Egypt Shall Fall to Babylon

 

Ezekiel 30:20-26

 

January 14, 2023

 

Egypt Shall Fall to Babylon

In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:  “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and behold, it has not been bound up, to heal it by binding it with a bandage, so that it may become strong to wield the sword. Therefore, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong arm and the one that was broken, and I will make the sword fall from his hand. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them through the countries.  And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a man mortally wounded.  I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall. Then they shall know that I am the Lord when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt.  And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

 

Have you noticed the precision of our God as He tells Ezekiel what He is about to do and how He is going to do it?  God uses the description of a broken arm to show that He has weakened Pharaoh king of Egypt. But Pharaoh, like many who believe they and their faith in wealth and power can save them, or bet on the wrong god.  And so God makes Pharaoh weaker but allows the king of Babylon to grow stronger. 

 

That is the overview but it is not the theme, The theme is that God wants you and me and everyone to know He is the Lord. The Roman Empire was like the USA in a few ways it built roads and brought structure to areas that needed, it the Greeks brought language and Education to the world, but both became very evil, and none of them have returned to the glory and power they once enjoyed and it will happen to nations and people who do not receive are know that God is the Lord.

 

From the Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice