The American Wisdom Series

Presents
Pamphlet #6306

Has anyone ever asked you, "How do you know that the Bible is true and that it is the Word of God?"

Most Christians will answer something to the effect that you just have to have faith and be a believer. But our Father does not want His watchmen, His servants, to give people, especially the non-believer, weak, empty answers like that!

Remember, the very name EZEK-I-EL means "God is my strength" or "Whom God strengthens" and the Lord GOD, Adonai Yahveh, had this Book of Ezekiel written specifically to His watchmen of a certain generation, the generation that "would come and serve Him" (Ps. 22:30) who would understand exactly what is was that Ezekiel saw coming towards him from out of the north in the very first chapter! And it is those of the Baby Boomer generation who do know and understand exactly what it was he saw. (Refer to the Ezekiel chapter 1 studies if you don't know. They are located at #1204 & #1187 or 1196.)

So how was it that God caused Ezekiel to be "strengthened", i.e. a strong servant? He caused Him to read and understand the Word of God!

Ezekiel 2:6
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

[7] And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

[8]But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.

[9] And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

[10]And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

Ezekiel 29:3:1
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.

[2] So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that roll.

Romans 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

That brings us to today's study in which we are going to see judgment placed on the nation of Egypt. Some might wonder why it is that our Father is telling us all of this in the book of strengthening, Ezekiel. Can it be more obvious? It is to strengthen us. A watchmen just can't help notice how amazing these prophetic judgments are, in that they are very specific to the nations. We read them and then look at the nations and the cities today and we find that what has happened to them is EXACTLY what is written here in God's Word 2500 years ago. That surely does gives strength to a watchmen!

God had recorded at the height of Tyrus' mighty stronghold that He would destroy that city and more specifically that it would cease to exist and never be rebuilt. A good guess, you say?

Well, in this study we are going to learn that in 479 BC, God declared in writing that Egypt, a major superpower at the time of Ezekiel, would not be totally destroyed forever like Tyrus. He said He would simply reduce Egypt to a base nation and she would remain so, never again to rise to a major power.