God Speaks
The LORD Pronounces Judgment Against Tyre and Its King, Against Sidon and Egypt and Its Pharaoh
Verse of the Day: [Again the purpose of all these judgments is so that] Then they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD. (Ezekiel 28:22-24, 26; 29:6, 8, 16, 21; 30:19, 25-26 NIV 2011)
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Reflection: Consider the following questions regarding Ezekiel 28-30:
1. What does this chapter tell me about God?
2. What does this chapter tell me about the human beings He created?
Here is one possible answer to each of these questions. Ask the Holy Spirit if there are any others for you personally to ponder.
Ezekiel 28
1. God hates pride and rebellion and will deal with it severely, whether it is expressed by a human being or Lucifer himself.
2. People often carry out the activities and attitudes of Satan, whether they realize it or not.
Ezekiel 29
1. God may choose to destroy the people, nations, or objects that His people are tempted to rely on instead of Himself in order to get them to turn back and know that He is the Sovereign LORD.
2. People are prone to looking to themselves or to other people to solve their problems instead of trusting in the LORD.
Ezekiel 30
1. God lays out in advance what He plans to do so that people will know that He is the LORD.
2. In order to avoid God’s judgment through disaster, people must repent and change their ways.
Prayer:
3. How might I pray regarding Ezekiel 28-30?
O LORD God, when Jesus, Your beloved Son, came to earth, He demonstrated how You hate pride and rebellion. He lived the perfect life of humility and complete obedience to Your will, Father. Through His death, resurrection, and gift of the indwelling Holy Spirit, I (and anyone else who will believe) will be enabled to do the same. Your Word promises that You will deal severely with any human being (or Lucifer himself) who insists on resisting You, Your ways, and Your will. Ordinary people often carry out these activities and attitudes of Satan, whether they realize it or not. The horrific atrocities carried out by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and other mass murders, crimes, and violence are examples of this, but so are any unloving actions or words between people in their day-to-day lives. Loving Father God, please help us to know that You alone are the Sovereign LORD. Please cause the people, nations, objects, or ideas that we are tempted to rely on instead of You to be inoperable or ineffective. May we no longer look to ourselves or to other people to solve our problems, but instead trust in You, LORD. You don’t leave us in the dark: You, LORD God lay out Your plans in advance. You tell us what You plan to do in the Bible. If we people will study it, we will know that You alone are the LORD. That way we will avoid judgment through various kinds of disaster. If we will humble ourselves and pray and seek Your face, repent, and change our wicked ways, then You, Sovereign LORD will hear from Heaven, forgive our sins, and heal our land and everything else that keeps us from experiencing the love, joy, and peace You have for us. Seeing people fulfilled in You brings You glory, LORD. AMEN
Action: (Ask God, the Holy Spirit, if He wants you to work on one of the suggestions below or something else more personal that He points out.)
4. What action does the LORD want me to take in response to Ezekiel 28-30? With the help of God’s Holy Spirit:
- I will ask the Holy Spirit to reveal and root out any areas of pride and/or rebellion in my life so that I can love and serve Him more faithfully and completely.
- I will plead with the LORD on behalf of people I know who are carrying out the activities and attitudes of Satan, whether they realize it or not.
- I will write down a specific area in my life where I plan to trust the LORD, submit it to Him in prayer, and then cooperate with Him in doing whatever He says.
- I will continue to study the Scriptures so that I can know what God plans to do.
Share: I plan to share what I’ve learned with __________.