The Biblical Background for Expositional Preaching

See for Yourself

Read Ezek 37:1-14.

  • How do the bones in Ezekiel's vision come to life(vv7-8, 10)?
  • What do the bones represent(v11)?
  • What is Ezekiel's divinely commissioned role in the revitalization of God's people(vv4, 9)?

Read Nehemiah 8.

  • What did Ezra read, and to whom did he read it(vv2-3)?
  • What was the preaching method of the Levites(v8)?
  • How is this method similar to the definition of expositional preaching given above?
  • What were the reactions of the people to this preaching(vv9, 12)?
  • Why did they react this way(v12)?