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Ezekiel and Daniel: Babylonian Crisis
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Lesson OneEzekiel's Prophetic Word (Ezekiel 1–24)19 Activities|2 Assessments
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Ezekiel 1–24
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In | A Symbol for Ezekiel
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In | The Watchman and Generational Accountability
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In | Outline of Ezekiel
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In | Priestly Prophets
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In | Workbook: A Prophet Like Moses
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In | Spokesmen for the Word
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In | A Sovereign Yet Responsive God
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In | Living Parable Assignments
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In | Parables
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In | Workbook: Difficult Passages in Ezekiel
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In | Ezekiel and the Prophets
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Behind | A Symbolic Act at Mari
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In Front | Onsite: The Kimyal People Receive God's Word
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In Front | Workbook: The Kimyal People
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In Front | Ezekiel in Art and Film, Part 1
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In Front | Workbook: Today's Watchperson
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson TwoEzekiel: Israel's Shame and Restoration (Ezekiel 25–39)22 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Ezekiel 25–39
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In | Departing His House, Part 2
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In | Workbook: God Will Let Go
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In | Judgment and Covenant Curses
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In | Workbook: Oracles Against Foreign Nations, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Oracles Against Foreign Nations, Part 2
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In | Workbook: Oracles Against Foreign Nations, Part 3
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In | God's Anguish and Israel's Shame
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In | The New Covenant
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In | Reversals in Ezekiel
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In | The Restoration of Israel . . . and the Nations
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In | A Return to Eden, Part 1
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In | A Return to Eden, Part 2
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In | Leadership
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Behind | Idolatry
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Behind | Onsite: Anemones and the Worship of Tammuz - Ronit Maoz
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Behind | Babylonian Cherubim
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In Front | Ezekiel and the New Testament
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In Front | Workbook: Theodoret and Ezekiel's River
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In Front | Theodoret and Ezekiel's River
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson ThreeEzekiel's Distinctive Message (Ezekiel 40–48)24 Activities|2 Assessments
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Ezekiel 40–48
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In | Blood on Their Own Heads, Part 2
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In | Divine Pretenders
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In | Divine Pretenders and Apocalyptic Enemies
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In | Celestial Powers and Archetypal Enemies
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In | Holiness
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In | The Temple as a Source of Living Water
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In | The Dimensions of the Temple in Ezekiel's Vision
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In | Ezekiel’s Visionary Temple
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In | Ezekiel and Revelation
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In | Ezekiel and Revelation 20-22
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Behind | Onsite: Life-Giving Water - Steve Wunderink
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Behind | Empires and the Illusion of Power
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Behind | Onsite: Egypt, the Monster in the Sea
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Behind | Workbook: Tyre's International Trade Record, Part 1
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Behind | Workbook: Tyre's International Trade Record, Part 2
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Behind | The Ethnocentrism of Empires
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In Front | Power and Pretense
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In Front | The Glory of God: "That they may know"
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In Front | Workbook: Reflection
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In Front | Workbook: You, the Temple
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In Front | Workbook: Guiding Questions - Ezekiel
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FourDaniel: Dreams and Prophecies (Daniel 1–3, 9–12)18 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Daniel 1–3, 9–12
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In | Workbook: Who's Belteshazzar?
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In | Introducing Daniel
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In | Daniel's Outline
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In | Chiasm
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In | Daniel Chiasm
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In | Joseph, Daniel and the Dreams of Kings
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In | Daniel and the 70 Years of Jeremiah
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Behind | Astronomy and the Ancient Arts
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Behind | Babylonian Astronomy
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Behind | The History Foreseen in Daniel
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In Front | Prophecy and Apocalyptic, Part 1
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In Front | Prophecy and Apocalyptic, Part 2
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In Front | Interpretations of Daniel
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In Front | Workbook: The Temptation of Code-Breaking
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In Front | Daniel's Prayer: Anne Graham Lotz
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FiveDaniel: Kings and Kingdoms (Daniel 4–8)18 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Daniel 4–8
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In | Workbook: Rivals and Opposition
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In | Workbook: Daniel 10-12
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In | God's People Threatened by an Arrogant Ruler
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In | Four Kingdoms and the Kingdom of God
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In | Workbook: Daniel and the Nations
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In | Workbook: Jesus and the Lions' Den
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In | Jesus and the Lions' Den
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In | Workbook: Nebuchadnezzar and Jesus
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Behind | Kings and Kingdoms
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Behind | Lions
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In Front | Dating Daniel and the Evidence of Predictive Prophecy
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In Front | God's Sovereignty and Rule
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In Front | Crazy Old Nebuchadnezzar
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In Front | Nebuchadnezzar and the “Neb”
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In Front | Workbook: Daniel and Civil Disobedience
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Wrap-Up
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
Lesson 3, Activity 4
In | Divine Pretenders
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Throughout the prophetic books, YHWH is praised as the true King while His earthly rivals are criticized as divine pretenders. Ezekiel criticizes the king of Tyre much like Isaiah had criticized the king of Babylon before him. Both kings had become increasingly proud and defiant. By placing these criticisms side by side, we can gather a brief resume of what it looks like to be a royal enemy of YHWH.
| Ezekiel 28:1-19 | Isaiah 14:12-19 | |
| Motivated by pride | 28:2 | 14:13 |
| Claimed to be God | 28:2 | 14:14 |
| Claimed to sit on God’s throne | 28:3 | 14:13 |
| Claimed divine wisdom | 28:2 | 14:13 |
| Claimed superior human wisdom | 28:3 | 14:16 |
| Proud of wealth and power | 28:4-5 | 14:16 |
| Allegedly perfect | 28:12 | 14:13 |
| Known for his beauty | 28:12 | 14:12 |
Similarly, in both accounts, we can see the fate of these royal enemies. They are condemned and lose their reputations before the nations, suffering a fiery end. In our next lectures, we’ll discover the ultimate source of this rebellious behavior.
| Ezekiel 28:1-19 | Isaiah 14:12-17 | |
| Condemned to violent judgment | 28:6-10 | 14:19 |
| Expelled from his position | 28:16 | 14:12 |
| Corrupted by pride | 28:17 | 14:13 |
| Suffered fiery judgment | 28:18 | 28:15 |
| Nations appalled who knew him | 28:19 | 28:16-17 |
Adapted from: LaMar Eugene Cooper, Ezekiel, 1994, pp. 269-270.