Introduction
In this session, Ezekiel 6: 1-14, we focus on understanding the foolishness of idolatry and divine judgment. It delivers a stark prophecy of God’s judgment against Israel’s idolatry, followed by the promise of a preserved remnant. The primary theme is that God’s severe discipline aims to destroy pagan practices, break stubborn hearts, and reveal His identity as the Lord to both the remnant and those scattered.
In Ezekiel 6: 1-7, God tells Ezekiel to turn his face toward the “mountains of Israel” to prophesy against the high places. Because the people chose to worship false gods on hilltops and under green trees rather than at the temple, God vows to destroy these pagan altars and to lay the idolaters dead among their false gods.
Objectives
By the end of this session, the learner will have:
- Understood how strongly God despises idolatry and compromised worship.
- Recognized the serious consequences of neglecting God’s clear instructions.
- Examined how earthly attachments fail to provide meaning and draw us away from the Creator.
Outline
- The Meaning of the Mountains of Israel
- worship false gods on hilltops and beneath green trees
- Worship God at the temple.
- Knowing that God alone is God
Group Study Time
Ezekiel 6: 1-7
Connecting
- Gather with two or more people for a community discovery bible study session.
- Start with a heartfelt prayer, inviting God to guide and bless your understanding.
- Explore the passage by reading it at least twice, using different Bible versions if available, then retell the story together as a group.
- Reflect and share the challenges and blessings you experienced from the previous study.
Comprehending
- Read Ezekiel 6: 1-3. What do the verses say about the mountains of Israel? Why did God direct Ezekiel’s prophecy against the “mountains of Israel” instead of addressing the people directly? What did these physical places represent?
- Read Ezekiel 6: 4-7. God says that the slain will fall before their idols. How does chasing after worldly things ultimately destroy the very people who pursue them?
- What are some “modern-day idols” (e.g., success, wealth, comfort, power) that can take the place of God at the center of our lives?
- Read Ezekiel 6:7. What is the meaning of and will know that I alone am the Lord.
Committing
- Engage with the Bible—read, study, memorize, meditate, pray, listen, and live it out.
- List three lessons you have learnt as an agent of change that you would like to put into practice and teach others about.
- Take time and worship Jesus with the attributes revealed about Christ.
- Use the SPACEPETS model, to assist you in putting God’s word into practice. Look for:
- Sin to confess
- Promise to claim
- Attitude to change
- Command to keep
- Error to change
- Prayer to make
- Example to copy
- Truth to obey and
- Something praiseworthy
Communicating
- Identify one person you can connect with and share the valuable insights and lessons you gained from this session.
- Reach out to a new believer—either in person or by phone—and pray with them to support them through their challenges, including any concerns about attending church.
- Create a new group and guide others through this study to help them grow in their understanding.