God has been calling Israel to repent. He has NO pleasure in their deaths. If they would just turn and repent, they would live! God has just reminded Ezekiel that his task is to be the watchman for Israel. The watchman’s job is to warn of approaching danger. It is the people’s job to heed […]
God is reminding Ezekiel of his role. He is Israel’s watchman. The one who is responsible to sound the trumpet when danger approaches. When God first called Ezekiel, He told him that this would be his mission. He clearly explained the consequences of NOT sharing God’s words whenever they were given to him. “Speak the […]
God gives Ezekiel Pharaoh’s laments. Two songs for him. Not one Pharaoh sings but those sung over him for his demise. God gives Ezekiel two laments to sing over Pharaoh and the whole people of Egypt. They are given to him two weeks apart as a little more than a year from when God gave […]
God likens Assyria in her greatness to a TALL tree. TIMBER; she falls at His hand. Egypt will do no less. Her grandeur doesn’t even come close to Assyria’s. God gives this prophecy to Ezekiel for Pharoah, king of Egypt, but He spends most of the time talking about Assyria. He does this so that […]
God tells Ezekiel about Egypt’s downfall. She has ‘broken arms’ and cannot lift the sword to defend herself. Nebuchadnezzar’s arms are made STRONG by God. We have already seen that God was using Nebuchadnezzar to deliver His judgment to the nations, including Judah. Egypt is the latest nation that God has promised judgment upon. The […]
