Month: November 2022

This chapter has a multi-fold promise: God will judge those who have failed to be good shepherds of His people; God will rescue His scattered sheep (people); God will sort the obedient sheep from the evil ones; God will bless and protect the remaining sheep through ‘His servant David’. ” ‘Therefore, thus says the Lord…

This chapter has two overarching themes: being a ‘watchman’ (relaying God’s words to others) and heeding God’s words when we hear them. ” ‘As for you, son of man, your people… say to one another… “Come, and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.” …and they hear what you say but they…

This chapter is another lament for Egypt and the pharoah. ” ‘Son of man, wail over the multitude of Egypt, and send them down… to the world below, to those who have gone down to the pit: “Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be laid to rest with the uncircumcised.” They shall…

In this chapter God talks about Assyria as if it’s a mighty tree, more beautiful and stronger than any in the garden of Eden. Yet, God judged and destroyed Assyria, and He will do the same to Egypt (who are also a mighty tree). ” ‘I made it beautiful in the mass of its branches,…

This chapter contains a lament / prophecy for Egypt over its pending destruction. ” ‘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…

This chapter is a prophecy against Egypt for they dealt poorly with Israel. ” ‘Because [Pharaoh and Egypt] have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel, when they grasped you with the hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned on you, you broke and made all their…

This chapter has several parts including laments for the prince and king of Tyre, a prophesy against Sidon, and a reassurance of God’s guardianship over Israel. ” ‘…When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and manifest my holiness in them in the sight of the nations, then…

This chapter is about Tyre, the city / nation over which destruction was prophesied in the last chapter. The first two thirds describe the wealth and connectedness of this trade nation, and the final third laments over its destruction. “At the sound of the cry of your pilots the countryside shakes, and down from their…

This chapter describes the destruction of Tyre because they rejoiced at (and took advantage of) the destruction of Israel / Judah. ” ‘Son of man, because Tyre said concerning Jerusalem, “Aha, the gate of the peoples is broken; it has swung open to me. I shall be replenished, now that she is laid waste,” therefore…