outline of Ezekiel

1.  Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem (chs. 1-24)

1. The Prophet's Call (chs. 1-3)
2. Symbolic Actions About the Destruction of Jerusalem (chs. 4; 5)
3. Oracle Against the Mountains of Israel (ch. 6)
4. The End (ch. 7)
5. A Vision of Judgment in Jerusalem (chs. 8-11)
6. Oracles About the Sins of Israel and Jerusalem (chs. 12-24)

1.    Two Symbolic Actions (12:1-20)
2.    Popular Proverbs (12:21-28)
3.    False Prophets and Prophetesses (ch. 13)
4.    Consequences of Idolatry (ch. 14)
5.    Parable of the Vine (ch. 15)
6.    Jerusalem as Child and Harlot (ch. 16)
7.    Parable of Two Eagles (ch. 17)
8.    Individual Responsibility (ch. 18)
9.    Dirge Allegory for Israel's Kings (ch. 19)
10.  A Review of the Nations History and Her Future (ch. 20)
11.  Babylon, God's Sword (ch. 21)
12.  The Sins of Jerusalem (ch. 22)
13.  A Parable of Two Sisters (ch. 23)
14.  A Cooking Pot (24:1-14)
15.  The Death of Ezekiel's Wife (24:15-27)

2.  Oracles Against Foreign Nations (chs. 25-32)

1. Ammon (25:1-7)
2. Moab (25:8-11)
3. Edom (25:12-14)
4. Philistia (25:15-17)
5. Tyre (26:1-28:19)
6. Sidon (28:20-26)
7. Egypt (chs. 29-32)

3.  Blessing for Judah and Jerusalem (chs. 33-48)

1. Ezekiel the Watchman (ch. 33)
2. The Shepherds of Israel (ch. 34)
3. Against Edom (ch. 35)
4. A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel (ch. 36)
5. The Valley of Dry Bones (37:1-14)
6. Two Sticks Becoming One (37:15-28)
7. Gog and Magog (chs. 38; 39)
8. A Vision of the Restored Jerusalem (chs. 40-48)

1.  The Plan of the New Temple (chs 40-42)
2.  Regulations for the New Temple (chs. 43; 44)
3.  The Holy District in the Land (45:1-8)
4.  Regulations for Offerings (45:9-46:24)
5.  A Life-giving River (47:1-12)
6.  Boundaries and Allotment of the Land (47:13-48:29)
7.  The City Gate (48:30-35)