An outline of the Book of Ezekiel

Hebrew Name - Yehezqel "God is strength"
Greek Name - Iezekiel (Greek form of the Hebrew)
Author - Ezekiel (According to Tradition)
Date - 595 BC Approximately
Theme - The final restoration of Israel
Types and Shadows - In Ezekiel Jesus is the son of man

Ezekiel prophesied to the the Jewish captives in Babylon. The Babylonians had invaded Judah three times and each time they took prisoners back to Babylon. The first invasion was in 607 BC and Daniel was taken as a captive to Babylon. The second invasion was in 597 BC and Ezekiel was taken as a captive to Babylon, and in 586 BC Jerusalem was destroyed and all the survivors were taken as captives to Babylon. Ezekiel was married to a beautiful woman who was "the desire of his eyes" and God told him but his beloved wife was going to die on the very same day that Jerusalem was to be destroyed. As a sign to the Jews is a cure was commanded not to mourn his wife's death. He was to prepare himself as God had prepared himself for the death of his beloved city (Ezekiel 24:15-22). God spoke many prophecies through Ezekiel using words, parables, visions, and similitudes (strange things to point to something greater). Ezekiel also prophesied about the false shepherds in Jerusalem and God said that he will be the true Shepherd Messiah and there will be a future outpouring of the Holy Spirit and a re-gathering of Israel in the land. Ezekiel also predicted the downfall of those nations that were hostile to Judah. Ezekiel 16 is probably the most remarkable chapter concerning the love of God for his people in spite of their continuing idolatry.

 1:1-1:28    The Vision of the Chariot

 2:1-3:11    The Vision of the Scroll

 3:12-3:21   Ezekiel at the River Chebar
 3:22-3:27   Ezekiel Isolated and Silenced

 4:1-4:17    The Siege of Jerusalem Portrayed

 5:1-5:17    A Sword against Jerusalem

 6:1-6:14    Judgment on Idolatrous Israel

 7:1-7:27    Impending Disaster

 8:1-8:18    Abominations in the Temple

 9:1-9:11    The Slaughter of the Idolaters

10:1-10:22   God's Glory Leaves Jerusalem

11:1-11:13   Judgment on Wicked Counsellors
11:14-11:25  God Will Restore Israel

12:1-12:16   Judah's Captivity Portrayed
12:17-12:28  Judgment Not Postponed

13:1-13:23   False Prophets Condemned

14:1-14:23   God's Judgments Justified

15:1-15:8    The Useless Vine

16:1-16:58   God's Faithless Bride
16:59-16:63  An Everlasting Covenant

17:1-17:21   The Two Eagles and the Vine
17:22-17:24  Israel Exalted at Last

18:1-18:32   Individual Retribution

19:1-19:14   Israel Degraded

20:1-20:32   Israel's Continuing Rebellion
20:33-20:44  God Will Restore Israel
20:45-20:49  A Prophecy against he Negeb

21:1-21:32   The Drawn Sword of God

22:1-22:31   The Bloody City

23:1-23:49   Oholah and Oholibah

24:1-24:14   The Boiling Pot
24:15-24:27  Ezekiel's Bereavement

25:1-25:7    Proclamation against Ammon
25:8-25:11   Proclamation against Moab
25:12-25:14  Proclamation against Edom
25:15-25:17  Proclamation against Philistia

26:1-26:21   Proclamation against Tyre

27:1-27:36   Lamentation over Tyre

28:1-28:10   Proclamation against the King of Tyre
28:11-28:19  Lamentation over King of Tyre
28:20-28:24  Proclamation against Sidon
28:25-28:26  Future Blessing for Israel

29:1-29:16   Proclamation against Egypt
29:17-29:21  Babylonia Will Plunder Egypt

30:1-30:19   Lamentation for Egypt
30:20-30:26  Proclamation against Pharaoh

31:1-31:18   The Lofty Cedar

32:1-32:16   Lamentation over Pharaoh and Egypt
32:17-32:32  Dirge over Egypt

33:1-33:9    Ezekiel Israel's Sentry
33:10-33:20  God's Justice and Mercy
33:21-33:22  The Fall of Jerusalem
33:23-33:33  The Survivors in Judah

34:1-34:10   Israel's False Shepherds
34:11-34:31  God, the True Shepherd

35:1-35:15   Judgment on Mount Seir

36:1-36:15   Blessing on Israel
36:16-36:38  The Renewal of Israel

37:1-37:14   The Valley of Dry Bones
37:15-37:28  The Two Sticks

38:1-38:16   Invasion by Gog
38:17-38:23  Judgment on Gog

39:1-39:10   God's Armies Destroyed
39:11-39:20  The Burial of Gog
39:21-39:29  Israel Restored to the Land

40:1-40:47   The Vision of the New Temple
40:48-41:26  The Temple

42:1-42:20   The Holy Chambers and the Outer Wall

43:1-43:12   The Divine Glory Returns to the Temple
43:13-43:27  The Altar

44:1-44:3    The Closed Gate
44:4-44:14   Admission to the Temple
44:15-44:31  The Levitical Priests

45:1-45:9    The Holy Distinct
45:10-45:12  Weights and Measures
45:13-45:17  Offerings
45:18-45:25  Festivals

46:1-45:24   Miscellaneous Regulations

47:1-47:12   Water Flowing from the Temple
47:13-47:23  The New Boundaries of the Lord

48:1-48:35   The Tribal Portions