EZEKIEL LESSON 34
We will begin this lesson in Ezekiel 32:1 "And it came to pass in
the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first [day] of the
month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
This prophecy comes 19 months after the destruction of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 32:2 "Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king
of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations,
and thou [art] as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy
rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their
rivers."
The Pharaoh of Egypt, here, is likened unto the king of the
beasts. Satan goes through the earth like a roaring lion, seeking whom
he may devour. Notice, they are like a lion, they are not a lion. The
whale is thought of as king of the seas. The lion and the whale are
thought of as king of their domains, but God is over both of them.
Their power is limited to what God allows them to have. It matters not
how powerful any man is, he is still subject to God. This Pharaoh,
like a young lion or a whale, had troubled the people.. Waters,
sometimes, indicate large numbers of people. Lamentation is like a
funeral service.
Ezekiel 32:3 "Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will therefore spread
out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall
bring thee up in my net."
The Pharaoh, like a lion, and like a whale, will be caught in the
net of God. The net, in this case, is a company of people.
Ezekiel 32:4 "Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast
thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the
heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole
earth with thee."
The carcase of the whale would be food enough for thousands of
birds of prey to feed upon. The wild animals would feed upon them,
too. This is speaking of the dead bodies, that will not be buried.
The vultures, and the wild beasts, will feed on them.
Ezekiel 32:5 "And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and
fill the valleys with thy height.
This, perhaps, is saying wherever they die, they will become food
for the vultures.
Ezekiel 32:6 "I will also water with thy blood the land wherein
thou swimmest, [even] to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full
of thee."
This is speaking of the vast numbers of people, who will lose the
blood out of their bodies, before they die.
Ezekiel 32:7 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the
heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a
cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
This darkness is caused by God. This "darkness" speaks of
spiritual darkness, and of physical darkness. We see a very similar
statement made by Jesus in the following Scripture. Mark 13:24 "But in
those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the
moon shall not give her light," It is almost as if the light is
withdrawn in mourning.
Ezekiel 32:8 "All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark
over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD."
Light is a blessing to man. This is saying, their blessing has
been withdrawn.
Ezekiel 32:9 "I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I
shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries
which thou hast not known."
The downfall of so great a nation of the world would cause those,
who are committing similar sins, to be seriously concerned for their
own state of affairs.
Ezekiel 32:10 "Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and
their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish
my sword before them; and they shall tremble at [every] moment, every
man for his own life, in the day of thy fall."
If God can put Pharaoh and Egypt down, think what he could do to
them. God will not only bring Egypt down, but will do it in front of
all the other countries. This will cause them to examine themselves
and see whether they are right with God. Many of them would feel such
guilt at their own sins, they fear they will be next.
Ezekiel 32:11 "For thus saith the Lord GOD; The sword of the
king of Babylon shall come upon thee."
We cannot say it enough, the sword of Babylon was put in their
hand by God. They are carrying out the chastisement of God on these
people. God even uses Satan to chastise His people at times.
Ezekiel 32:12 "By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy
multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they
shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be
destroyed."
Egypt is not destroyed at this time by Nebuchadnezzar. This is
speaking of a future time, when Egypt {world} will be destroyed. Egypt
is attacked by Nebuchadnezzar, but it is a limited battle. This has to
be speaking of a future event, or is speaking from the spiritual
standpoint.
Ezekiel 32:13 "I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from
beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them
any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them."
This is speaking of a total desolation, where man and beast are
killed.
Ezekiel 32:14 "Then will I make their waters deep, and cause
their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD."
This is speaking of a time, when man will not impair the river
from running at all. It appears, there is so much death in the land,
that the rivers will flow without any hindrance at all. It appears,
the entire generation has been destroyed. This has never been recorded
in history, so it has to be speaking of a future time.
Ezekiel 32:15 "When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and
the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I
shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I
[am] the LORD."
This speaks of such destruction, that it is almost as if it is
the annihilation of these people. The word "all" in the verse, is
speaking of everyone.
Ezekiel 32:16 "This [is] the lamentation wherewith they shall
lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall
lament for her, [even] for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the
Lord GOD."
There would have to be a funeral service for the death of so
great a people. This could be speaking of the time of God's wrath at
the end of our generation.
Ezekiel 32:17 "It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the
fifteenth [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto
me, saying,"
This appears to be about two weeks, after the prophecy given at
the beginning of this lesson.
Ezekiel 32:18 "Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and
cast them down, [even] her, and the daughters of the famous nations,
unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the
pit."
We see from this, that not only do their physical bodies die, but
they are condemned to hell, as well. This is something to really wail
about. This is not just Egypt, but all the nations that have sinned so
greatly.
Ezekiel 32:19 "Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be
thou laid with the uncircumcised."
Ezekiel is speaking of the uncircumcised, as those who have lost
their souls. They have lost their souls and bodies in hell. God has
condemned them for their terrible sins. Matthew 10:28 "And fear not
them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but
rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
Physical beauty will not stop anyone from going to hell.
