The Mystery of Ephraim

Nobody seems to understand the various symbols and riddles in this book of Ezekiel to put all the puzzles into a cohesive and coherent picture. The Jews couldn’t understand what or how the house of Israel could have any relevance since the days they went into exile; Christians taught themselves that they have already replaced the Israelites and God’s graceful promises of eternity are now theirs!

So none got it right. In the Study, we’ll find that Ezekiel’s prophecy was meant not to be fulfilled during his time; its timing was a great distance into the future (Ezekiel 12:27), into our time and the message is primarily for the United States and secondarily its European allies.

A Study Index of Ezekiel

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

— Ezekiel among captives by the river Chebar in Chaldea
— each cherub has four wings
— and each one had four faces
— the face of a man, of a lion, of an ox, and of an eagle

~ Chapter 2

— “Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel”
— Who are the children of the house of Israel?
— the Spirit of God spoke unto Ezekiel

A Study of Chapters 1 and 2 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 3

— Ezekiel to speak unto the “house of Israel”
— caused me to eat that scroll, what does this mean?
— Ezekiel made a watchman to the “house of Israel”

~ Chapter 4

— iniquity of the house of Israel: 390 days
— iniquity of the house of Judah: 40 days
— Septuagint: 190/150/40 days

A Study of Chapters 3 and 4 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 5

— a third burns with fire, pestilence and famine
— a third smitten by a sword
— and a third scatters into the wind, a sword follows

~ Chapter 6

— a prophecy against “the mountains of Israel”
— a remnant will remember “all their abominations”

A Study of Chapters 5 and 6 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 7

— a wrath upon the multitude of the house of Israel
— all hands shall be feeble, all knees weak as water
— a trumpet is blown but “none goeth to battle”

~ Chapter 8

— their faces toward the east; worshipping the sun
— their backs against the Temple of the Lord

A Study of Chapters 7 and 8 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 9

— “six men” prophesied to destroy the house of Israel
— a mark on the foreheads of those who sigh and cry

~ Chapter 10

— back to another of Ezekiel’s visions, the wheels
— more about the cherubim, their wings
— the Ox and the Unicorn

A Study of Chapters 9 and 10 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 11

— twenty-five men at the Temple’s door
— the cauldron and the flesh
— “a full end of the remnant of Israel?”

~ Chapter 12

— a remnants will declare all their abominations
— “and every vision faileth”
— visions are “of the times that are far off”

A Study of Chapters 11 and 12 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 13

— a prophesy against the prophets of Israel
— who prophesied false prophecies

~ Chapter 14

— a prophesy against the elders of Israel
— but it seems too late
— even Noah, Daniel and Job couldn’t avert His wrath

A Study of Chapters 13 and 14 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 15

— the house of Israel will be surrounded at all sides
— from one fire to another
— “Out of the cauldron into the flame”

~ Chapter 16

— God will gather all thy lovers whom thou hast pleasure
— and gather thy loved ones with those thou hated
— together they’ll regather against thee
— and uncover thee and see all thy nakedness

A Study of Chapters 15 and 16 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 17

— a riddle of two eagles and a vine
— a riddle of the “tender young twig”
— of bringing down the high tree and exalting the low tree

~ Chapter 18

— if they “hath walked in My statutes and kept My judgements”
— “I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth”

A Study of Chapters 17 and 18 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 19

— a riddle of a lioness with her two whelps
— of strong rods broken and withered; and fire consumed them
— of some rods planted in the wilderness

~ Chapter 20

— certain of the elders of Israel come to inquire of the Lord
— “I wrought for my name’s sake”
— a riddle or prophesy against the forest of the South

A Study of Chapters 19 and 20 HERE~ —— ~

Chapter 21

— the hinting of the forest of the South
— “I am against thee; will draw My Sword out of its sheath”
— “and will cut off the righteous and the wicked”
— “I will overturn, overturn, overturn it”

~ Chapter 22

— “Thou hast despised Mine holy Sabbaths”
— your streets are full of blood
— by the sword, famine, pestilence and captivity

A Study of Chapters 21 and 22 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 23

— the whoredom of Oholah: Samaria, the ten tribes
— the whoredom of Oholibah: Judah and Jerusalem
— they have profaned My Sabbaths

~ Chapter 24

— take the choice of the flock and burn the bones
— a riddle of blood set upon the top of a rock
— Ezekiel’s wife died; he was forbidden to mourn

