Ezekiel 25:1-17
1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;
3 And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;
4 Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the mena of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.
5 And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
6 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands,b and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;
7 Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoilc to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
8 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;
9 Therefore, behold, I will open the sided of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,
10 Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.
11 And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
12 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.
14 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD.
15 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.e
17 And I will execute great vengeancef upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.
Chapter S 25-32
Predictions of Judgments Against the Nations
1. Prophecies concerning Ammon, Moab, Edom, and the Philistines (Ezekiel 25:1)
2. Concerning Tyrus (Ezekiel 26:1)
3. The glory of Tyrus and Her Fall (Ezekiel 27:1)
4. The prince of Tyrus (Ezekiel 28:1)
5. Concerning Egypt (Ezekiel 29:1; Ezekiel 30:1)
6. Pharaoh's greatness and his overthrow (Ezekiel 31:1)
7. Lamentations and the great funeral dirge (Ezekiel 32:1)
Ezekiel 25:1. The eight Chapter s as analyzed above are on prophecies concerning nations which were in touch with Israel. These predictions concern seven nations, and these are divided into four and three. The first four were the immediate neighbors of Israel. The first message concerns the Ammonites (Ezekiel 25:1). Both Ammon and Moab had a racial connection with Israel and were the incestuous offspring of Lot Genesis 19:37. They were in constant conflict with Israel. Their evil character is revealed in this message. Moab is mentioned next (Ezekiel 25:8). We give several passages which may be consulted about Moab and the character of the people Jeremiah 48:29; Isaiah 16:6. There is promised for both Ammon and Moab a national restoration in the latter days, that is, when the Lord comes Jeremiah 48:47; Jeremiah 49:6. Let us remember that these nations were proud in the extreme. And these judgments upon proud, self-exalting, God-forgetting nations, are not confined to the past. They will be repeated in the future when He will judge the nations.
Ezekiel 25:12 concern Edom. The descendants of Esau, Edom, were closer to Israel than Ammon and Moab. Edom's deeds were more prominently against the people of God, more wicked and defiant, than the others. Israel was especially commanded not to abhor an Edomite Deuteronomy 23:7. Amos shows the sin of Edom Amos 1:11. So does Obadiah (Obadiah 1:3). The cruel Herods, the types of the man of sin, were Edomites. The judgment upon Edom is to be executed by Israel. This is to take place in a future day. (See Obadiah 1:17 and Amos 9:11 .) The final paragraph is concerning the Philistines (Ezekiel 25:15). The Philistines dwelt on a narrow strip on the seashore and were the long continued enemies of the people Israel. Jeremiah speaks of them (chapter 47). See also Amos 1:6 ,Joel 3:4; Isaiah 14:29. The vengeance of the Lord fell upon the coast of Palestina, the Philistines, and they experienced the fury of the Lord. He dealt with them who had corrupted His people. And so God will deal in due time with all His enemies.