Ezekiel 32:20 "They shall fall in the midst of [them that are]
slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all
her multitudes."
The Scripture above is speaking of those who died going on to
hell for the second death. Notice, that it is God who judges a person
worthy of hell. Luke 12:5 "But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear:
Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell;
yea, I say unto you, Fear him."
Ezekiel 32:21 "The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out
of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they
lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword."
This is speaking of those who have died in their sinful
condition. They have not repented. They have died, before they
repented, and are in hell.
Ezekiel 32:22 "Asshur [is] there and all her company: his graves
[are] about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:"
Ezekiel is, now, speaking of those who had known greatness on the
earth, but worshipped false gods, and wound up in hell.
Ezekiel 32:23 "Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and
her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the
sword, which caused terror in the land of the living."
They had done terrible things to others, while they were upon the
earth, and now, they are in the very pit of hell, itself.
Ezekiel 32:24 "There [is] Elam and all her multitude round about
her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down
uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their
terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with
them that go down to the pit."
This Elam seemed to be with the evil Sennacherib. This seems to
be a list of those, who lived gloriously on the earth, and were very
evil. They have died, and been judged worthy of hell.
Ezekiel 32:25 "They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain
with all her multitude: her graves [are] round about him: all of them
uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in
the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that
go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of [them that be] slain."
The "bed" in the Scripture above, seems to indicate sleeping in
the cemetery, but that is not where they stayed. They are in hell,
with all of those who died in their sin {uncircumised}.
Ezekiel 32:26 "There [is] Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude:
her graves [are] round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by
the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living."
Mesheck and Tubal are mentioned with Gog later on in these
lessons. They are all involved in the battle of Armageddon. We see
from this, that this is speaking of what happens to these people, when
they stand before the Judge of all the world, and are condemned to
hell. This is not something that happens in Ezekiel's time, but is
looking to eternity.
Ezekiel 32:27 "And they shall not lie with the mighty [that are]
fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their
weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but
their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though [they were] the
terror of the mighty in the land of the living."
The mighty warriors, who had been buried after their death had
their sword buried with them under their heads. These evil, we have
been reading about were not even buried. They were eaten of vultures,
when they died.
Ezekiel 32:28 "Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the
uncircumcised, and shalt lie with [them that are] slain with the
sword."
Ezekiel, being a Hebrew, speaks of the unsaved, as the
uncircumcised.
Ezekiel 32:29 "There [is] Edom, her kings, and all her princes,
which with their might are laid by [them that were] slain by the
sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go
down to the pit."
Edom consists of the descendents of Esau. He had no respect for
his birthright. All of these people are condemned to hell.
Ezekiel 32:30 "There [be] the princes of the north, all of them,
and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their
terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised
with [them that be] slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them
that go down to the pit."
The area these are from includes Damascus, Hamud, and Arphad.
Ezekiel 32:31 "Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted
over all his multitude, [even] Pharaoh and all his army slain by the
sword, saith the Lord GOD."
It will be little consolation to know that there are millions
more people down in hell, besides Pharaoh and his followers.
Ezekiel 32:32 "For I have caused my terror in the land of the
living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with
[them that are] slain with the sword, [even] Pharaoh and all his
multitude, saith the Lord GOD."
The terror God has caused, is the judgement against all who are
unrepented sinners. All of the ones we have talked about in this
lesson, are those who worshipped false gods. They were idolaters. They
were, also, a terror to God's people. They died in their sins. Some
will, probably, say how cruel this is of God. All through these
lessons, He warned them over and over, and they did not repent. They
actually sent themselves to hell, because they refused salvation.
Ezekiel 34 Questions
1. When was this prophecy given?
2. Who was Ezekiel to take up a lamentation for?
3. Pharaoh was like a young _______ of the nations.
4. What sea being was he?
5. The lion and the whale are king of their __________.
6. They are both still subject to _______.
7. Pharaoh will be caught in the ______ of God.
8. What is verse 4 speaking of?
9. What is the "darkness" in verse 7?
10. Quote Mark chapter 13 verse 24.
11. All the bright lights of heaven will I make ________ over thee.
12. What would the downfall of so great a nation cause those who were
committing similar sin to be concerned about?
13. Their kings will be horribly _________ for thee.
14. Who put the sword in the hand of the king of Babylon?
15. Verse 12 is speaking of what time?
16. What, besides the Egyptians, are killed in verse 13?
17. The rivers will run like _____.
18. What one word describes the destruction in verse 15?
19. The second prophecy begins when?
20. Where is the multitude of Egypt cast down to?
21. What is worse than physical death?
22. Ezekiel speaks of the uncircumcised as whom?
23. Quote Matthew chapter 10 verse 28.
24. Quote Luke chapter 12 verse 5.
25. Who are some mentioned, who went to hell?
26. What is the "bed", in verse 25, speaking of?
27. Mesheck and Tubal tell us what about the time of this prophecy?
28. What terror did God cause?
29. They actually sent _____________ to hell.
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