A. Important Features of Ezekiel’s Call

1. Ezekiel has a profound vision of the one who has called him and dispatched him as his agent.

2. Ezekiel has a keen understanding of his audience.

3. Ezekiel has a keen awareness of his own role in the divine rhetorical scheme.

B. Anticipations of the Gospel in Ezekiel 1-24

1. The Hair in the Hem (5:3)

2. The Promise of a New Heart (11:14-21)

3. The Reestablishment of the Covenant (16:60-63)

4. The Restoration of the Davidic Line (17:22-24)

   A		The Riddle of the Cedar Sprig (vv. 2-3)
   	B	The Riddle of the Vine (vv. 5-10)
   	B'	The Interpretation of the Riddle of the Vine (vv. 11-21)
   A'		The Interpretation of the Riddle of the Cedar Sprig (vv. 22-24)

C. Elaborations of the Gospel in Ezekiel 34-48

1. The Foreshadowing (28:25-26)
   
2. An Overview of Ezekiel’s Resoration Oracles (chapters 34-48)
   a. Restoring Yahweh's role as divine shepherd/king of Israel (34:1-31)
   b. Restoring Yahweh's land (35:1-36:15)
   c. Restoring Yahweh's honor (36:16-38)
   d. Restoring Yahweh's people (37:1-14)
   e. Restoring Yahweh's covenant (37:15-28)
   f. Restoring Yahweh's supremacy (38:1-39:29)
   g. Restoring Yahweh's presence among his people (40:1-46:24).
   h. Restoring Yahweh's presence in the land (47:1-48:35).

3. The Salvation of Yahweh’s Flock (34:1-31)
   a. The Announcement of the People’s Deliverance (vv. 1-10)
   b. The Nature of the Deliverance (vv. 11-22);
   c. The Goal of the Deliverance (vv. 23-31)
   
4. The Resurrection of Yahweh’s People (37:1-14)

   Formulaic Introduction	(v. 15)
   a. The Crisis for Yahweh's Honor	(vv. 16-21)
   b. The Restoration of Yahweh's Honor	(vv. 22-32
   c. The Vindication of Yahweh's Honor	(vv. 33-38a)
   (1) Among the Nations	(vv. 33-36)
   (2) In Israel	(vv. 37-38a)
   Formulaic Conclusion	(v. 38b)

5. The Renewal of Yahweh’s Eternal Covenant with All Israel (37:15-28)

6. The Guarantee of Yahweh’s Protection over Israel (38:1-39:29)
   a. The Sign-Act (vv. 15-20)
   b. The Interpretation of the Actions (vv. 21-28)

   Pillar of Israel’s Security	Text
   Pillar 4: Yahweh's Covenant with David.	24  And my servant David will be king over them, and there will       be a single shepherd for all of them.
   	They will follow my regulations and observe my decrees; they       will put them into practice.
   Pillar 2: Yahweh's Commitment to his Land (Covenant with Abraham).	25  They will occupy the land I gave to my servant Jacob, and       in which your ancestors livedThey, their children, and their       grandchildren will occupy it forever.
   Pillar 4: Yahweh's Covenant with David.	And David my servant will be their prince forever.
   Pillar 1: Yahweh's Covenant with Israel.	26  I will make with them a covenant of peace;       it will be an eternal covenant with them.
   Pillar 2: Yahweh's Commitment to his Land (Covenant with Abraham).	I will give to them [the land of Israel] and multiply them.
   Pillar 3: Yahweh's Commitment to Jerusalem.	I will place my sanctuary in their midst forever. 27  My residence will be over them,       and I will be their God and they will be my people. 28  And when my sanctuary is in their midst forever.       Then the nations will know that I am Yahweh       the one who sanctifies Israel.

7. The Guarantee of Yahweh’s Protection over Israel (38:1-39:29)