Today's Video Devotion

Today's Church Service

Sunday 8/18/24

God Protects Israel

📺️ Ezekiel 25 🔊

 ¹The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

 ²Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;

 ³And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;

 ⁴Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the 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.

 ⁵And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

 ⁶For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;

 ⁷Behold, 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.

 ⁸Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;

 ⁹Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,

 ¹⁰Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.

 ¹¹And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

 ¹²Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;

 ¹³Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; 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.

 ¹⁴And 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.

 ¹⁵Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;

 ¹⁶Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.

 ¹⁷And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

Written By: God through Inspiration

Penned By: Ezekiel

Date Penned: BC 571

Overview: Messages Against Seven Nations (c 25-32)

Theme: The Reality of Punishment (c 12-32)

Message: A Prophecy Against Ammon (v 1-6) A Prophecy Against Moab (v 8-11) A Prophecy Against Edom (v 12-14) A Prophecy Against Philistia

Ezekiel 25 Commentary

(25:1) Chapters 25 through 32 are God's Word concerning the seven nations surrounding Judah. The judgments in these chapters are not simply the vengeful statements of Jews against their enemies; they are God's Judgments on nations who fail to acknowledge the one true God and fufill the good purposes God intended for them. The Ammonites were judged due to their  joy over the desecration of the temple, the Moabites because they found pleasure in Judah's wickedness, the Edomites because of their racial hatred for the Jews, and the Philistines because they sought revenge against Judah for defending them in battle.

(25:13) The Edomites were blood brothers of the Jews, both nations beginning as descendants of Isaac. The Edomites shared its northern border with Israel, and the two nations were always at odds. The Edomites hated Israel so much that they rejoiced when Jerusalem was destroyed. Temon was the northernmost city in Edom, Deadon, the southernmost. Thus, Ezekiel was saying that the entire country would be destroyed. It was the Judgement of God against those who opposed Him. 

Each day we walk through the Bible chapter by chapter making an application of our text to help us grow in the Lord. Many applications can be made from each day's text. Today we continue the Book of Ezekiel with Chapter 25. In our text today we see messages against the enemies of Judah. As we see these enemies coming against Israel we see the Lord intervene for Protection. Today we still see enemies against Israel and we still see the Lord bringing judgment against those who come against Israel. In making application we see that the Lord protects and provides for His own. If we have been saved we are adopted into the family of the Lord and will experience this same protection. How about you? Have you been saved? Let us learn from our text today and the promises from the Bible to understand to stand the Lord will protect His People which should motivate us to serve and obey the Lord.   

Closing Prayer

Father in the Name and through the Blood of Jesus we pray that we would Take Today's Reading of Your Word and Give Us Understanding of Its Text, that You Apply this Word to Our Lives, and that you would help us grow in You. Father, Finally we Pray for Your Kingdom to come, that Your Will to be Done here on Earth as it is in Heaven. That You would Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen

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