Ezekiel 8-24 Outline

Ezekiel's Vision of God's Departure from the Temple in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 8-11)

1. Preamble to the first temple vision (8:1-4).
2. The abominations in the temple (8:5-18).
3. God's response to the abominations in the temple (9:1-11).
4. The burning of Jerusalem and God's departure from the temple (10:1-22).
5. The pot of stew (11:1-13).
6. The gospel according to Ezekiel (11:14-21).
7. Epilogue to the temple vision (11:22-25).

Prophecies of Woe against Israel (Ezekiel 12-24)

1. Signs of the Times (12:1-20)
   
1. Packed for exile (12:1-16).
2. A pantomime of horror (12:17-20).
2. Prophecy -- True and False (12:21-14:11)
1. Two oracles against cynics (12:21-28).
2. Two oracles against counterfeit prophets (13:1-23).
3. The oracle against prophetic abuse (14:1-11).
3. The High Price of Treachery (14:12-15:8)
1. A lecture on divine justice (14:12-23).
2. A metaphor on divine judgment (15:1-8).
4. The Adulterous Wife: Trampling Underfoot the Grace of God (16:1-63)
1. The call for Israel's arraignment (1-3a).
2. The indictment of Jerusalem (3b-34).
3. The sentencing of Jerusalem: The Ssuspension of grace (35-43).
4. Like mother, like daughter: Jerusalem's disqualification from grace (44-52).
5. The double ray of Hope (53-63).
5. Messages of Sin and Retribution (17-22)
1. The eagle and the vine: A fable (17).
2. Disputing the justice of God (18).
3. A "lament" for the Davidic dynasty (19).
4. Rewriting sacred history (20).
5. The avenging sword of God (21).
6. O Oholah! O Oholibah! (23)
1. The introduction of the accused (1-4).
2. The historical background of the case (5-35).
3. The case against Oholah and Oholibah (36-49).
7. The Boiling Cauldron (24:1-14)
1. Preamble (1-3a).
2. The popular saying (3b-5).
3. The dispute (6-8).
4. The counterthesis (9-13).
5. Conclusion (14).
8. The End of an Era (24:15-27)
1. The end is prefigured: The death of Ezekiel's wife (15-24).
2. The end is in sight (25-27).

New Bible Commentary

• Jerusalem's idolatry and its punishment (8-11).
• An acted message: exile foretold (12:1-16).
• An acted message: Israel to tremble (12:17-20).
• Prophecy will be fulfilled ... and fulfilled soon (12:21-25, 26-28).
• Condemnation of false prophets and prophetesses (13).
• Condemnation of idolatry (14:1-11).
• Judgment on Israel will not be averted by the righteous few (14:12-23).
• Jerusalem the useless vine (15).
• Jerusalem the unfaithful and promiscuous wife (16).
• Eagles, cedars and a vine -- a political parable (17).
• The accountability of the individual (18).
• Lament for the princes of Israel (19).
• Israel's persistent rebelliousness (20:1-44).
• Judgment by fire (20:45-49).
• Judgment by the sword (21:1-7).
• The sword is sharpened (21:8-17).
• The sword of the king of Babylon (21:18-32).
• The sin of Jerusalem (22:1-16).
• The smelting of Israel (22:17-22).
• Injustice in the land; corruption at every level (22:23-31).
• Oholah and Oholibah -- adulterous sisters (23).
• The parable of the pot: Jerusalem beseiged (24:1-14).
• The death of Ezekiel's wife and the significance of his grief (24:15-27).

References:

1. Block, Daniel I. The Book of Ezekiel Chapters 1-24, NICOT (New International Commentary on the Old Testament). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1997.
2. Wright, Christopher J.H. The Message of Ezekiel, BST (Bible Speaks Today). IVP, Downers Grove, IL, 2001.
3. McGregor, L. John. Ezekiel, New Bible Commentary, IVP, Downer's Grove, IL, 1994.