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Ezekiel 
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Day 332

"Take up a lamentation for Pharaoh"

Text: Ezekiel 32:2

THE LAMENTATON OF EGYPT

A lamentation is usually done after the demise of a notable personage. In this instance, this prophetic lamentation concerns the fall of Egypt.

“And it came to pass in the twelfth year,
in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month,
that the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
‘Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt,
and say to him:
‘You are like a young lion among the nations,
And you are like a monster in the seas,
Bursting forth in your rivers,
Troubling the waters with your feet,
And fouling their rivers.””
Ezekiel 32:1-2

1. Egypt was a powerful nation.

a) For many years, Egypt was a mighty kingdom.

b) Egypt was only slightly below Babylon in military might at the height of Babylon’s power.

c) This prophecy came one year after Babylon razed Jerusalem to the ground.

d) This was a word that God gave to Ezekiel the prophet.

2. Pharoah was compared to:

a) A young lion among the nations.

i) Smaller nations were afraid of Egypt.

ii) They paid tribute to the Pharaoh.

b) A sea monster.

i) This sea monster roamed the River Nile.

ii) It also made its presence felt in the high seas.

c) What was the impact of the sea monster?

All Egypt was able to do was to dirty the waters.