CHAPTER 25-32 ORACLES AGAINST FOREIGN NATIONS. The first question we must ask as we consider these Chapter s is as to why they are included in a prophecy to Israel, and why they are placed here between the first investment of Jerusalem by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar (Ezekiel 24:2), and the... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “Son of man, set your face towards the children of Ammon and prophesy against them, and say to the children of Ammon, “Thus says the Lord Yahweh, because you said “Aha” against my sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was ma... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ORACLE AGAINST AMMON (EZEKIEL 25:1). The Ammonites, while possibly having been joined with Judah and others in an anti-Babylon alliance, were permanent enemies of Israel/Judah (see Judges 3:13; Judges 10-11; 1 Samuel 11; 2 Samuel 10; 2 Kings 24:2; 2 Chronicles 20; Amos 1:13; Zephaniah 2:8). They... [ Continue Reading ]
“Therefore, behold, I will deliver you to the children of the east for a possession, and they will set their encampments in you, and make their dwellings in you. They will eat your fruit and they will drink your milk. And I will make Rabbah a pasturage for camels, and the children of Ammon a fold fo... [ Continue Reading ]
‘For thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Because you have clapped your hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel, therefore behold I have stretched out my hand on you, and will deliver you for a spoil to the nations, and I will cut you off fr... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ORACLE AGAINST MOAB (EZEKIEL 25:8). When considering this oracle the historic closeness between Moab and Ammon must be kept in mind. Regularly through history they had worked in unison, with sometimes a strong King of Moab in command (Judges 3), and at others a strong King of Ammon (Judges 10:1... [ Continue Reading ]
‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Because Edom has dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended, and revenged herself on them,” therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, “I will stretch out my hand on Edom and will cut off man and beast from it, and I will make it desolate fr... [ Continue Reading ]
‘ “And I will lay my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will do in Edom according to my anger and according to my fury, and they will know my vengeance”, says the Lord Yahweh.' Here was a message of hope for Israel. For God's just judgment on Edom would come through the han... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ORACLE AGAINST PHILISTIA (EZEKIEL 25:15). As against Ammon, Moab and Edom the Philistines, who inhabited the coastal plain, were a foreign nation with no ties of kinship with Israel. Since arriving in Palestine (to which they gave their name) from the Aegean in strength they had continually bee... [ Continue Reading ]