Ezekiel 32:22

Ezekiel 32:22 says, Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:  God then began to give some examples of great nations that were now in the pit of hell because they had not believed in Him, starting with Asshur, or Assyria.  Matthew Henry points out that even though Israel and Judah were nearly utterly destroyed at this time, they were not mentioned among those who would greet the Pharaoh and the Egyptians in hell.  As followers of Christ, even if we are destroyed here on earth, we will never be in hell with those who do not accept Him.   

Verse twenty-three adds, Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.  God said all of the people of Assyria had fallen and were now in the pit of hell.  Since Assyria was a strong and powerful nation, when it fell, it caused the other nations to be terrified.  They would be wondering if Assyria had fallen, then what was to keep them from falling as well?  If less powerful nations, or even individuals, see those nations or people who they thought were too powerful to fail do so, they may fear for their own safety.   

Verse twenty-four continues, There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.  God next spoke about Elam, which had also been seen as too powerful to fall but had also fallen.  It was now likewise destroyed and but a memory.  There have been many nations that rose in power and then fell, and all will one day fall when Jesus Chrit returns in judgment.   

Verse twenty-five concludes, They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of them that be slain.  God said that even though Elam had caused terror in the world at one time that they were now gone down into the pit with the uncircumcised, or those who were not a part of God’s people.   

Verse twenty-six states, There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living.  God continued list people or nations that had been great at one time but had fallen.  They had conquered the Medes and lived as their rulers for some time according to Matthew Henry.  Nations rise and fall, but God is never going to fall.   

Verse twenty-seven adds, And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.  God said that these people would not even be remembered with honor as the strong and mighty who had fallen were, but they would still end up in the same place one day, and that was the pit of hell.   It really doesn’t matter if a nation or a person is remembered with honor or not.  If they have not put their faith in God, they will end up in the same place one day. 

Ezekiel 32:17

Ezekiel 32:17 says, It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,  Once more, we are told the specific day that God’s word came to Ezekiel.  God’s word should come to us daily as we live our everyday life and not just on specific days of the week.   

Verse eighteen adds, Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.  God told Ezekiel to wail for the people of Egypt who were going to be be cast down into the ground and join those who had gone down into the pit or hell.  We should mourn for anyone today who dies without accepting Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord, because one day, they will be cast down into the pit of hell.  We should never look forward to or celebrate their destruction.  It is our commission to reach out to everyone with God’s love, no matter what it may cost us.   

Verse nineteen continues, Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.  God asked if Egypt thought that she was better than other nations that had been defeated before who thought that they were all powerful and would be exempt from falling.  The answer was no.  No matter how powerful a nation may believe itself to be, like other great nations before it, it can fall at God’s word.  No nation is more powerful than God.  The uncircumcised were those who were not a part of God’s kingdom and today would be those who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.   

Verse twenty states, They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.  God said that Egypt was going to fall by the sword just like all other nations that had been defeated would.  They were nothing special, and no nation today is, especially those who deny God.   

Verse twenty-one adds, The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.  God said that the mighty among them would speak to them from the pit of hell along with all those who had helped them.  He said they would be like all the uncircumcised, those who were not a part of God’s kingdom, who had fallen before them.  Anyone or any nation that does not put its faith in God and accept His gift of salvation will one day go down to the pit of hell, just like all none believers before them have. 

Ezekiel 32:13

Ezekiel 32:13 says, I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them.  God said that He was also going to cause all the animals that walked by the great waters to be destroyed. Matthew Henry says this means the animals could have either been destroyed or taken away captive by the Babylonians, but either way, they would no longer disturb the river.  If we don’t repent and put our faith in Jesus Christ, one day everything we own and we ourselves will be cut off from the Living Water, and we will no longer disturb God.   

Verse fourteen adds, Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord God.  God said that when this happened that the waters would run deep and the rivers be like oil.  Matthew Henry says that this means that the rivers that had once flowed briskly would now flow slowly depicting a sadness even in nature at the fall of Egypt.   I do know that when God’s judgment comes, there will be a great sadness in the whole world for those who are not followers of Jesus Christ.   

Verse fifteen continues, When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the Lord.  God said that when He caused the destruction of Egypt that they would know that He is God.  Of course, for those who had been destroyed, it would be too late for it to do them any good, just as it will be too late for anyone who has not acknowledged that God is God and put their faith in Jesus Christ to do them any good to finally know this when He comes in judgment.   

Verse sixteen concludes, This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord God.  God said that other nations would lament the destruction of Egypt.  Egypt had been a great power in the world, and now was to be destroyed, so those around Egypt would be saddened by her fall.  This didn’t mean that they would now put their faith in God though, even if they saw this as being caused by Him.  If God causes a person or nation that is viewed as being powerful today to fall, other people or nations may lament their falling but still not put their faith in God. 

Ezekiel 32:9

Ezekiel 32:9 says, I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.  God said that He was going to vex the hearts of the people who heard about the destruction of Egypt.  He also said that many of these people were unknown to them.  If a powerful country or leader falls today, many people may be troubled by it, especially if they thought the country or person to be too great to fall.   

Verse ten adds, Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.  God said that He was going to cause people to be amazed at the fall of Egypt.  God also said that when people of other countries heard what happened to the Pharaoh and Egypt that they would tremble before Him.  Even if it doesn't happen in this lifetime, one day all those who have refused to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord will tremble before Him in fear.  If we do not accept God’s gracious gift of salvation, we will one day face His everlasting punishment, and this should cause us to tremble in fear.   

Verse eleven continues, For thus saith the Lord God; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee.  God then told the Pharaoh that he was to be destroyed by the king of Babylon and that God would be the One Who allowed this to happen.  We will ultimately be destroyed by our sins if we have not repented and accepted God’s forgiveness, but even in this lifetime, we may be defeated by other nations.   

Verse twelve concludes, By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.  Once more, God said that He was the One causing the destruction of Egypt, even if He worked through Babylon to accomplish this destruction.  It is not whether we fall as a nation today or not, but it is whether or not we are sent away to everlasting punishment that should cause us to tremble if we have not accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord.