The Glory Departs, The Glory Returns
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GSCC
July 12, 2026
EZEKIEL
The Glory Departs, The Glory Returns
A 10-Week Reading Plan with Companion Passages
A companion to the Bible Insights sermon series on Ezekiel.
All Scripture references are ESV (English Standard Version) unless otherwise noted.
Each weekday pairs a reading from Ezekiel with a related passage elsewhere in Scripture — ideal for home reading and personal devotional use alongside Sunday's sermon.
Wayne Conrad
WEEK 1
The Call of the Watchman
Ezekiel 1–3
✓ | DAY | EZEKIEL READING | COMPANION PASSAGE |
☐ | Mon | Eze. 1:1–28 — The vision of God's glory | Isa. 6:1–8 — Isaiah's throne-room call |
☐ | Tue | Eze. 2:1–10 — Sent to a rebellious house | Jer. 1:4–10 — Jeremiah appointed to the nations |
☐ | Wed | Eze. 3:1–15 — Eating the scroll | Rev. 10:8–11 — John eats the scroll |
☐ | Thu | Eze. 3:16–21 — Appointed as watchman | Heb. 13:17 — Leaders who keep watch |
☐ | Fri | Eze. 3:22–27 — Silence before the word comes | Ps. 62:1–8 — Waiting in silence for God |
MEMORY VERSE Ezekiel 2:7 |
WEEK 2
The Sign-Acts of Judgment
Ezekiel 4–7
✓ | DAY | EZEKIEL READING | COMPANION PASSAGE |
☐ | Mon | Eze. 4:1–17 — The siege enacted | Isa. 20:1–6 — Isaiah's own sign-act |
☐ | Tue | Eze. 5:1–17 — The shaved hair, a divided people | 2 Kings 25:1–7 — The historical siege of Jerusalem |
☐ | Wed | Eze. 6:1–14 — Judgment on the mountains | Lev. 26:27–33 — The covenant curse foretold |
☐ | Thu | Eze. 7:1–13 — “The end has come” | Amos 8:1–3 — A basket of summer fruit, the end |
☐ | Fri | Eze. 7:14–27 — Silver and gold cannot save | Zeph. 1:14–18 — The great day of the Lord |
MEMORY VERSE Ezekiel 7:4 |
WEEK 3
Idolatry and the Departing Glory
Ezekiel 8–11
✓ | DAY | EZEKIEL READING | COMPANION PASSAGE |
☐ | Mon | Eze. 8:1–18 — Idolatry in the temple | 2 Kings 21:1–9 — Manasseh's idols in the house of the Lord |
☐ | Tue | Eze. 9:1–11 — The mark on the foreheads | Exod. 12:21–23 — The blood on the doorposts |
☐ | Wed | Eze. 10:1–22 — The glory begins to depart | 1 Sam. 4:19–22 — “Ichabod”: the glory departed |
☐ | Thu | Eze. 11:1–13 — False confidence in the city | Jer. 7:1–11 — “Do not trust in deceptive words” |
☐ | Fri | Eze. 11:14–25 — A promise of a new heart | Deut. 30:1–6 — God will circumcise the heart |
MEMORY VERSE Ezekiel 11:19 |
WEEK 4
Israel's Unfaithfulness Exposed
Ezekiel 12–16
✓ | DAY | EZEKIEL READING | COMPANION PASSAGE |
☐ | Mon | Eze. 12:1–16 — Ezekiel acts out the exile | Jer. 28:10–17 — Acted prophecy and true words |
☐ | Tue | Eze. 14:1–11 — Idols of the heart | 1 John 5:21 — “Keep yourselves from idols” |
☐ | Wed | Eze. 15:1–8 — The useless vine | John 15:1–6 — The true vine |
☐ | Thu | Eze. 16:1–14 — The parable of the foundling | Hos. 2:14–20 — God's covenant love recalled |
☐ | Fri | Eze. 16:59–63 — An everlasting covenant despite unfaithfulness | Rom. 3:3–4 — God's faithfulness though we are faithless |
MEMORY VERSE Ezekiel 16:60 |
WEEK 5
Responsibility and Lament
Ezekiel 17–19
✓ | DAY | EZEKIEL READING | COMPANION PASSAGE |
☐ | Mon | Eze. 17:1–10 — The parable of the eagles | 2 Kings 24:17–20 — Zedekiah's broken oath |
☐ | Tue | Eze. 18:1–9 — The righteous individual | Deut. 24:16 — Each person answers for their own sin |
☐ | Wed | Eze. 18:21–32 — “Why will you die?” | 2 Pet. 3:9 — The Lord's patience toward repentance |
☐ | Thu | Eze. 19:1–9 — A lament for the princes | Lam. 2:1–9 — A lament over Zion |
