Ezekiel 30:20

Ezekiel 30:20 says, And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,  Ezekiel gives another specific time when God’s word came to him.  

Verse twenty-one adds, Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.  God told Ezekiel that He had broken the arm, or power, of Egypt and that it wasn’t going to be bound up.  Egypt had long been a powerful nation, but now it was going to be defeated and humbled.  People or nations may gain great power while denying God, but one day, their power will be broken and will never be healed. 

Verse twenty-two continues, Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.  God said He was against the Pharoah of Egypt and would break his arm and the strong men that served him, and when they were broken, they would be cutoff, or defeated. If God is against us, it doesn’t matter who is for us or how strong they are.  They and we will ultimately be defeated.   

Verse twenty-three continues, And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. God said that He and not the Babylonians was going to scatter the Egyptians throughout the land where they would be despised instead of feared.  God is the ultimate authority and power of the universe, and no matter who may be in power in the world today, if they do not put their faith in Him, one day they will face the ultimate defeat.   

Verse twenty-four states, And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.  God said that He was the One Who was the source of power for Babylon being able to defeat Egypt, just as He is the source that empowers sin to always be defeated today.  Of course, Babylon's power did not last forever, and if God works through people today who are not followers of Christ to bring about victory over others who are not, it will only be a temporary victory.   

Verse twenty-five adds, But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.  God said that when He allowed Babylon to defeat Egypt that the Egyptians would then know that He is God, but it would be too late to do them any good.  As stated before, one day when Jesus Christ returns in victory everyone will know that God is God, but for too many, it will be too late to do them any good.  They will still go away to everlasting defeat.   

Verse twenty-six continues, And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the Lord.  God repeated that He was the One Who was going to cause the Egyptians to be scattered and when He did, they would know that He is God.  He gave them a warning, and they didn’t listen, but after it happened, they would know the truth of what He had said.  God gives everyone a warning about what will happen if they don’t put their faith in Jesus Christ, and one day they will know the truth of what He has said, but for too many it will be too late.