A Study of Chapters 23 and 24 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 25

— prophecy against the Ammonites
— “clap thine hands and stamp your feet”

~ Chapter 26

— a prophecy against Tyre
— “and thou shalt be no more”

A Study of Chapters 25 and 26 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 27

— a lamentation for Tyre
— “the merchants of the peoples hiss at thee”

~ Chapter 28

— a prophecy against the “prince” of Tyre
— a prophecy against the “king” of Tyre

A Study of Chapters 27 and 28 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 29

— a prophecy against the Pharaoh of Egypt
— “I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadnezzar”

~ Chapter 30

— the time of the nations: “the time of the Gentile?”
— the sword shall come upon Egypt, and her multitude

A Study of Chapters 29 and 30 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 31

— a prophecy against the Pharaoh of Egypt
— a prophecy against Pharaoh and all his multitude

~ Chapter 32

— a lamentation for Pharaoh and a company of many people
— Gypsies: its Heb name derived from Egyptian city of Zoan
— English and French writings testify Romani were Egyptiens

A Study of Chapters 31 and 32 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 33

— the duty of a watchman
— “then shall they know that a prophet
— hath been among them”

~ Chapter 34

— a prophesy against the shepherds of Israel
— the shepherds of Israel that feed themselves!
— both civil and ecclesiastical

A Study of Chapters 33 and 34 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 35

— a prophesy against Mount Seir
— a prophesy against all Edom

~ Chapter 36

— a prophesy against the mountains of Israel
— against “the hills, to the rivers and to the valleys”
— “they profaned My holy name,” whither they have gone

A Study of Chapters 35 and 36 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 37

— “Son of man, can these bones live?”
— “these bones are the whole house of Israel”
— “They shall walk in My judgements and observe My statutes”

~ Chapter 38

— a prophesy against Gog and Magog and all his army
— pestilence and blood; rain, hailstones, fire and brimstone

A Study of Chapters 37 and 38 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 39

— more prophesy against Gog and all his multitudes
— “and all the nations shall see My judgement”
— a reconciliation between Israel and all nations

~ Chapter 40

— a start for the peace and tranquility of the Millennium
— there was a man; appearance of brass, a cherub?
— a reef to measure the Temple
— burnt offering and animal sacrifices brought

A Study of Chapters 39 and 40 HERE ~ —— ~

~ Chapter 41

— the Millennium starts with the building of the Temple
— the posts, the walls and doors given precise measurements
— “This is the Most Holy Place”
— side chambers and windows given precise measurements

~ Chapter 42

— the outer court given precise measurements
— the holy chambers where the priests shall approach the Lord
— there shall be burnt offering, meat offering and sin offering
— the precincts of the Temple and its courts

A Study of Chapters 41 and 42 HERE ~ —— ~

~ Chapter 43

— the Shekinah of God come from the way of the east
— His voice was like a noise of many waters
— all the ordinances thereof and all the laws thereof;
— and write it in their sight, that they keep and do them

~ Chapter 44

— “This gate shall be shut. . .
— except for the Prince, who shall sit and eat before the Lord
— ye have not kept charge of Mine holy things
— all the ordinances to be observed during the Millennium

A Study of Chapters 43 and 44 HERE ~ —— ~

~ Chapter 45

— the tribes shall resort upon all the solemn festivals
— a portion for the Prince on both sides of the holy portion
— execute judgment and judge righteously
— Passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread eaten

~ Chapter 46

— the Sabbath and the new moon shall be observed
— the Prince shall oversee the sacrificial services performed
— the people shall come before the Lord at the solemn feasts
— repeating of morning sacrifice but silence to the evening

A Study of Chapters 45 and 46 HERE ~ —— ~

~ Chapter 47

— the waters flow beneath the south side of the altar
— Jerusalem has 12 gates, three on each sides of the city
— there shall be a very great multitude of fish
— on that side of the rivers, shall grow all trees for food

~ Chapter 48

— Dan ~ Ireland, Denmark; Asher ~ Belgium; Naphtali ~ Sweden 
— Manasseh ~ UK; Ephraim ~ US; Reuben ~ France;
— Judah and Levi ~ Israel; Benjamin ~ Norway 
— Issachar ~ Sweden, Finland; Zebulun ~ Holland; Gad ~ Switzerland

A Study of Chapters 47 and 48 HERE ~ —— ~

~ by Joel Huan on September 13, 2022.

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