COMMENTARY:
: 2 Son of man, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom are you like in your greatness? (1433 “greatness” [godel] means stoutness, magnitude, magnificence, pride, insolence, arrogance, bravado, pride, or conceit.)
DEVOTION: Here we have a warning to the nation of Egypt. They seem to think that they … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 8 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. (5826 “helpers” [‘azar] means succor, support, aid, assist or one who gives assistance to another.)
DEVOTION: The LORD is sovereign over the nations of the world. Many … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. (4938 “staff” [mish‘enah] means support, stick, rod, cane, stave, or walking stick.)
DEVOTION: Promises are made to all of us throughout our lifetime. Some people keep … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre. Thus says the Lord GOD; Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are a man, and not God, though you set your heart … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 4 Your borders are in the midst of the seas, your builders have perfected your beauty. (3308 “beauty” [yophiy] means desirability, or attractive appearance.)
DEVOTION: The word is used three times in relationship to this nation. The nation of Tyre thought they had everything. They had wealth. They had buildings that others … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 3 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the seas causes his waves to come up. (5927 “cause”[‘alah] means to lead up, to lead out, ascend, climb, go up, to bring up, bring against, to rouse, to … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 3 And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus says the Lord GOD; Because you say, Aha, against MY sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity; (4720 “sanctuary” [miqdash] … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 12 She has wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire. (2457 “scum” [chel’ah] means rust, impure deposit, filth, symbol of impurity of Jerusalem, encrustation of greenish corrosion, implying it to be an unclean substance, or disease.)
DEVOTION: Have you … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 11 And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms. (5691 “inordinate love” [agabah] means lustfulness, immodest love, sensual desire or sexual desire for another.)
DEVOTION: The LORD gave Ezekiel another description of the … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 12 In you have they taken gifts to shed blood, you have taken usury and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten me, says the Lord GOD. (7911 “forgotten” [shakach] means to dismiss from the mind, stop remembering, to cease to care, ignore, or let it grow … Read More