☐ | Fri | Eze. 19:10–14 — The uprooted vine | Ps. 80:8–16 — A vine brought out of Egypt, now broken |
MEMORY VERSE Ezekiel 18:31–32 |
WEEK 6
A History of Rebellion
Ezekiel 20–23
✓ | DAY | EZEKIEL READING | COMPANION PASSAGE |
☐ | Mon | Eze. 20:1–17 — A history of rebellion in the wilderness | Ps. 106:19–23 — Israel's wilderness idolatry recalled |
☐ | Tue | Eze. 20:33–44 — Regathered for the Lord's name's sake | Isa. 48:9–11 — “For my name's sake I defer my anger” |
☐ | Wed | Eze. 22:1–16 — Jerusalem's bloodguilt | Mic. 3:1–4 — Leaders who devour the people |
☐ | Thu | Eze. 22:23–31 — No one to stand in the gap | Ps. 106:23 — Moses stood in the breach |
☐ | Fri | Eze. 23:1–21 — Oholah and Oholibah, a parable of two sisters | Jer. 3:6–11 — Israel and Judah's twin unfaithfulness |
MEMORY VERSE Ezekiel 22:30 |
WEEK 7
The Fall of Jerusalem
Ezekiel 24
✓ | DAY | EZEKIEL READING | COMPANION PASSAGE |
☐ | Mon | Eze. 24:1–14 — The boiling pot | 2 Kings 25:1–4 — The siege reaches its end |
☐ | Tue | Eze. 24:15–27 — The death of Ezekiel's wife as a sign | Jer. 16:1–9 — Jeremiah's life as a living sermon |
☐ | Wed | Lam. 1:1–11 — Jerusalem's fall lamented | Lam. 3:19–26 — “Great is your faithfulness” |
☐ | Thu | 2 Chron. 36:15–21 — The historical account of the exile | Ps. 137:1–6 — By the rivers of Babylon |
☐ | Fri | Dan. 1:1–7 — Life for exiles in Babylon | Jer. 29:4–14 — “Seek the welfare of the city” |
MEMORY VERSE Lamentations 3:22–23 |
WEEK 8
Judgment on the Nations, Part 1
Ezekiel 25–28
✓ | DAY | EZEKIEL READING | COMPANION PASSAGE |
☐ | Mon | Eze. 25:1–17 — Oracles against Israel's neighbors | Amos 1:3–2:3 — Judgment on the surrounding nations |
☐ | Tue | Eze. 26:1–14 — The fall of Tyre foretold | Isa. 23:1–14 — An earlier oracle against Tyre |
☐ | Wed | Eze. 27:1–11 — A lament for Tyre's splendor | James 4:13–16 — The folly of boasting in tomorrow |
☐ | Thu | Eze. 28:1–10 — The pride of the king of Tyre | Prov. 16:18 — “Pride goes before destruction” |
☐ | Fri | Eze. 28:11–19 — A fallen guardian cherub | Isa. 14:12–15 — The fall of the shining one |
MEMORY VERSE Ezekiel 28:2 |
WEEK 9
Judgment on the Nations, Part 2
Ezekiel 29–32
✓ | DAY | EZEKIEL READING | COMPANION PASSAGE |
☐ | Mon | Eze. 29:1–16 — Against Egypt's pride | Exod. 5:1–2 — Pharaoh's original defiance |
☐ | Tue | Eze. 30:20–26 — Pharaoh's arms broken | Isa. 31:1–3 — Woe to those who trust in Egypt |
☐ | Wed | Eze. 31:1–14 — The cedar and its fall | Dan. 4:10–17 — Nebuchadnezzar's tree, cut down |
☐ | Thu | Eze. 32:1–16 — A lament over Pharaoh | Obad. 1–4 — Pride before judgment |
☐ | Fri | Eze. 32:17–32 — Egypt joins the slain in Sheol | Isa. 14:9–11 — The nations meet the fallen king in Sheol |
MEMORY VERSE Ezekiel 31:10 |
WEEK 10
Shepherds, New Hearts, Dry Bones, and the Glory's Return
Ezekiel 33–48 (selections)
✓ | DAY | EZEKIEL READING | COMPANION PASSAGE |
☐ | Mon | Eze. 34:1–16 — Against false shepherds; the Lord as true Shepherd | John 10:1–18 — The Good Shepherd |
☐ | Tue | Eze. 36:22–27 — A new heart and a new spirit | 2 Cor. 3:1–6 — Ministers of a new covenant, written on hearts |
☐ | Wed | Eze. 37:1–14 — The valley of dry bones | Rom. 8:9–11 — The Spirit who gives life to mortal bodies |
☐ | Thu | Eze. 37:15–28; 47:1–12 — One nation, one king; the river of life | Rev. 22:1–5 — The river of life in the new creation |
☐ | Fri | Eze. 43:1–5; 48:30–35 — The glory returns; “The Lord Is There” | Rev. 21:1–7, 22–27 — The dwelling of God with man |
MEMORY VERSE Ezekiel 36:26 |
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