Headlines Announce the Downfall of Nations (Ezekiel 25–32)

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Headlines from the ancient Near East still sound uncomfortably current: neighbors gloat at a rival’s fall, markets cheer a competitor’s collapse, and leaders claim they built the very rivers that feed them. We walk through Ezekiel 25–32 as a living map of pride and consequence, tracing God’s oracles over Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia, Tyre, Sidon, and Egypt to see how arrogance corrodes people and nations from the inside out.

We start with the nations around Judah—mocking voices and old grudges that feel small until they summon real harm. Then we linger with Tyre, the shimmering trade hub that believed beauty and wealth made it unsinkable. When Jerusalem stumbled, Tyre smiled; when profits rose, conscience fell. Ezekiel answers with images you can’t forget: a perfect ship that goes down with all its cargo, a king who calls himself a god and learns he is only dust. The portrait widens into a glimpse of older pride—language reaching back to Eden and the anointed cherub—reminding us that human hubris often hides deeper currents, and yet none of it outruns God’s rule.

From there we turn to Egypt, where Pharaoh boasts over the Nile as if he poured it himself. History pushes back. Babylon becomes the scalpel, Assyria the cautionary tale, and the great cedar crashes to the ground. The point isn’t despair; it’s clarity. Strength without humility is brittle, and empires without reverence eventually meet their limits. Still, woven through these judgments is a promise: Israel will be regathered and will know the Lord. That thread keeps us grounded—justice is not chaos, and correction is not the end of the story.

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