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Ezekiel 8 · Grade 4

Abominations in the Dark

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In the sixth year the elders of Judah sat before Ezekiel in his house. Yahweh's hand fell on him. Ezekiel says a form like a hand took him by a lock of his hair, and the Spirit brought him in the visions of God to Jerusalem. There he saw the glory of the God of Israel, as he had seen it in the plain.

God showed him four scenes, each worse than the one before. First was an image of jealousy at the north gate. Next, after digging through a wall, Ezekiel saw seventy elders with censers before idols painted on the walls. They were doing this in the dark, saying Yahweh did not see them.

Then he saw women weeping for Tammuz, a false god. Last, at the door of the temple, about twenty-five men turned their backs toward Yahweh's temple and worshiped the sun. God asked whether this was a light thing. The people's sin was driving God far from his sanctuary.

Show What You Know

  1. How did Ezekiel get to Jerusalem in the vision?

  2. What did the elders say while they worshiped idols in the dark?

  3. Who were the women weeping for?

  4. Which way were the twenty-five men facing?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. In the sixth year the elders of Judah sat before Ezekiel in his .
  2. Ezekiel says a form like a hand took him by a lock of his hair, and the Spirit brought him in the visions of to Jerusalem.
  3. First was an image of jealousy at the gate.
  4. Next, after digging through a , Ezekiel saw seventy elders with censers before idols painted on the walls.
  5. God asked whether this was a thing.

Think About It

  1. The elders thought God could not see what they did in the dark. How does knowing God sees everything help you make good choices?

  2. The men turned their backs on God's temple. What are ways people turn their backs on God today?

Memory Verse

Then he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his rooms of imagery? For they say, ‘Yahweh doesn’t see us. Yahweh has forsaken the land.’”

Ezekiel 8:12 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for seeing everything. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did each scene get worse?
  • What did the elders' words reveal?

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