LESSON



LESSON 12MAY 23, 2021SUBJECT: Preaching to the ExilesDEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 147:1-20BACKGROUND: Ezekiel 18:1-32LESSON: Ezekiel 18:1-9, 30-32MEMORY VERSE: For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die. Ezekiel 18:4 NIVLESSON AIM: To show that each person is responsible for his or her sins.INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY OUTLINEI. BLAMING OTHERS: EZEKIEL 18:1-4Who does Ezekiel give credit to giving him his messages to God’s people? Ezekiel 18:1While the Israelites were exiled in Babylon what popular proverb did they quote in an attempt to blame their fore-parents for their suffering? Do you think they were also blaming God? Explain your answer. Ezekiel 18:2 (Jeremiah also spoke of this proverb in Jeremiah 31:29.)How do you think this proverb came about with God’s people? Exodus 20:4-6; 2 Kings 24:1-4; Jeremiah 5:7How does this proverb compare or contrast to the statements: "Like father, like son" or "Like mother, like daughter."Discuss how the sins of parents can have evil influence on their descendants. Discuss how the righteousness of parents can have good influence on their descendants.What did the Lord say to the Israelites about the future use of this proverb? Ezekiel 18:3Why can God hold each person accountable to Him? Ezekiel 18:4ab Whom does God hold responsible for sins? Ezekiel 18:4cII. INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES (EZEKIEL 18:5-13)Who did God identify as pleasing to Him? Ezekiel 18:5What does a person who is just, lawful, and right abstain from? Ezekiel 18:5-8v. 6av. 6bv. 6cv. 6dv. 7av. 7cv. 8av. 8bWhat does a person practice to show he is just, lawful, and right? Ezekiel 18:7-9v. 7bv. 7dv. 7ev. 8cv. 8dv. 9av. 9bWhat does the Lord declare about a righteous person? Ezekiel 18:9cdWhat is the second case study presented in the eighteenth chapter of Ezekiel? Ezekiel 18:10aIn the second case study involving a righteous father (Ezekiel 18:11a), what scenario is presented about his son? (Ezekiel 18:10-13a) His son presents the following behavior:v. 10av. 12bv. 10bv. 12cv. 11bv. 12dv. 11cv. 12ev. 12av. 13abWhat conclusion is reached about a righteous man’s son who lives a sinful life? Ezekiel 18:13cdWhat judgment is cast on those who live a sinful life? Ezekiel 18:13efgDiscuss the case if a person who sees his father’s sin, but does not follow commit the same sins. What is the result? Ezekiel 18:14-18III. FINDING PLEASURE IN THE LORD (EZEKIEL 18:30-32)How does God judge us? Ezekiel 18:30a; Psalm 7:11; 9:8What did God want His people to do to escape His wrath? Ezekiel 18:30bcDefine “repentance.”Why does it pay to repent? Ezekiel 18:30dHow complete should repentance be? Ezekiel 18:31aWhat should replace a sinful nature? Ezekiel 18:31bWhat will happen if a person does not completely repent? Ezekiel 18:31cWhat does God not take pleasure in? Ezekiel 18:32aWhat must all persons do to live and not die? What is God’s desire? Ezekiel 18:32b; 2 Peter 3:9 ................
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