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The Bible Recap

Day 249 (Ezekiel 31-33) - Year 5

The Bible Recap

Tara-Leigh Cobble

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

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🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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0:00.0

Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible recap.

0:13.3

Yesterday we left off with God speaking in Oracle against Egypt and Pharaoh.

0:17.5

Today we dig into that a little deeper, starting in chapter 31, but it's not evident right

0:21.6

off the bat.

0:22.8

God is talking to Pharaoh Hofra and the Egyptians, but he spends most of the chapter talking

0:26.9

about Assyria.

0:28.9

God compares Assyria to the tallest and most significant Cedar tree that has ever existed.

0:33.7

And until recently, Assyria was the most powerful nation in the world for approximately 300

0:38.4

years.

0:39.4

Then the giant Cedar tree got chopped down by Babylon.

0:42.8

In verse 9, God says, I made it beautiful.

0:46.6

He's the one who supplied it with water for its growth and abundance.

0:49.9

But then in verse 11, God commands it to be chopped down.

0:53.3

He brought it to life and he can bring it to an end.

0:56.2

Ezekiel tells this story about Assyria for two reasons.

0:59.0

A, he wants to illustrate that no nation is indestructible.

1:03.1

And B, he wants to let Egypt know that they will see the same end as Assyria.

1:08.2

They will be chopped down too.

1:10.6

You may have noticed that Assyria has been establishing a bit of a pattern here.

1:14.7

After he prophesies about a nation's destruction, he tends to follow it up with a lament.

1:19.8

Since chapter 31 prophesies against Pharaoh specifically, chapter 32 is a lament for

1:24.8

him specifically.

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