Ezekiel chapter 35

Short one today.

vs 1

And once again, it's a prophecy against somewhere. I wonder why this one fits in here?

vs 2

That would be Edom, so our scholars tell us.

vs 3

Well, God doesn't beat around the bush, does he?

vs 4

Honestly, what more needs to be said? I guess they need to at least know why.

vs 5

What did Edom do? Were they meant to help against Babylon? Perhaps they helped Babylon.

vs 6

God's fitting punishments are perhaps the worst of all. It sucks to have it pointed out how bad you are, and then have that badness end up in your lap.

vs 7

He's very keen on this desolate waste making, God.

vs 8

So I assume that the king of Babylon is going to march to Egypt via Edom or something.

vs 9

While I assume that people now live there, I wonder how many of them call themselves Edomites?

vs 10

Ooooh, I see. Edom seems to have waged war against Israel and Judah, thinking to take them both over - perhaps while they were stressed by pressure from the north at the same time.

vs 11

This is essentially the essence of this prophecy. God is telling the Jews to be what he is going to do to Edom, so that when it happens, they can go, "Oh, just like God said." And it teaches them about God hating jealousy and people who hate his people.

vs 12

Oh, God does not like that one bit. God does his own destroying and bringing low. He doesn't need some other nation to think they can come sweep up the pickings.

vs 13

Ooops. They probably will regret that.

vs 14

Nasty. Personally, I don't really know all that much about Edom, so I wasn't rejoicing, but hey, if God makes people clap when you fall down, that's rather nasty.

vs 15

Very fitting punishments for Edom. They won't be forgetting that in a hurry. Oh, wait... they are forgotten. Bummer to them.