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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
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Day 372

"Set your face against Mount Seir"

Text: Ezekiel 35:2

MOUNT SEIR

Mount Seir was described as the home of Esau (Genesis 32:3; 36:8-9). The original dwellers of Mount Seir were called the Horites (Genesis 14:6). Mount Seir became synonymous with Edom or Esau. This word from the Lord addressed the Edomites, the descendants of Esau.

“Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
‘Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir
and prophesy against it,
and say to it, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
‘Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against you;
I will stretch out My hand against you,
And make you most desolate;
I shall lay your cities waste,
And you shall be desolate.
Then you shall know that I am the Lord.”'”
Ezekiel 35:1-4

1. A prophetic word from the Lord.

a) God gave a word to Ezekiel.

b) He was to set his face against Mount Seir.

c) This word was to be an admonition against Edom.

2. God’s word of warning.

a) He would cause Mount Seir to become desolate.

b) The Lord was against Mount Seir.

c) God would stretch out His hand personally against Edom.

d) The land of Esau would become “most desolate”.

e) This was a very strong word of warning against Edom.

3. The cities of Mount Seir.

a) Edom had many famous and powerful cities.

b) They would all become desolate when the Lord’s hand was stretched out against Edom.

c) They would then acknowledge that the Lord is God!

d) Edom had become very idolatrous over the years.