11.21.2015 Old Testament: Eze 25.1–7

To read the Bible in a year, read Ezekiel 24–26 on November 21, In the year of our Lord 2015

By Don Ruhl

The Lord’s people sinned against Him and He punished them for it, but one of her neighbors, the Ammonites, rejoiced and was glad to see Israel’s punishment. Therefore, the Lord had Ezekiel communicate His message to them,

The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them. Say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God: Because you said, ‘Aha!’ against My sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into captivity, indeed, therefore, I will deliver you as a possession to the men of the East, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings among you; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels and Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. For thus says the Lord God: ‘Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced in heart with all your disdain for the land of Israel, indeed, therefore, I will stretch out My hand against you, and give you as plunder to the nations; I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will cause you to perish from the countries; I will destroy you, and you shall know that I am the Lord’” (Ezekiel 25.1–7). 

They had disdain for Judah, but the Ammonites ignored their own sinful condition, which eventually led to their extermination. We need to be careful when an enemy falls, because we might be next.