Ezekiel 31:1-9
COMPARISON BETWEEN PHARAOH'S POWER AND THAT OF ASSYRIA... [ Continue Reading ]
COMPARISON BETWEEN PHARAOH'S POWER AND THAT OF ASSYRIA... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, after the captivity of Jehoiachin, IN THE THIRD MONTH, IN THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH, just two months later than the prophecy delivered in chapter 30, THAT THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO ME, SAYING,... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh, king of Egypt, by sending him the message here transmitted to time Lord's prophet, AND TO HIS MULTITUDE, the people of Egypt with all their wealth, for the country was then teeming with prosperity, WHOM ART THOU LIKE IN THY GREATNESS? The Lord intentionally prepares t... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, the Assyrian, emperor and people, the entire nation, WAS A CEDAR IN LEBANON, distinguished for beauty and excellence, WITH FAIR BRANCHES, that is, beautiful and thick of foliage, AND WITH A SHADOWING SHROUD, with a thicket of branches which cast a solid shadow, AND OF AN HIGH STATURE; AND HI... [ Continue Reading ]
The waters, the fact that he grew in a well-watered spot, MADE HIM GREAT, THE DEEP SET HIM UP ON HIGH WITH HER RIVERS RUNNING ROUND ABOUT HIS PLANTS, literally, "concerning the streams of the flood, she was going round about her planting," that is, about the place where the cedar was situated, AND S... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, he excelled in luxuriousness of growth, AND HIS BOUGHS WERE MULTIPLIED, so that sturdy branches were sent out in all directions, AND HIS BRANCHES BECAME LONG BECAUSE OF THE MULTITUDE OF WATERS WHEN HE SHOT FORTH, on account of the ab... [ Continue Reading ]
All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations, that is, all the people of the nation and all the dependent states enjoyed a wonderful prosperity during the era of As... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus was he fair in his greatness, on count of the greatness which had been given him, IN THE LENGTH OF HIS BRANCHES, because the tributary states contributed so much to his stature and strength; FOR HIS ROOT WAS BY GREAT WATERS.... [ Continue Reading ]
The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him, could not out-top him, that is, all other nations and states of the world were outranked by Assyria in greatness and glory; THE FIR-TREES, or cypresses, WERE NOT LIKE HIS BOUGHS, AND THE CHESTNUT-TREES, the plane-trees, noted for the thickness of t... [ Continue Reading ]
I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches, as described in detail above, SO THAT ALL THE TREES OF EDEN THAT WERE IN THE GARDEN OF GOD ENVIED HIM, he was an object of envy throughout the world. Although the description is confined to Assyria, the object of the message directed to Pharaoh... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore, thus saith the Lord God, here addressing the king of Assyria directly, although the object, bringing home the lesson to Pharaoh by means of the message, is unmistakable, BECAUSE THOU HAST LIFTED UP THYSELF IN HEIGHT, in blasphemous high-mindedness on account of a prosperity which was noth... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lesson of Assyria's Fall... [ Continue Reading ]
I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen, namely, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon; HE SHALL SURELY DEAL WITH HIM, literally, "he will do, do to him," or, in modern form, he will surely do away with him; I HAVE DRIVEN HIM OUT FOR HIS WICKEDNESS, the Lord rejecting Assyr... [ Continue Reading ]
And strangers, foreign invaders, THE TERRIBLE OF THE NATIONS, the Chaldean soldiers, known for their fierceness, HAVE CUT HIM OFF AND HAVE LEFT HIM, the picture of a tree that is felled being retained here; UPON THE MOUNTAINS AND IN ALL THE VALLEYS HIS BRANCHES ARE FALLEN, all the tributary nations... [ Continue Reading ]
Upon his ruin, as he has fallen headlong, thus presenting the picture of a carcass, SHALL ALL THE FOWLS OF THE HEAVEN REMAIN, AND ALL THE BEASTS OF THE FIELD SHALL BE UPON HIS BRANCHES, the very ones that had formerly been under his dominion now turning to birds and beasts of prey in tearing the car... [ Continue Reading ]
to the end, with this final object in mind, THAT NONE OF ALL THE TREES BY THE WATERS EXALT THEMSELVES FOR THEIR HEIGHT, all other nations profiting by the example of Assyria, NEITHER SHOOT UP THEIR TOP AMONG THE THICK BOUGHS, between the very clouds of the sky, NEITHER THEIR TREES STAND UP IN THEIR... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord God, in describing the impression which the fall of Assyria made upon other nations and making the application to the case of Pharaoh, IN THE DAY WHEN HE WENT DOWN TO THE GRAVE, when the Assyrian world-power was destroyed, I CAUSED A MOURNING, men stopping for a time to consider... [ Continue Reading ]
I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, foreseeing in his overthrow a similar calamity for themselves, WHEN I CAST HIM DOWN TO HELL WITH THEM THAT DESCEND INTO THE PIT, to the kingdom of death; AND ALL THE TREES OF EDEN, THE CHOICE AND BEST OF LEBANON, spoken of in verses 8 and 9, ALL... [ Continue Reading ]
They also went down into hell with him, sharing the fate of Assyria, UNTO THEM THAT BE SLAIN WITH THE SWORD; AND THEY THAT WERE HIS ARM, his auxiliaries, or allies, THAT DWELT UNDER HIS SHADOW IN THE MIDST OF THE HEATHEN, depending upon his military power. In concluding this paragraph and chapter, t... [ Continue Reading ]
To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? among the various nations of the world, blessed by God, as they are, with many and great gifts of his goodness. YET SHALT THOU BE BROUGHT DOWN WITH THE TREES OF EDEN, just as Assyria had been, UNTO THE NETHER PARTS OF THE... [ Continue Reading ]