The time of the heathen
God foretells the fall of Egypt at the hands of the Babylonians.
Ezekiel 30
- “The day of the Lord” is not always a reference to a most distant end-of-the-world event. (v. 3)
- When a great nation collapses, it often takes other, lesser, nations with it. (v. 5)
- We must always realize the hand of God in world events. (v. 8)
- Idols and images must cease. (v. 13)
Ezekiel 31
- If the great Assyrian empire could not withstand the judgment of God, then the Egyptians should not hope to survive. (v. 3)
- “Eden”, the “garden of God”, is not always a reference to Genesis 1. (v. 9, 16, 18) Remember this when thinking that Ezekiel 28:12-13 must be about Satan.)
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