Second collection of messages about coming judgment

Second collection of messages about coming judgment (Ezekiel 8–13)

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

Seven units in three groups: a four-part vision (a–d), two symbolic actions (e–f), one message (g). The material in unit g is tied together by the common themes of visions, false visions, and divinations; H. Van Dyke Parunak, Structural Studies in Ezekiel (Ph.D. dissertation, Harvard University, 1978), 219, analyzes this section as a single message.

1. avision, part 1: idolatry in the temple8:1–18stage 1: glory of God is in the temple
2. bvision, part 2: slaying of Jerusalem's wicked citizens9:1–11stage 2: glory of God moves from Holy of Holies to temple threshold
3. cvision, part 3: burning of Jerusalem10:1–22stage 3: glory of God ascends into the air from temple threshold
4. dvision, part 4: corrupt rulers of Jerusalem and their punishment11:1–25stage 4: glory of God departs from the city and stands above the mountain east of the city (four-part vision concluded in 11:24–25)
5. esymbolic action: exile and Ezekiel's luggage12:1–16ends: then they will know that I am Yahweh
6. fsymbolic action: coming devastation and Ezekiel's eating12:17–20ends: then you will know that I am Yahweh
7. gmessage about false visions and divinations12:21–13:23ends: then you will know that I am Yahweh