Author: Conqueror in Training

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…

This chapter contains prophesies of judgement and consequences upon Israel’s neighboring nations. ” ‘ I will give [Moab / Seir] along with the Ammonites to the people of the East as a possession, that the Ammonites may be remembered no more among the nations, and I will execute judgments upon Moab. Then they will know…

This chapter is very odd – God tells Ezekiel that his wife will die, but that he’s not allowed to show any external signs of mourning. This command is to make Ezekiel another object lesson for the people. ” ‘Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from…

In this chapter God describes two sisters, Oholah (Samaria) and Oholibah (Jerusalem) who both repeatedly commit adultery against God (with idols and other nations to whom they were not sent). ” ‘…Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Declare to them their abominations… With their idols they have committed adultery, and they have…