Not quite two years after the previous section addressed to Pharaoh, the Lord called Ezekiel to write a lament for Pharaoh. The lament he wrote served as a song to mourn the death of Egypt and its people.1 Again, Ezekiel used several words to describe Egypt’s destruction to convey there…
If the Lord planned to destroy Tyre completely, it’s only fitting that the lament for the city continued for another chapter (and if we peek and look ahead, there’s also a prophecy specifically against the king of Tyre). Woe to those who incur God’s wrath and judgment! In the previous…
In this passage, Ezekiel’s personal life formed the object lesson for the Israelites. Not by choice, he lived out Jesus’ description of the cost of following God. Jesus said, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own…