Today’s passage: Ezekiel 29
Helpful thoughts:
- Our attention now turns away from Tyre and on to Egypt for the next few chapters.
- The Egyptians believed they were responsible for their own greatness (Verse 3) and they sinned against God’s people (Verses 6-9). For these reasons, judgment was coming…that the people of Egypt would “know that I am the LORD.”
- Due to the timing of the fulfilment of this prophecy, Ezekiel’s ministry would be vindicated in the eyes of the people in his lifetime (Verse 21).
Questions to consider:
- What similarities are found in this chapter and those that came before it? What were the sins of the leaders and people of Egypt?
- Why do we have the good things we have? Who deserves the praise and thanksgiving for the things we enjoy in this life? (James 1:17)
- How can pride in our possessions reveal what our hearts truly value most? What is the greatest gift God has given us (Ephesians 2:8-9)? How does that knowledge help us to better evaluate and steward the temporal possessions God would entrust to us?