Mobile Ed: OT362 Book Study: Ezekiel (17 hour course)

by Daniel I. Block; Logos Mobile Education

Publisher:

Lexham Press

, 2020

Overview

Join Old Testament scholar Daniel Block as he helps recover the message of an enigmatic prophet. Book Study: Ezekiel (OT362) begins with an introduction to the book and its author. Dr. Block then explores the text according to its genres including the different roles—the visionary, watchman, dramatist, debater, spinner of parables and fanciful tales, prosecutor, and herald of both bad and good news—Ezekiel plays. Dr. Block examines well-known passages like the valley of the dry bones or the Gog and Magog oracle, as well as the confusing imagery found in the book. He concludes the course by looking at the outpouring of the Spirit in the Old and New Testaments focusing on what the outpouring of the Spirit signifies and differentiating between the meaning of the spirit being put into a people and being poured out on them.

Upon successful completion you should be able to:

• Find the grace of God in the book of Ezekiel
• Understand Ezekiel’s vision of the cherubim and the divine glory
• Describe the attitudes and behavior of the exiles in Babylon and their counterparts in Jerusalem
• Explain the significance of Ezekiel’s first temple vision
• Interpret Ezekiel’s “sign actions”
• Unravel the riddle of the Eagle and the Vine
• Understand the purpose and imagery of the Gog oracle
• Explain how the book of Ezekiel was produced
• Find early evidence of belief in resurrection in the vision of the dry bones
• Better understand and appreciate the heart of God
• Explain the “woe” against the shepherds of Israel

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: Introduction to the Book of Ezekiel

• Book of Ezekiel Distinctives: Organizational Demarcation and Dating
• Book of Ezekiel Distinctives: Style Emphasizing Revelation
• Book of Ezekiel Distinctives: Structure and Symmetry
• Author and Production
• How Did the Prophet Ezekiel Function?
• Ezekiel’s Rhetorical Goal
• Ezekiel’s Rhetorical Method

Unit 2: Superscription to the Book of Ezekiel

• Nominal Event
• Questions about the Superscription of Ezekiel
• What Is the Thirtieth Year?
• Where Is the River Chebar?

Unit 3: Ezekiel the Visionary

• The Call as a Call to Prophecy
• The Call as a Call to Priestly Ministry
• The Living Creatures and the Wheels
• The Struggle for Description
• The Imagery of Ezekiel’s Vision
• What Is the Point of This Vision?
• Ezekiel’s Reluctance to Accept the Call
• Ezekiel’s First Temple Vision: The Purpose of the Vision
• Ezekiel’s First Temple Vision: Ezekiel Taken to Jerusalem
• Abominations in the Temple: Image of Jealousy, 70 idols and Elders Violate the Temple
• Abominations in the Temple: Tammuz and Shamash
• The Verdict
• Execution of the Sentence; The Glory Departs
• Epilogue to the Temple Vision

Unit 4: Ezekiel the Watchman

• Introduction to Ezekiel the Watchman
• First Commissioning Speech
• Second Commissioning Speech
• Metaphors for Prophets
• Four Cases
• First and Second Alarms
• Third Alarm, Parts 1–3
• Third Alarm & Theology of the Watchman Texts

Unit 5: Ezekiel the Dramatist

• Introduction to Ezekiel the Dramatist
• The Binding of Ezekiel
• Ezekiel’s Muteness
• Death of Ezekiel’s Wife
• Ezekiel’s Sign Actions: Features of a Sign Act
• Ezekiel’s Sign Actions: Sign Acts Regarding the Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem
• Ezekiel’s Sign Actions: The Destruction of Jerusalem
• Interpretation of the Sign Acts
• Second Announcement of Judgment upon Jerusalem
• Packing for Exile: God’s Command and Ezekiel’s Obedience
• Packing for Exile: The End of the Davidic Line
• Yahweh’s Aim in the Judgment: They Will Know That I Am Yahweh
• Yahweh’s Aim in the Judgment: The Death of Zedekiah

Unit 6: Ezekiel the Debater

• Features of Disputation Speeches
• The Three Generations
• Rejoinder and Reply
• Call to Repentance: God’s Principles Are Just
• Call to Repentance: The Lord Does Not Desire the Death of Anyone
• Thesis Statement: Pot and Meat
• Refutation and Counter Thesis
• Second Refutation, Theological Significance
• Our God, Our Land?
• Israel’s Theology of Land
• Ezekiel’s Gospel: 11:16–20
• Epilogue
• Theological Implications of Ezekiel 11

Unit 7: Ezekiel the Prattler of Parables and Fanciful Tales

• Introduction to the Riddle: Structure
• Introduction to the Riddle: The Text of the Riddle
• Introduction to the Riddle: A Basic Interpretation
• The Riddle of the Great Eagle
• The Eagle and the Vine
• The Second Eagle and the Vine
• The Interpretation: Zedekiah Will Be Taken to Babylon to Die
• The Interpretation: Ill-Founded Reliance on Egypt
• Prediction of Zedekiah’s End
• The New Cedar Interpretation: A Tender Shoot from the Root of David
• The New Cedar Interpretation: The Tender Shoot Will Restore the Promise of Davidic Rule
• The New Cedar Interpretation: God Is Lord of History

