Come, Follow Me · Week 45 · November 2–8

Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47

This Week's Reading

This week's Come, Follow Me reading from Ezekiel presents profound visions of God's glory and His promises to restore Israel. The prophet sees a magnificent chariot throne surrounded by living creatures, symbolizing the majesty of the Lord who speaks directly to him. He is commanded to eat a scroll representing his message, which tastes sweet despite the difficult task ahead of warning a rebellious people. Finally, Ezekiel receives the powerful vision of dry bones coming back to life, illustrating God's incredible power to resurrect and restore His covenant people.

Key Passages

Ezekiel 1:4–13 The prophet sees a glorious vision of four living creatures with multiple faces and wings, moving straight forward wherever the spirit directs them, surrounded by brilliant fire and lightning that signifies the presence of God.
Ezekiel 3:1–10 God commands Ezekiel to eat a scroll that tastes like honey, preparing him to speak His words to Israel even though they are described as an impudent and hardhearted house that will not listen.
Ezekiel 33:7–9 The Lord appoints Ezekiel as a watchman who must warn the wicked of their impending doom; if he fails to warn them, his blood is required, but if he warns them and they do not turn, he has delivered his soul.
Ezekiel 34:23–31 God promises to set up David as a shepherd over His flock, establishing a covenant of peace where evil beasts cease, showers of blessing come in season, and the people dwell safely without fear.
Ezekiel 37:1–10 In the valley of dry bones, God commands Ezekiel to prophesy breath into them, resulting in the miraculous resurrection of an exceeding great army, demonstrating that He can bring life where there is only death.

Questions to Ponder

How does the vision of the living creatures with multiple faces help you understand the complexity and glory of God's nature?
Why did God give Ezekiel a scroll that tasted sweet even though his message was one of judgment and warning?
What does it mean to be a watchman who warns others, and how can you apply this responsibility in your own life today?
How does the resurrection of the dry bones strengthen your testimony that Jesus Christ has the power to bring spiritual life to those who seem hopeless?

A Thought to Take Home

These chapters remind us that God is majestic and holy, yet He is also deeply compassionate toward His people. Just as Ezekiel was strengthened by the sweet scroll to deliver a difficult message, we too are sustained by the love of Christ when we face challenging duties in our lives. The vision of the dry bones assures us that no situation is beyond the reach of the Lord's power to restore and bring life.

Further study Ezekiel 1:4–13, Ezekiel 3:1–10, Ezekiel 33:7–9, Ezekiel 34:23–31, Ezekiel 37:1–10

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Key passages

Ezekiel 1:4–13

⁴And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. ⁵Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. ⁶And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. ⁷And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. ⁸And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings. ⁹Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward. ¹⁰As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. ¹¹Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. ¹²And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went. ¹³As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

Ezekiel 3:1–10

¹Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. ²So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. ³And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. ⁴And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. ⁵For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel; ⁶Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. ⁷But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted. ⁸Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. ⁹As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. ¹⁰Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.

Ezekiel 33:7–9

⁷So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. ⁸When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. ⁹Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

Ezekiel 34:23–31

²³And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. ²⁴And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it. ²⁵And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. ²⁶And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. ²⁷And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. ²⁸And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. ²⁹And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. ³⁰Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD. ³¹And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 37:1–10

¹The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, ²And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. ³And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. ⁴Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. ⁵Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: ⁶And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. ⁷So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. ⁸And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. ⁹Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. ¹⁰So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.