Fourth collection of messages about coming judgment

Fourth collection of messages about coming judgment (Ezekiel 20–24)

David A. Dorsey, The Literary Structure of the Old Testament

Seven units in three groups: four messages (a–d), two allegories (e–f), one final message (g).

1. amessage about Israel's rebellion20:1–44
2. bmessage against the south20:45–49[21:1–5]
3. cmessage about Yahweh's sword of judgment21:1–32[21:6–37]
4. dmessage of indictment of Jerusalem22:1–31
5. eallegory of Oholah (Samaria) and Oholibah (Judah)23:1–49
6. fallegory of the boiling pot24:1–14
7. gmessage involving death of Ezekiel's wife: Judah's judgment is impending24:15–27