EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 30:1 The third of the seven anti-Egypt oracles is the only undated one. It is comprised of four related prophecies. Each is introduced by THUS SAYS THE LORD (vv. Ezekiel 30:2, Ezekiel 30:6, Ezekiel 30:10, Ezekiel 30:13) and each echoes themes seen elsewhere in Ezekiel’s oracl... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 30:2 The cry of THE DAY (v. Ezekiel 30:2) and the announcement that THE DAY IS NEAR (v. Ezekiel 30:3) point to the “day of the Lord” concept seen in Ezekiel 7:10 (see notes there). Ezekiel combines this theme with the “sword of the Lord” in a subtle way at Ezekiel 21:8, but h... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 30:13 Since Ezekiel uses so many place names, he obviously knows Egypt well (see Ezekiel 29:14; compare Micah 1:10). Each place is linked to a judgment that will fall upon it. The places and things that are judged amount to a complete rejection of Egyptian religion and politi... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 30:20 The dates return in this fourth Egypt oracle, locating this unit in April 587 B.C. This oracle contrasts the weakness of Hophra’s forces with the might of Babylon. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 30:23 SCATTER... AND DISPERSE (see also v. Ezekiel 30:26). This language appeared in Ezekiel 29:12. The fear of being displaced from the Promised Land is one of the strongest in the OT (e.g., Genesis 11:4; compare Ezekiel 28:24). ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]