Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- What's the meaning of Ezekiel's vision of the wheels and the four creatures in Chapter 1? Is there a point to the incomprehensibility of this scene?
- Is Ezekiel's God entirely just? What about when he kills Ezekiel's wife?
- Is Ezekiel's God more merciful or more just? How do these qualities balance or not balance out?
- Why do you think the Book of Ezekiel records Ezekiel's prophecy against Tyre (predicting its total destruction) even though it turns out to be wrong, and Ezekiel needs a do-over?
- Why does Ezekiel's God sometimes use such graphically sexual language in condemning the sins of the House of Israel?
- What do you make of Ezekiel's attitudes regarding women?
- Why is the rebuilding of the Temple so important? What is the purpose of giving such precise instructions?
- How should someone interpret the "Valley of Dry Bones" (Ezekiel 37) sequence? Is it a vision of actual resurrection from the dead, the symbolic resurrection of the House of Israel from destruction and exile, or both?
- What's the meaning of Ezekiel's prophecy about Gog's invasion? How have people interpreted this in different ways over time?