Book 09 > Book 09 - Lesson 02 - Ezekiel

Ezekiel Lesson Plan (B9-L2)

Objective:  

Students will be able to tell the historical background of Ezekiel and identify/explain at least 2 of Ezekiel’s vision

Warm-up: 

Have the students think about and answer the following question:

How do you identify yourself?  American? Indian? Malayalee? etc?
Why?  What helps your maintain your identity?

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Lesson Time:

Background Information to share:

  1. During the Babylonian captivity
    1. People were exiled … but kept together (unlike the Assyrian empire – where the community ceased to exist… ie. the Samaritans)
    2. No Temple anymore –> was destroyed by the Babylonians
    3. Contemporaries: Jeremiah / Daniel
  2. Ezekiel: Prophet and Priest
    1. Prophet
      1. Guide for the people (turn back to God, morality, etc)
      2. Moral compass
      3. Righteousness vs Hollow worship
      4. Visions and messages from God
    2. Priest
      1. Liturgical worship
      2. Ceremonies and service on behalf of the people
      3. Worship in the temple
      4. Example: Chap 40 – detail on worship in the temple

Group Activity 1 – Ezekiel’s Visions

Split up into groups per vision and answer the following questions in each Group. The Group should present their findings to the rest of the class:

  • Group 1 – Ez 37:1-14 / Group 2 – Ez 47:1-12 / Group 3 – Ez 48:30-35
  • What happens in the vision?
  • Why would this be encouraging to the exiles in Babylon?
  • What does this mean post-Christ (ie. to us Christians)?
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Group Activity 2 – Ezekiel Chapter 18

Have the kids read Ezekiel 18 in groups.  After reading have them answer:

  1. Questions:
    1. What does the (false) proverb “The parents eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge” mean?
      1. How do you think it would have been used in the minds of the exiled Israelites?
    2. What does this passage say about our relationship with God?
    3. How would you apply this passage to yourself?
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Wrap-up:

Have the kids create 5 quiz questions (and answers) on something from the Ezekiel lesson.  The quiz questions should not be 1 word answers… at least one question should be a “how” question and at least one should be a “why” question.

Extra resources

The following presentation below can be used if you have a projector in the class room (link to google presentation):

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