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In chapter 24:1-14 the boiling caldron is symbolic of the destruction of [[Jerusalem]]. Verses 15-27 record the [[death]] of [[Ezekiel]] 's wife. She died the day the siege of [[Jerusalem]] began and [[God]] commanded [[Ezekiel]] not to mourn over her. As [[death]] dissolved the union between the [[prophet]] and his beloved wife, so the relationship between the [[Lord]] and [[Jerusalem]] was to be dissolved so that destruction would follow. This is an object lesson to the exiles (verses 19-24). The day the news of [[Jerusalem]]'s destruction arrived, [[Ezekiel]] 's tongue would be loosed for a new message (verses 25-27).
Chapter 25 records prophecies against various nations. [[Ezekiel]] 25--32 corresponds with [[Isaiah]] 13--23 and [[Jeremiah]] 46--51. Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia were [[Judah]] 's closest neighbors, who rejoiced at [[Judah]] 's destruction by [[Babylon]]. [[Ezekiel]] predicts the same fate for them. [[Nebuchadnezzar]] did, in fact, subdue the Philistines when he took [[Judah]] , and four years later he invaded Ammon, Moab, and Edom.
Chapter 26 records the prophecy of Tyre's destruction. The [[judgment]] is announced in verses 1-6. Tyre was judged because of its refusal to help its ally, [[Jerusalem]], and because of its pride as the chief Phoenican sea market. We have the record of the [[judgment]] being executed in verses 7-21. Tyre was defeated in 572 b.c., and chapter 27 records the lament over Tyre. The lament would be made by Tyre's commercial neighbors. This commercial empire of Tyre is fittingly described as a goodly merchant vessel (verse 3), "perfect in beauty." Destruction of the ship was carried out by "the east wind" (verse 26), who is [[Nebuchadnezzar]].
Chapter 25 records prophecies against various nations. [[Ezekiel]] 25--32 corresponds with [[Isaiah]] 13--23 and [[Jeremiah]] 46--51. Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia were [[Judah]] 's closest neighbors, who rejoiced at [[Judah]] 's destruction by [[Babylon]]. [[Ezekiel]] predicts the same fate for them. [[Nebuchadnezzar]] did, in fact, subdue the Philistines when he took [[Judah]] , and four years later he invaded Ammon, Moab, and Edom.
Chapter 26 records the prophecy of Tyre's destruction. The [[judgment]] is announced in verses 1-6. Tyre was judged because of its refusal to help its ally, [[Jerusalem]], and because of its pride as the chief Phoenican sea market. We have the record of the [[judgment]] being executed in verses 7-21. Tyre was defeated in 572 b.c., and chapter 27 records the lament over Tyre. The lament would be made by Tyre's commercial neighbors. This commercial empire of Tyre is fittingly described as a goodly merchant vessel (verse 3), "perfect in beauty." Destruction of the ship was carried out by "the east wind" (verse 26), who is [[Nebuchadnezzar]].