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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
Day 
Day 317

"The sword shall come upon Egypt"

Text: Ezekiel 30:4

THE ALLIES OF EGYPT

The Lord decreed that the sword of judgment would come upon Egypt. The nation would fall to the Babylonians. Egypt would go into captivity for forty years. The Lord also made a decree against the allies of Egypt.

“The sword shall come upon Egypt,
And great anguish shall be in Ethiopia,
When the slain fall in Egypt,
And they take away her wealth,
And her foundations are broken down.
Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all the mingled people,
Chub, and the men of the lands who are allied,
shall fall with them by the sword.”
Ezekiel 30:4-5

1. The Fall of Egypt.

a) This was forewarned.

b) The following consequences would take place:

i) Many would be slain in Egypt.

ii) Egypt would lose its wealth and power.

iii) The very foundations of Egypt would be broken down.

2. The allies of Egypt were named:

a) Ethiopia

i) It had supported Egypt.

ii) It had supplied military aid and personnel.

iii) It would feel the anguish that comes with crushing defeat.

iv) As Egypt fell, so would Ethiopia suffer a great fall.

b) Libya

i) This was a large nation in North Africa.

ii) The people were ethnically Arabic.

c) Lydia

i) It was a kingdom in present day Turkey.

ii) Its famous capital then was Sardis.

iii) It was famous for minting gold and silver coins.

d) Chub

i) Its location is unclear.

ii) It was associated with “all the mingled people”.

iii) They were probably on the outskirts of Egypt.

All of Egypt’s allies would suffer serious consequences when Babylon take its sword against them!