What Is the Book of Ezekiel? (eBook)

The book of Ezekiel is one of the Bible's most extraordinary prophetic books. But how do you teach it to your kids?

Buried deep in the Old Testament prophets, Ezekiel is the book most people never get to. It opens with a vision so strange it has inspired everything from renaissance paintings to conspiracy theories. It features a prophet who lies on his side for over a year, shaves his head and burns the hair, and is told his wife will die and he cannot mourn. And it closes with a temple vision so detailed and mysterious that scholars have debated its meaning for centuries.

But this bizarre, intense book turns out to be one of the most important in all of Scripture. It's the story of what happens when God's glory departs from his own temple because his people have filled it with idols. It's the story of dry bones standing up and breathing. And it's the story of a God who refuses to abandon his people, even when they've abandoned him, and who promises to come find them himself.

What Is the Book of Ezekiel? makes this challenging book accessible for today's young readers. Written in a warm, conversational style that doesn't water down the hard parts or talk down to kids, this guide walks through all forty-eight chapters of Ezekiel with:

• Engaging illustrations from pop culture and history?from October Sky to Bridge to Terabithia to Alexander the Great's siege of Tyre, that connect biblical themes to stories kids already know or can easily imagine
• Honest engagement with difficult content?handling divine judgment, graphic prophetic imagery, and the tension between God's wrath and his mercy in age-appropriate ways that spark real conversations
• Real-life application?helping kids see how Ezekiel's themes of God's presence, individual responsibility, and hope after devastation speak to their own experiences of loss, failure, and starting over

Whether your child is wrestling with what it means when God feels absent, learning that no situation is too broken for God to restore, or ready to explore one of the Bible's most overlooked and rewarding books, What Is the Book of Ezekiel? will show them that the God whose glory departed is the same God who always comes back.

Perfect for family reading, church classes, or independent study.