F-260 The Living Creatures and the Glory of the Lord - Ezekiel 1:1-28  What experience can you say has left you awestruck?  What is your favorite mythical creature? Why?  How old was Ezekiel and where was he living when he saw visions of God? (1:1)  How long had the people of Judah been in exile in Babylonia when Ezekiel had his vision? (1:2-3)  To what natural occurrence did Ezekiel liken what he saw coming toward him? (1:4)  What were the human and nonhuman features of the living beings Ezekiel described? (1:5-11)  How were the creatures positioned in relation to one another? (1:9-11)  What was remarkable about the way the creatures moved? (1:12)  To what did Ezekiel compare the light, or brightness, coming from the creatures? (1:13-14)  What unique characteristics did Ezekiel notice in the wheels that accompanied the creatures? (1:15-18)  Why would it not be accurate to say that the “wheels” were vehicles used by the creatures? (1:19-21)  How did Ezekiel describe the sound of the wings of the four creatures? (1: 24)  How did Ezekiel describe the person who spoke from the “expanse” above the creatures? (1:25-28)  What did Ezekiel realize he was seeing? (1:28)  How did Ezekiel respond when he saw the “likeness of the glory of the Lord”? (1:28)  What is notable about the fact that God was still speaking to His people through prophets although they were in a foreign land?  Why do you suppose Ezekiel thought it important to record his visions in such detail?  How would you respond to an opportunity to peer into the throne room of God from this side of the grave?  What spiritual benefit can we glean from other people’s visions of the glory of God?  What sorts of emotions would move a person to lie prostrate on the ground?  Why are you glad that you worship a God who is not the product of human hands?  What hymn or song based on Ezekiel’s vision could you commit to memory this week as a tool of worship?  In what secular association in your life (school, work, or community) can you be available and listening for what God might want to say to or through you?