Ezekiel 30:14

Ezekiel 30:14 says, And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.  God continued too list some of the places in Egypt that He was going to destroy through Nebuchadnezzar.  Countries may be defeated by other countries today, but the ultimate victory will be God’s when Jesus Christ returns to claim His church.   

Verse fifteen adds, And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.  God said that He was going to pour out His fury on Sin, the strength of Egypt, and cut off the multitude of No.  One day, those who continue to live by sin and say no to God’s gift of salvation will face His wrath.  God said He was going to destroy all those that Egypt thought were their strength, and one day, this will be true of everyone and everything that we look to for strength instead of looking to God.   

Verse sixteen continues, And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.  God said when He brought about the destruction of Egypt, that all her great cities, even if they did still exist, would be in great distress.  We may survive God’s judgment in this lifetime, but when His final judgment comes, those who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord will be in everlasting distress.   

Verse seventeen states, The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.  Many of the young men of Egypt, those who were fighting for her, were going to be either killed in battle or taken away captive.  We may never fall by the sword if we don’t accept God’s gift of salvation, but we will be taken away as captives of sin.   

Verse eighteen adds, At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.  God continued to warn the people of Egypt of the coming darkness that they would live in when faced with His judgment.  He also said that their daughters would be taken away captive.  The young men would be killed and the young women taken away captive, so there would be little hope for the future of Egypt as long as it was under God’s judgment.  There will never be hope for the future for anyone who denies God’s gift of salvation.   

Verse nineteen continues, Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the Lord.  God said that when He executed His judgment on Egypt, even if this was done by another nation, that the people of Egypt would know that He is God, because He had told them it was going to happen before it did.  One day, those who are sent away to everlasting punishment will know that God is God, even if they refused to believe it before then. 

Ezekiel 30:10

Ezekiel 30:10 says, Thus saith the Lord God; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.  God not only told the people of Egypt that they were going to fall, but He also told them who was going to defeat them. Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, was going to defeat them.  We don’t have to worry about what nation is going to destroy us today, because God has already told us that when the time is right, He is going to destroy us.  The world as we know it with all its sin and false gods will come to an end.   

Verse eleven adds. He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.  God said that Nebuchadnezzar and his army were going to destroy Egypt with the sword or defeat them on the battlefield in other words.  There may be times when nations are defeated on the battlefield today, but in terms of everlasting victory, this is not what is important.  God has already pronounced everlasting victory for those who put their faith in Him and everlasting defeat for those who don’t, and He is the One to bring about both.   

Verse twelve continues, And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the Lord have spoken it.  God said He was going to lay waste the land giving it to a nation that was also wicked.  At times, one wicked nation, a nation that does not believe in God, may defeat another nation that does not, but one day, both will be defeated by God, and they will then know that He alone is God and is in charge of everything.   

Verse thirteen concludes, Thus saith the Lord God; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.  God said He was going to destroy the idols of Egypt as well as their princes.  Anyone or anything that we put our faith in other than God will one day be destroyed by God. 

Ezekiel 30:6

Ezekiel 30:6 says, Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God. God not only pronounced the fall of Egypt, but of those who supported her as well.  If we have put our faith in some powerful person or nation today that does not put their faith in God, when they fall under God’s judgment, so will we, unless we repent and turn to God for deliverance.  Of course, once His judgment comes, it will be too late to do so.   

Verse seven adds, And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.  God said that these countries that put their faith in Egypt instead of putting their faith in Him would be desolate along with Egypt, which would be desolate.  Whether big or small in the eyes of the world, either as nations or as individuals, we will all one day be sent away to the desolation of hell if we do not accept God’s gift of salvation.   

Verse eight continues, And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed.  God said that when all the helpers of Egypt were destroyed after He had set fire to Egypt that the world would know that He is God.  This doesn’t mean that everyone left would put their faith in Him, but only that they would know that He is God.  Just acknowledging that God exists does us no good if we refuse to put our faith in Him.  

Verse nine concludes, In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.  God then said that messengers would go forth to Ethiopia and tell them about what had happened to Egypt and they would also be afraid of what might happen to them.  Seeing the rich and powerful of the world fall because of their refusing to obey God should make us afraid if we likewise are not acknowledging and obeying Him by accepting His gift of salvation. 

Ezekiel 30:1

Ezekiel 30:1 says, The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,  Ezekiel didn’t specify exactly when God’s word came to him this time, only that he knew that it was God’s word.  We may not be able to say exactly when God’s word comes to us, but we should always be able to say that we know that it did. 

Verse two adds, Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!  Ezekeil was to prophesy by howling woe to the people of Egypt.  Though we may not howl about the woe that unsaved people will feel when God’s judgment comes, we need to strongly advise them about it at the least.   

Verse three continues, For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.  Ezekiel was to tell the people of Egypt that the day of God’s judgment, which was referred to as a cloudy, or dark day, was near.  They still had time to repent if they would, I believe.  We know that the day of God’s judgment is near, even if it doesn't happen for many, many years, and for some people it will come today if they die.  That is why we need to accept Jesus Christ while there is still time, which should bring an urgency to reaching out to people with the gospel.   

Verse four states, And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.  God said that the sword was going to fall on Egypt and that there would be great pain there, and those who didn’t die would be taken away captive.  Those who die before Christ’s return who  haven’t put their faith in Him will die a captive of sin and death, just as those who are alive and haven’t accepted Him as their Savior and Lord will one day.   

Verse five adds, Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.  Ethiopia was mentioned in the last verse, but is also mentioned here as well, along with Libya and Lydia, nations that were aligned with Egypt.  We can be sure that all those who are aligned against God will one day face everlasting suffering.