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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
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Day 344

"There is Edom"

Text: Ezekiel 32:29

EDOM AND SIDON

There were neighbouring nations of Israel who were allies of the Pharaoh. Two nations were named, Edom and Sidon.

“There is Edom,
Her kings and all her princes,
Who despite their might
Are laid beside those slain by the sword;
They shall lie with the uncircumcised,
And with those who go down to the Pit.
There are the princes of the north,
All of them, and all the Sidonians,
Who have gone down with the slain
In shame at the terror which they caused by their might;
They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword,
And bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.”
Ezekiel 32:29-30

1. The nation of Edom.

a) They came from the line of Esau.

b) They became bitter enemies of Israel.

c) They were one of the allies of Egypt.

d) Edom boasted of:

i) Kings

ii) Princes

e) Edom was a small nation but possessed great might.

f) But in the battle against Assyria, Edom was destroyed.

i) Many were slain.

ii) All went to the Pit.

2. The nation of Sidon.

a) Sidon was a sea-faring nation.

b) It was a small nation but was a mighty force with reference to sea power.

c) When Sidon sided Egypt and the Pharaoh, this decision led to:

i) Its defeat.

ii) Its shame.

iii) Its demise.

iv) Many were slain and consigned to the Pit.