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"They have all been delivered to death"

Text: Ezekiel 31:14

THE DEMISE OF ASSYRIA

Assyria would be utterly destroyed by Babylon. The mighty empire that was compared to a majestic cedar tree was nothing more than a fallen dead tree.

“On its ruin will remain all the birds of the heavens,
And all the beasts of the field will come to its branches—
So that no trees by the waters
may ever again exalt themselves for their height,
nor set their tops among the thick boughs,
that no tree which drinks water
may ever be high enough to reach up to them.
For they have all been delivered to death,
To the depths of the earth,
Among the children of men who go down to the Pit.”
Ezekiel 31:13-14

1. A ruined empire.

a) Assyria had become arrogant and cruel as it increased its might.

b) All that Assyria had achieved now lay in ruins.

c) The birds and the beasts still came around but they were nestling on the fallen branches.

d) Assyria would no longer be majestic and proud.

2. The lessons to be learned.

a) No trees by the waters ought to exalt themselves for their height.

b) No nation would ever surpass the height that the Assyrians had achieved.

c) The Babylonians would also become a mighty empire but its greatness would not surpass that of the Assyrians.

3. The one enemy that no nation could ever defeat.

a) That enemy was called “Death”.

b) Every civilisation would be brought down to the pit of Death.

c) No one has the power to conquer Death except God.

d) All the children of men would die and go down to the pit (the grave).