Come, Follow Me
Old Testament Lesson 44:
October 24–30
“A New Spirit Will I Put within You”
Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47
Ezekiel was invited to symbolically “eat” God’s word—to fill himself with it (see Ezekiel 2:9–3:3, 10). How will you fill yourself with God’s word this week?
Ezekiel 1: Ezekiel sees in vision four living creatures, four wheels, and the glory of God on His throne.
Ezekiel 2: Ezekiel is called to take the word of the Lord to Israel—He sees a book in which lamentations and mourning are written.
Ezekiel 3: Ezekiel is made a watchman unto the house of Israel—The blood of Israel is required at his hand unless he raises the warning voice.
Ezekiel 33: Watchmen who raise the warning voice save their own souls—Repentant sinners are saved—The righteous who turn to sin are damned—The people of Judah in Jerusalem are destroyed because of their sins.
Ezekiel 34: The Lord reproves those shepherds who do not feed the flock—In the last days, the Lord will gather the lost sheep of Israel—The Messiah will be their Shepherd—The Lord will make His gospel covenant with them.
Ezekiel 36: In the last days, all the house of Israel will be gathered to their own lands—The Lord will give them a new heart and a new spirit—They will have His gospel law.
Ezekiel 37: Ezekiel is shown the valley of dry bones—Israel will inherit the land in the Resurrection—The stick of Judah (the Bible) and the stick of Joseph (the Book of Mormon) will become one in the Lord’s hand—The children of Israel will be gathered and cleansed—David (the Messiah) will reign over them—They will receive the everlasting gospel covenant.
Ezekiel 47: Waters issue from the house of the Lord and heal the Dead Sea—The Lord shows the borders of the land.
Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
- Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- “Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd,” Hymns, no. 221.
- Ezekiel 37:15–28 – In the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Old Testament
Additional Material on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
- Watchman on the Tower (Ezekiel 33:1-7)
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 142: Ezekiel 1–32
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 143: Ezekiel 33–36
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 144: Ezekiel 37
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 145: Ezekiel 38–48
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 28: Day 4, Ezekiel 1–32
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 29: Day 1, Ezekiel 33–36
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 29: Day 2, Ezekiel 37
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 29: Day 3, Ezekiel 38–48
- Old Testament Institute Student Manual Kings-Malachi: Ezekiel: Watchman of Israel
- Old Testament Institute Student Manual Kings-Malachi: Prophecies of the Restoration (Ezekiel 25–48)
Resources on Interpreter Foundation
- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 44: Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47, Jonn Claybaugh
- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 44 (Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47)
Additional Posts & Roundtables on the Interpreter Foundation Website
- The Ezekiel Mural at Dura Europos and the Mysteries of Aaron, Moses, and Melchizedek, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, September 18, 2019
- Scripture Roundtable: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 44, “Every Thing Shall Live Whither the River Cometh”, Administration, October 1, 2014
- Scripture Roundtable: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 43, The Shepherds of Israel, Administration, 12, 2014
Articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
- The Life-giving “Water” of the Restoration, Daniel C. Peterson, July 14, 2017
- “With the Tongue of Angels”: Angelic Speech as a Form of Deification, Neal Rappleye, September 2, 2016
Resources on Other Sites
- Come, Follow Me Week 42 – Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47, FAIR
- Ezekiel 1-47 | Oct 24-30 | Come Follow Me Insights, Book of Mormon Central
- The Stunning Vision of Ezekiel (Come, Follow Me: Ezekiel), Book of Mormon Central
- The Watchmen on the Tower in Ezekiel (Come, Follow Me: Ezekiel), Book of Mormon Central
- The Prophet Ezekiel’s Message (Come, Follow Me: Ezekiel), Book of Mormon Central
- The Gathering of Israel in Ezekiel (Come, Follow Me: Ezekiel), Book of Mormon Central
- Ezekiel: Resurrection and Restoration (Come, Follow Me: Ezekiel), Book of Mormon Central
- The Healing Power of Water from Ezekiel (Come, Follow Me: Ezekiel), Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me Old Testament Ezekiel (Oct. 24-30) Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This
- Come Follow Me – Ezekiel, part 1 (Ezek. 1-22): “Watchmen on the Tower”, Unshaken
- Come Follow Me – Ezekiel, part 2 (Ezek. 23-48): “Shepherds in Israel”, Unshaken
- Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: “A New Spirit Will I Put Within You”, Ezekiel 1-3; 33-34; 36-37; 47, Meridian Magazine
- Come Follow Me Podcast #44: “The Lord will Give Us a New Heart” Ezekiel 1-3; 33-34; 36-37; 47, Meridian Magazine
- Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47 – “A New Spirit Will I Put within You”, BYU Studies
Additional Material on Book of Mormon Central
- Did Prophets Such as Ezekiel Know the Writings of Zenos?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #440, June 12, 2018
- What are the Origins of Lehi's Understanding of the Fall?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #28, February 8, 2016
- Why Is There a Need for the Testimony of Two Nations?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #56, March 17, 2016
BYU Religious Education Old Testament Roundtables
BYU Studies Recommended Reading
- “That I May Dwell among Them”: Liminality and Ritual in the Tabernacle, by Daniel L. Belnap, Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
- Approaching Holiness: Sacred Space in Ezekiel, by Jacob Rennaker, Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
- Ezekiel, Prophecies of, by Keith H. Meservy, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
- Ezekiel, Prophet of Hope, Keith H. Meservy, Ensign, September 1990
- Ezekiel: Watchman of Israel, Old Testament Student Manual, Kings-Malachi
- Ezekiel’s Sticks and the Gathering of Israel, Keith Meservy, Ensign, February 1987
- The Voice of Warning, by D. Todd Christofferson, April 2017 General Conference