Eze 30:20-26 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ezek 30:20-26: 30:20-26 This fourth message against Egypt shows that God had already begun to act against his old enemy. Summary for Ezek 30:20-26: 30:20-26 Jerusalem was under siege by the Babylonians, but this message rules out even the faintest hope of assistance from the Egyptians.

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‏ Ezekiel 30:20-26

Summary for Ezek 30:20-26: 30:20-26 ^a This fourth message against Egypt shows that God had already begun to act against his old enemy.
Summary for Ezek 30:20-26: 30:20-26 ^b Jerusalem was under siege by the Babylonians, but this message rules out even the faintest hope of assistance from the Egyptians.
Summary for Ezek 30:21-23: 30:21-23 ^c broken the arm of Pharaoh: The Lord had already shattered the Egyptians’ strength in the defeat of Pharaoh Hophra by Nebuchadnezzar (see Jer 37:5-11 ^d). Had Hophra succeeded in his mission, the pressure on Jerusalem would have been relieved, at least temporarily; now all hope of help from Egypt was gone. There was no prospect that the broken arm would heal or even be temporarily bound up so that Pharaoh could protect Jerusalem. Egypt would be totally helpless, unable even to hold a sword as it awaited the final death thrust.
Summary for Ezek 30:24-26: 30:24-26 ^e While disabling Pharaoh (30:22 ^f), the Lord would strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king, increasing the already uneven nature of the contest. The fate of the forthcoming battle of the superpowers rested entirely in the Lord’s hands, and he had already determined its outcome. Nebuchadnezzar clashed with the Egyptians on a number of occasions, ending with victory in 567 BC.