1 2 9/17/06 Ezk. 29-30 the Prophet Ezekiel Gives Four Chapters to the Judgment of Egypt. Ezk. 29-32 1. the Section Contains Seve
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1 2 9/17/06 the son of Josiah, king of Judah is recorded more than in one place. 2Chron. 35:20; Is. 10:9; Jer. 46 Ezk. 29-30 7. Babylon had defeat the Assyrian empire who had been aided by Egypt at Haran in 610 B. C., The prophet Ezekiel gives four chapters to the under Psammetichus and pushed the Egyptian judgment of Egypt. Ezk. 29-32 army back. 1. The section contains seven oracles, each 8. The following year Pharaoh Neco II, the beginning with the phrase “The word of the Lord successor to Psmmetichus, went to relieve the came to me, saying”, and all are dated but one hard-pressed Assyrians, at Miggido were he met (Ezk. 30:1). Ezk. 29:1, 17; 30:1, 20; 31:1; 32:1, 17 Josiah, whom he killed, 609 B.C. 2Kings 23:28-30 2. Seven is the number of completeness and final a. Jehoahaz his son was placed on the throne in Scriptures, Egypt was the seventh gentile nation by Neco, three months later he imprisoned being judged. Is. 19-20; Jer. 46 him placing his brother Jehoiakim on the 3.There are 97 versus in these four chapter throne. regarding Egypt, out of a total of 197 for the other b. Pharaoh Neco II did not go back to Egypt six Gentile nations. but instead, he fortified Carchemish on the 4. God places a great emphasis on Egypt, giving to upper Euphrates as a base remaining in her 49% of the material. control of Syria and Palestine. a. She was Israel’s closes neighbor as a great c. This took place in the fourth year of power. Jehoiakim, king of Judah, when he burnt the b. She was very involved in Israel’s politics. word of God in the fire and attempted to c. She posed a danger to Israel. arrest Baruch and Jeremiah because he was d. She had not remembered that Yahweh was looking to Egypt for help, 605 B.C. Jer. God from the days of Moses. 25:1; 36:1-32 5. Egypt played a significant part in the final days d. Carchemish means “the forest of Chemosh”, of the Southern Kingdom, Judah, from 609 B.C to the god of he Moabites, a Hittite capital the final conquest in 586 B.C. with her allegiances. northeast of Israel on the Euphrates river 6. The particular details of the army of Pharaoh captured by Pharaoh Necho and then from Necho II, king of Egypt by the River Euphrates in him by Nebuchadnezzar. 2Kings 23:13 Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of e. The time was prophetically important, for it Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim marked the beginning of the “Times of the 3 4 Gentiles”, which should not be confused 1. The first captivity of Jerusalem was in 606 B.C. with the “Fullness of the Gentiles”. Dan. 2; in which Daniel and his friends were taken, the 7; Lk. 21:24; Rom. 11:25 second in 596 B.C. , in which Ezekiel was taken. 9. The prophet Jeremiah had spoken to the people a. Beginning the second siege of Jerusalem, in Judah and told them that he had been speaking Pharaoh Hophra interrupted the siege of to them for twenty-three years the word, but they Jerusalem and Ezekiel began his judgment had not obeyed. Jer. 25:1, 3 against Egypt on Jan. 12, 587 B.C. Jer. 37:5- a. The same year 605 B.C. , Jeremiah was 11; Ezk. 29:1-16 commanded to declare “the cup of fury from b. Three months later on April 7, 586 B.C. the LORD’S hand”, to cause all the nations, Ezekiel declared God’s defeat of Pharaoh whom He sent, to drink it, including Judah. Hophra’s defeat, baking the arm of Pharaoh. Jer. 25:15-16, 27-28 Ezk. 30:20-26 b. Jeremiah was also a contemporary with five c. Three months later, on June 1, 586 B. C. kings of Judah. Ezekiel announces the ultimate desolation of 1) Josiah. 639-609 B.C. Egypt, liken to Assyria’s. Ezk. 31:1-18; Jer. 2) Jehoahaz. 609 B.C (three months) 32:1-5 3) Jehoiakim. 609-597 B.C. * The siege of Jerusalem was in process and 4) Jehoiachin. 597 B.C. (Three months) one month after this date, Zedekiah’s 5) Zedikiah. 597-586 B.C. reign ends, as the city is penetrated on c. Jeremiah was also a contemporary with four the ninth day of the month, July 9th of kings of Egypt. 