Focus Scripture:

Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. —Jeremiah 29:12-13 (ESV)

Tier 1: Ezekiel 2-3 Ezekiel the Prophet
Tier 2: 2 Kings 24:18-20; 25:1-7; Jeremiah 23; 49:34-39; 24
Tier 3: 2 Kings 24:18-20; 25:1-7; 2 Chronicles 36:11-14; Jeremiah 52:1-11; Jeremiah 23; 49:34-39; 24

Tier 1 Questions

1. How does Ezekiel chapter two describe a true prophet’s assignment?
   

2. The book of Ezekiel uses poetry and several symbolic descriptions to explain what God wanted to do. How would eating a scroll, similar to a book, symbolize Ezekiel’s work as a prophet?
   

Tiers 2-3 Questions

1. Nebuchadnezzar appointed Jehoiachin’s uncle as the new king of Jerusalem. How does Scripture describe his reign? (see 2 Kings 24:18-19)
   

2. What message did Jeremiah give about God’s people one year after Jerusalem was captured and the people taken into exile? (Jeremiah 23:3)
   

   
   • Jeremiah prophesied that a shepherd, a righteous
   Reveal Answer
   from David would do what? (see v. 5-6)
   

   • How did Jesus fulfill this prophecy? (see John 1:45)
   

3. In Jeremiah 23, God expresses anger towards false prophets. What did God say a true prophet would do? (see Jeremiah 23:22)
   

Application

1. What did you learn about the role of prophets in the Old Testament?
   

   • How can God use prophets today?