Ezekiel 29-31- Prophecy Against Egypt

 

Ezekiel 29-31 – Prophecy Against Egypt

 

Egypt was a great nation, and it had not been destroyed. It had maintained its integrity down through the centuries. It was one of the most ancient nations. There was only one entrance, and that was through the Nile River valley.

 

Now God says that the Egyptians will go into captivity for forty years. Egypt had been a thorn in the flesh of Israel for years, yet Israel was constantly running to Egypt for help. Kings Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah all turned to Pharaoh Hophra when Jerusalem was besieged.

 

The king of Egypt thought he was a great monster; guarding his royal river; but God said he was only a weak reed in the river. God would capture the monster and show Pharaoh that He owned the Nile River and could do with it what He please. The Babylonians would come and plunder Egypt, and Pharaoh would not be able to stop them.

 

Egypt was destroyed seventeen years later as God had said it would be.

 

Ezekiel 30

 

God would break Pharaoh’s arm and not allow it to heal, but He would strengthen Nebuchadnezzar’s arms and give him victory over Egypt and her many allies. No more would God’s people turn to Egypt for help.

 

Ezekiel 31

 

The message was for Pharaoh, who thought his nation was indestructible. Assyria once had the same idea, but look what God did to her. God would rebuke Pharaoh’s pride, cut down his nation, and cast it into hell.

 

 

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