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Ezekiel 21 · Grade 5

Whose Right It Is

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Ezekiel 21 gathers several sword oracles. God told Ezekiel to set his face toward Jerusalem and declare that Yahweh had drawn his sword from its sheath. The image is stark because the people had ignored every gentler warning. The parable of the southern forest at the end of chapter 20 is here explained plainly: the fire is God's judgment on Jerusalem and the land.

The prophet was not to deliver this message coldly. God told him, sigh with a broken heart and with bitterness before their eyes. When asked why, he would point to the news that was coming, at which every heart would melt. Then Ezekiel acted out the scene at a crossroads: the king of Babylon, using divination, would choose the road to Jerusalem rather than Rabbah of the Ammonites. What looked like pagan chance was under God's control.

The climax is addressed to Zedekiah, the prince of Israel whose day had come. God commanded, Remove the turban, and take off the crown. The low would be exalted and the high abased. I will overturn, overturn, overturn it. This also will be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it. The words echo Genesis 49:10, where the scepter belongs to the one from Judah to whom the obedience of the peoples will be. In the New Testament, Luke 1:32 says: He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

Show What You Know

  1. Why did God tell Ezekiel to sigh with a broken heart?

  2. What does the crossroads scene show about God's control?

  3. What earlier promise does whose right it is echo?

  4. Which New Testament verse speaks of giving the throne of David?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Yahweh’s ____ came to me
  2. And ____ against the land of Israel

Down

  1. They both will come out of one ____
  2. It will not ____ any more
  3. Why do you ____

Think About It

  1. Ezekiel's broken heart shows how God's messengers should feel about judgment. How should we feel about people who are far from God?

  2. God promised that the crown would wait for the one whose right it is. How does Jesus fulfill this promise?

Memory Verse

I will overturn, overturn, overturn it. This also will be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it.”’

Ezekiel 21:27 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being in charge of everything. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can we share hard truths kindly?
  • How does Luke 1:32 connect to Ezekiel 21?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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