Due: Interpretation Essay Option 3: Focal Passages: Any relevant passages
assigned from Ezekiel, as well as Ezekiel 18:1-32 and 20:1-31.
Topic: Should the God of Ezekiel be characterized as “selfish” and/or “unjust”?
Why or why not? Cite evidence from the text of Ezekiel to make your case. In the course
of your argument, be sure to demonstrate an understanding of the historical contexts of
Ezekiel’s prophecies. Also, be sure to address the following questions in the course of
your argument: Why, according to Ezekiel, does God destroy Jerusalem? Why does
Ezekiel say that God “gave them [i.e., the Israelites] statutes that were not good and
ordinances by which they could not live” (20:25)? (Be sure to engage Carvalho’s
interpretation of this passage, though you do not need to agree with her.) Why, according
to Ezekiel, is God going to restore the people to their land? Concluding reflection: Does
Ezekiel’s understanding of God remain relevant today? THE ONLY SOURCE ALLOWED FOR THIS ESSAY IS THEHARPER COLLINS STUDY BIBLE (EDITION BY THE SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE)
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