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Ezekiel 33 · Grade 5

The Watchman and the Turning

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Ezekiel 33 is a hinge in the book. It repeats Ezekiel's commission as watchman from chapter 3 and the teaching on responsibility from chapter 18, just before news of Jerusalem's fall arrives. A watchman who sees the sword coming and blows the trumpet has done his duty. If he stays silent, the blood of the people is on his hands. Ezekiel's task was to warn faithfully, whatever the response.

The center of the chapter is one of the most tender verses in the prophets. God tells Ezekiel to say that he has no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. God then pleads with the people, asking why the house of Israel will die. The people complained that the way of the Lord is not fair. God answered that he judges each person by his ways, and anyone who turns from sin will live.

In the twelfth year, on the fifth day of the tenth month, a fugitive arrived with the words: The city has been defeated. The silence God had placed on Ezekiel in chapter 3 was lifted. Yet the exiles treated his preaching like entertainment, like a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice. In the New Testament, James 1:22 says: But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

Show What You Know

  1. Which earlier chapters does Ezekiel 33 repeat?

  2. What does God say about the death of the wicked?

  3. What news did the fugitive bring?

  4. Which New Testament verse calls us to be doers of the word?

Crossword

231

Across

  1. Yet the children of your ____ say

Down

  1. For with their ____ they show much love
  2. How then can we ____

Think About It

  1. God pleads, Why will you die? What does this reveal about God's desire for every person?

  2. The exiles enjoyed Ezekiel's words but did not obey. How can we make sure we are doers of the word, not only hearers?

Memory Verse

“Tell them, ‘“As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why will you die, house of Israel?”’”

Ezekiel 33:11 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for warning us out of love. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is listening without obeying a problem?
  • How does James 1:22 connect to Ezekiel 33?
  • How could you lovingly warn someone this week?

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