Unit 8: Ezekiel the Prosecutor

• Introduction to Legal Judgment Oracles
• Style of Legal Judgment Oracles
• Exposition: Call for Jerusalem’s Arraignment
• Indictment of Jerusalem
• Yahweh’s Expressions of Grace: Jerusalem’s Elevation
• Yahweh’s Expressions of Grace: God as Husband to Israel
• Jerusalem’s Religious Response to Grace
• Jerusalem’s Political Promiscuity
• The Sentencing of Jerusalem
• Disqualification from Grace but Grace Will Prevail
• Grace in the End

Unit 9: Ezekiel the Herald of Bad Good News

• Introduction to the Bad Good News: A Turning Point
• Introduction to the Bad Good News: A Greater Exodus
• Ezekiel 28
• Announcement of Doom for the Prince of Tyre (Part 1)
• Announcement of Doom for the Prince of Tyre (Part 2)
• The Problem with the Prince of Tyre
• Announcement of Doom for the King of Tyre: From Beauty to Ashes
• Announcement of Doom for the King of Tyre: A Signet of Authority
• Announcement of Doom for the King of Tyre: Cherubim and Stones of Fire
• Announcement of Doom for the King of Tyre: Tyranny
• Announcement of Doom for the King of Tyre, Part 5: Fire to Come

Unit 10: Ezekiel the Herald of Good Good News

• Glimmers of the Gospel: A Guarantee of Continued Existence
• Glimmers of the Gospel: Renewed Promise of the Land
• Introducing Ezekiel 34–48
• Themes in the Restoration Oracles
• Introduction to Ezekiel 34
• The Woe against the Shepherds of Israel
• Indictment of the Shepherds
• Sentencing of the Shepherds
• Rescue from External Threats
• The Deliverance from Internal Threats
• The Answer for the Bullies
• The Covenant of David
• The Covenant of Peace: More Than Absence of War
• The Covenant of Peace: The Flock of My Pasture
• Implications of the Shepherd Text

Unit 11: Recovering the Lord’s Reputation

• Introduction to Ezekiel 36
• Desecration of the Land
• Defiled Land, Defiled Reputation
• Exile and Defilement of the Name
• Theme: Recovering Yahweh’s Honor
• Actions That Sanctify the Name of God
• Israel’s Renewal: I Will Replace Your Heart of Stone
• Israel’s Renewal: You Will Walk in the Ways of the Lord
• Israel’s Renewal: All Israel Will Be Saved
• Blessing of Israel
• The Name-Sanctifying Goal
• Vindication of Yahweh’s Honor

Unit 12: The Dry Bones: Resurrection

• Vision of the Dry Bones
• Resuscitation of the Dry Bones: Breath from the Four Winds
• Resuscitation of the Dry Bones: The Bodies Stand Up
• Interpretation of the Vision: The Bones Are All Israel
• Interpretation of the Vision: Resurrection of All Israel
• Theological Implications of Ezekiel 37:1–14
• Yahweh’s Eternal Covenant with Israel
• The Pieces of Wood: A Wooden Diptych?
• The Pieces of Wood: Israel and Judah to Be Reunited
• First Panel: The Reversal
• Restoration of Israel’s Health as a Covenant People
• Second Panel: Four Pillars: David Shall Be King Forever
• Second Panel: Four Pillars: Land and King Forever
• Second Panel: Four Pillars: Land, Davidic Line, Covenant of Peace
• Second Panel: Four Pillars: Land, Davidic Line, Covenant of Peace, Dwelling in Their Midst Forever
• Theological Reflection on Ezekiel 37:15–28: Yahweh Alone Can Sanctify

Unit 13: Gog and Magog

• Context of Gog Oracle
• Genre of the Gog Oracle
• Structure of the Gog Oracle
• Panel A, Frame 1: The Conscription of Gog
• Panel A, Frame 2: The Motives of Gog
• Panel A, Frames 3 and 4: The Advance of Gog and the Judgment of God
• End of Panel A; Panel B, Frame 5: Then They Will Know That I Am Yahweh; The Slaughter of Gog and Magog
• Panel B, Frame 6: The Spoiling of Gog
• Panel B, Frame 7: The Burial of Gog
• Panel B, Frame 8: The Devouring of Gog
• Interpretative Conclusion
• Outpouring of the Spirit in the Prophets
• Outpouring of the Spirit in the New Testament: First Expansion of the Covenant Community
• Outpouring of the Spirit in the New Testament: Universal Expansion of the Covenant Community

Conclusion

• Bringing Honor to God’s Name

Product Details

• Title: OT362 Book Study: Ezekiel
• Instructor: Daniel I. Block
• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
• Courses: 1
• Video Hours: 17

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About Daniel Block

Dr. Daniel Block, professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, has been teaching God’s Word for more than 30 years.

It has been a special joy for Dr. Block to watch students, who often take introductory courses in Old Testament only because they are required to do so by the curriculum, suddenly awaken to the fact that the Old Testament is understandable and its message is both life-giving and relevant for modern, everyday life.

Dr. Block has published a number of books and essays in scholarly journals. The paradigm for his research and ministry is set by Ezra, as described in Ezra 7:10: he committed himself to the study the Torah of Yahweh, to put it into practice, and to teach his revealed will in Israel. This means constantly asking serious questions of the Scriptures: What does the text say? Why does the text say it like that? What did the text mean to the original audience? What does the text have to say to me today? In order to answer these questions, one needs to understand both the worlds out of which the biblical texts arose and the worlds in which modern people live.