The Strand Study Bible

EZEKIEL 24:25

EZEKIEL 25:14

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6 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Be- cause thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and 5 rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel; 7 Behold, 6 therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. P The promise of Moab’s fall to Babylon (Fulfilled - 582 BC) 8 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that 9 Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen; 9 Therefore, behold, 10 I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cit- ies which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim, P 10 10 Unto the 7 men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in pos- session, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations. P 11 10 And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD. P The promise of Edom’s fall to Babylon (Fulfilled - 582 BC) 12 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that 11 Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; 10 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword. P 14 10 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD. P

do: 1 and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. P 25 Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, 1 the de- sire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters, P The promise to receive word of Jerusalem’s destruction (Fulfilled - Ezk 33:21 - 585 BC) 26 2 That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears? P 27 2 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. P READ NEXT - II Kings 25:1 Ezekiel 25 The promise of Ammon’s fall to Babylon (Fulfilled - 582 BC) (Note - This event took place in the 11th year of King Zedekiah’s reign) Date - Aug, 586 BC/AM 3414 1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against the 3 Ammonites, and prophesy against them; 3 And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, 4 when it was pro- faned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; 5 and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity; 4 Behold, therefore 6 I will deliver thee to the 7 men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. P 5 2 And I will make 8 Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. P

1. Fulfilled - II Ki 25 (Fall of Judah) 2. Fulfilled - Ezk 33:21 (Word of Destruction) 3. Jere 49:1-6 & Zeph 2:9 4. II Ki 25:9 5. Obad 12 6. Fulfilled - 582 BC (Fall of Ammon) 7. or, “Babylon” Zeph 2:8-11 10. Fulfilled - 582 BC (Fall of Moab and Edom) 11. Ezk 35:1-15 & Jere 49:7-22 & Obad 1:1-16 8. Ezk 21:20 9. Jere 48 &

24:27 Four years earlier in 592 BC, God gave Ezekiel a speech impediment for a sign to the captive Jews in Babylon (Ezk 3:26-27). The moment word came to Ezekiel of Jerusalem’s fall, he would speak again clearly ( shall thy mouth be opened – Ezk 33:21-22). 25:3 Rejoicing ( Aha ) over the destruction of others angers God (Prov 24:17-18, Job 31:29-30 and Exo 23:4-5). People who take pleasure in the destruction of other people should be avoided (Obad 10-14). 25:8 Despising God’s people ( Judah is like unto all the heathen ) angers God. People who care little about God’s people should be avoided. No matter how awful God’s people are, they are still God’s people (Rom 8:38-39). 25:12 Getting even ( taking vengeance ) angers God ( Deut 32:35 ). People who carry nooses (grudges) are to be avoided (Prov 20:22/I Sam 24:1-7, Mt 5:39, Rom 12:14,17-21, I Thess 5:15 and I Pet 3:8-9).