness. | |
| Ezekiel 42 | Describes chambers for priests, outer courts, and the sacred area's dimensions. | |
| Ezekiel 43 | God's glory returns to the Temple; instructions for the altar's consecration and offerings. | |
| Ezekiel 44 | Rules for priests: only Zadokites serve; regulations on purity, clothing, and conduct. | |
| Ezekiel 45 | Divisions of land for sanctuary, city, and prince; just weights and offerings required. | |
| Ezekiel 46 | Prince's role in worship; rules for Sabbaths, festivals, and offerings; boiling places described. | |
| Ezekiel 47 | Vision of healing waters flowing from the Temple, deepening and bringing life; trees for food and healing; land boundaries. | |
| Ezekiel_48 | Tribal land allotments around the sanctuary; city gates named for tribes; the city called "The Lord Is There." |
Through the lens of many gods
Statutes that were not good (Ezekiel 20:25-26)
Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh · Strong’s H 3068The personal name of the God of Israel, often read as Yahweh; KJV prints it as LORD.Read more.
Ezekiel 20:25-26 (KJV)
The standard explanation is that God handed Israel over to its own sins.
Here the speaker admits to bad laws that sent the firstborn into the fire. Jeremiah says the opposite. I read the two prophets as two memories of a fight over the firstborn between different powers. See Ezekiel 20 and The Gods in the Bible.
