‘Thus says the Lord God, “I will also make the hordes of Egypt cease by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.” (v.10)
The punishment inflicted by the king of Babylon on Egypt was directly from God; it was His sword in the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. Ezekiel correctly saw that Babylon was the executor of a Divine decree.
Back in chapter 29, God had promised to punish Egypt (29:8-9) and said through the prophet Ezekiel, "I will give Egypt to king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, along with all of her wealth." So we see God using a pagan nation to destroy another, and accomplishing His prophetic word through an unlikely source.
And just as that day of judgment came for Egypt, so it comes for all men. Nothing has changed, the Day of the Lord is still on schedule, we just don’t know when He will arrive. For those with hardened hearts, who are absent of faith, who continue to live in a life of sin, bear false witness, worships a false God, a terrible fate awaits them, a final judgement. On that day, they will know there is only one God for, "every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess, Jesus Christ is LORD."
The Truth: "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." (John 14:6)
The punishment inflicted by the king of Babylon on Egypt was directly from God; it was His sword in the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. Ezekiel correctly saw that Babylon was the executor of a Divine decree.
Back in chapter 29, God had promised to punish Egypt (29:8-9) and said through the prophet Ezekiel, "I will give Egypt to king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, along with all of her wealth." So we see God using a pagan nation to destroy another, and accomplishing His prophetic word through an unlikely source.
And just as that day of judgment came for Egypt, so it comes for all men. Nothing has changed, the Day of the Lord is still on schedule, we just don’t know when He will arrive. For those with hardened hearts, who are absent of faith, who continue to live in a life of sin, bear false witness, worships a false God, a terrible fate awaits them, a final judgement. On that day, they will know there is only one God for, "every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess, Jesus Christ is LORD."
The Truth: "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." (John 14:6)
