Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace. The Bible tells one big story of

redemption and we want to spend five minutes every day journeying through the Bible from start to finish, and exploring how all of it

points to Jesus. Hey everyone welcome back to a year in the Bible with daily grace. My name is

Aubrey Coleman, one of the hosts for the podcast and today we're looking at

the book of Ezekiel chapters 31 through 33. Chapter 31 continues to

enforce the point that no matter how great a nation may be, if it's consumed

with pride and arrogance like Egypt and Assyria, God will bring it down.

This message comes months after the previous prophecies concerning Egypt.

The prophet is warning against feeling pridefully secure.

He uses the example of the Assyrian king who is like a cedar, which God made to rise far above others in height, beauty, and abundance.

But because he exalted itself in pride and wickedness, God would hand him over to be brought down by other

nations. Though seemingly prosperous, it brought about its own demise. The King of Egypt

resembled the King of Assyria in greatness and would resemble him in his fall.

His own sin brought him to ruin.

Through the fall of the proud, God is making it abundantly clear that no one is above judgment,

even those who think they are. God humbles and exalts in accordance with

his sovereign will. Assyria and Egypt exalted themselves in sin and God would bring judgment

for it. It's God who gives us any greatness as a common grace. It's he who can also

take it away. A lack of acknowledgement of his grace and gifts results in pride and judgment.

Therefore we're called to humility using God's gifts and

successes to return to God and glory. In chapter 32 still we are upon the fall of

Egypt and their ruler Pharaoh. Their ruin is detailed extensively and likely because

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