586 B.C. 2Kings. 25:7, 8; Jer. 39:1-2 1) Psammetrik I, 664-609 B.C. d. One year and nine months after, on March 1, 2) Pharaoh Neco II, 609-594 B.C. 585 B.C. , Ezekiel took up the lamentation 3) Psammetik II, 594-588 B.C. for Pharaoh. Ezk. 32:1-2 4) Pharaoh Hophra, 588-568 B.C. f. Fourteen days after, on March 15, 585 B.C. 10. The first captivity of Jerusalem was in 606 Ezekiel takes up the funeral dirge. Ezk. B.C. , Daniel and his friends were taken, the 32:17 second in 596 B.C. , in which Ezekiel was taken. g. The last prophecy in chronological dating is * Beginning the second siege of Jerusalem, the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, Pharaoh Hophra interrupted the siege of Jerusalem on the fist day of the month, April 1, 570 and Ezekiel began his judgment against Egypt. B.C. , where God gives to Nebuchadnezzar 5 6 the spoils of Egypt, for his frustrated thirteen I. The indicting judgment against Egypt. vs. 1- years taking of Tyre with no spoil. Ezk. 8 29:17-21 * This was prophesied by Jeremiah b name 29:1-2 The revelation to the prophets. Pharaoh Hophra. Jer. 44:30 1) The date is recorded as usual. vs. 1 2. The siege of Jerusalem is recorded for us. a) On the tenth year, in the tenth month, 1) The rebellion of Zedekiah caused on the twelfth day of the month, this Nebuchadnezzar all of his army and to is January 12, 587 B.C. vs. 1a-c, besiege Jerusalem in the ninth year of his * Jer. 37:5-11 reign, in the tenth month, the tenth day of b) Eleven months after the siege had the month, January 588 B.C. Jer. 52:4-5; began on Jerusalem and seven month 2Kings 25:1-2 before the fall of Jerusalem. Ezk. a) Ezekiel was told by Yahweh to record 24:1-2 the date, confirming the date. Ezk. 2) The revelation is marked by the usual 24:1-2 prophetic formula, coming directly from b) The date was memorialized by the the throne of God, “the word of the Jews and a fast was instituted. Zech. LORD came to me, saying.” vs. 1d-e 7:5; 8:19 3) The prophet is addressed by God by his c) So important a date that it is recorded usual title, “Son of man”, one of the four times. 2Kings 25:1-2; 2Chron. many Israelites, human and frailty. vs. 2a 36:11-21; Jer. 39:1-14; 52:4 4) He is commanded to posture himself for 2) The city was under siege for eighteen judgment against Pharaoh and all of months, on the eleventh year of Egypt. vs. 2 Zedekiah, in the fourth month, July, on * This is the first of seven oracles regarding the ninth day of the month, the city was Egypt. penetrated, July of 586 B. C. Jer. 39:2 29:3-5 The indictment of Pharaoh and the 29:1-16 The judgment on Pharaoh and his people by the prophet. vs. 3-5 people. 1) Ezekiel was to communicate the mind of God to Pharaoh. vs.3 29:1-12 The sin of Egypt. 7 8 a) He was to speak in the authority of extracting him from his position of God and say, “Behold, I am against power. vs. 4a-b you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt.” vs. b) God was going to do the same to all 2a-f the people. vs. 4c-d * God told this also to the king of 3) The judgment would be severe. vs. 5 Tyre. Ezk. 28 a) God was going to remove Pharaoh and b) He was to declare to the Pharaoh that the people from their land. vs. 5a-b God saw him as a beast, “O great b) God was going to not allow them to monster who lies in the midst of his have a proper burial. vs. 5c-e rivers.” vs. 3a-g * This was devastating to Egyptians 1)) The phrase great monster means a for the after life! large dragon or serpent, believed to be a reference to the crocodile 29:6-8 The sin of the nation is revealed by or Liviathan. Job 41:1; Ps. 74:14 the prophet. 2)) Nebuchadnezzar saw the 1) The Egyptians had ignored He was kingdoms of the earth as a great Yahweh but the judgment would change image but God saw those same their minds. vs. 6a kingdoms as beasts. Dan. 2, 7 2) The Egyptians had been a poor c) Pharaoh said he was a god, “Who has dependency of strength for Judah, like a said, ‘My River is my own; I have staff of reed, an obstacle for God in made it for myself.’” vs. 3h-j chastening His people. vs. 6b 1)) Pharaoh believed to be a a) Egypt had been a powerful nation for descendent from the gods.