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"I will make the land of Egypt desolate"

Text: Ezekiel 29:12

THE LORD AGAINST EGYPT

The Lord declared that He was against Egypt. He also determined the extent of His chastisement to be meted out against Israel’s ancient foe.

“Indeed, therefore, I am against you and against your rivers,
and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate,
from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia.
Neither foot of man shall pass through it nor foot of beast pass through it,
and it shall be uninhabited forty years.
I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate;
and among the cities that are laid waste, her cities shall be desolate forty years;
and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations
and disperse them throughout the countries.”
Ezekiel 29:10-12

1. A clear statement.

a) The Lord was against Egypt.

b) He was against the River Nile that made Egypt so wealthy and powerful.

2. Judgment declared.

a) God will make the whole land of Egypt desolate.

b) Migdol was in the Northeast.

c) Syene was in the South and was famous for its red granite.

d) This town was near to the border of Ethiopia.

e) “Migdol to Syene” was another way of describing the land of Egypt.

3. Desolation was forewarned.

a) It would no longer be wealthy and powerful.

b) Instead, Egypt would become desolate.

c) The cities would become uninhabited.

d) The Egyptians would be scattered.

e) This chastisement of desolation would last forty years.