calling

The Shalom
Community
A Biblical-Social Analysis
of Our Cities and Nations

Session 6
Group Study
 scripture study: ezekiel 22
Group 1: Read Ezekiel 22:25
• Who do the princes represent?
• Who are they likened to?
• What have they or haven’t they done?
• How has that behavior contributed to the destruction of the Shalom
community?
• Have you ever seen a nature film of how lions hunt?
• Why would Ezekiel liken the political leaders to roaring lions?
• What kinds of politics to the political leaders practice?
• How have they acted contradictorily to what God commanded them to
do?

Group 2: Read Ezekiel 22:27

• Who do the officials (the leaders) represent?
• Who are they likened to?
• What have they or haven’t they done?
• How has that behavior contributed to the destruction of the Shalom
community?
• Have you ever seen a nature film of how wolves hunt?
• Why would Ezekiel liken the economic leaders to wolves?
• What kinds of economics to the economic leaders practice?
• How have they acted contradictorily to what God commanded them to
do?

Group 3: Read Ezekiel 22:26

• What have or haven’t the priests – the religious leaders – done?
• How has that behavior contributed to the destruction of the Shalom
community?
• How have they acted contradictorily to what God commanded them to
do? To get at these questions ask first ‘How did Israelites at the time of
Ezekiel believe they could come into right relationship with God?’
• Why would the religious leaders do that?
• Why would they do violence to the law, teach wrongly and withhold
crucial information?

Group 4: Read Ezekiel 22:28; 13:4-5

• What have or haven’t the prophets done?
• Who are they likened to?
• How has their behavior contributed to the destruction of the Shalom
community?
• Have you ever seen a nature film of how jackals hunt?
• Why would Ezekiel liken the prophets to jackals?
• How have they acted contradictorily to what God commanded them to
do?

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 Group 5: Read Ezekiel 22:29
• What have or haven’t the people done?
• How has that behavior contributed to the destruction of the Shalom
community?
• How have they acted contradictorily to what God commanded them to
do?

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