# Ezekiel 25 đ: Judgment on Neighboring Nations
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đ Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#đ§ Chapter Summary]]
> [[#âď¸ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#đ Key Principles / đ Life Application]]
> [[#đŹ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#âď¸ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đ Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#đ Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đ Internal Notes]]
## đ Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### A Prophecy Against Ammon
[[#Verse 01.]] The Lordâs message came to me:
[[#Verse 02.]] âSon of man, turn toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
[[#Verse 03.]] Say to the Ammonites, âHear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You said âAha!â about my sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and about the house of Judah when they went into exile.Â
[[#Verse 04.]] So take note, I am about to make you slaves of the tribes of the east. They will make camps among you and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.Â
[[#Verse 05.]] I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the Lord.Â
[[#Verse 06.]] For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced with intense scorn over the land of Israel,Â
[[#Verse 07.]] take noteâI have stretched out my hand against you, and I will hand you over as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and make you perish from the lands. I will destroy you; then you will know that I am the Lord.ââ
### A Prophecy Against Moab
[[#Verse 08.]] âThis is what the Sovereign Lord says: âMoab and Seir say, âLook, the house of Judah is like all the other nations.âÂ
[[#Verse 09.]] So look, I am about to open up Moabâs flank, eliminating the cities, including its frontier cities, the beauty of the landâBeth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim.Â
[[#Verse 10.]] I will hand it over, along with the Ammonites, to the tribes of the east, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations.Â
[[#Verse 11.]] I will execute judgments against Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord.ââ
### A Prophecy Against Edom
[[#Verse 12.]] âThis is what the Sovereign Lord says: âEdom has taken vengeance against the house of Judah; they have made themselves fully culpable by taking vengeance on them.Â
[[#Verse 13.]] So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom, and I will kill the people and animals within her, and I will make her desolate; from Teman to Dedan they will die by the sword.Â
[[#Verse 14.]] I will exact my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel. They will carry out in Edom my anger and rage; they will experience my vengeance, declares the Sovereign Lord.ââ
### A Prophecy Against Philistia
[[#Verse 15.]] âThis is what the Sovereign Lord says: âThe Philistines have exacted merciless revenge, showing intense scorn in their effort to destroy Judah with unrelenting hostility.Â
[[#Verse 16.]] So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Take note, I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines. I will kill the Kerethites and destroy those who remain on the seacoast.Â
[[#Verse 17.]] I will exact great vengeance upon them with angry rebukes. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I exact my vengeance upon them.ââ
## đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Ezekiel 25 begins a long section of oracles against the nations (chapters 25-32).
2. Ammon and Moab descended from Lot (Genesis 19:36-38), and Edom descended from Esau, Jacob's brother.
3. Rabbah (25:5), the capital of Ammon, is the site of modern Amman, Jordan.
4. "The people of the east" (25:4, 10) were desert tribes who would take over Ammon's land.
5. Moab said Judah was just like all the other nations (25:8), denying anything special about God's people.
6. Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim (25:9) were towns on Moab's northern frontier.
7. Edom's revenge against Judah is also condemned in Obadiah and Psalm 137:7.
8. Teman and Dedan (25:13) mark the full reach of Edom's territory.
9. The Philistines are charged with "ancient hostility" (25:15), dating back to the days of Samson, Saul, and David.
10. The Kerethites (25:16) were a people linked with the Philistines, possibly from Crete. Some served as David's bodyguards (2 Samuel 8:18).
## đ§ Chapter Summary
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## âď¸ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the King whose kingdom reaches even the nations that once opposed God's people. Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia gloated over Judah's fall (25:3, 8, 12, 15), yet in Christ, Gentiles who were far off have been brought near (Ephesians 2:12-13).
## đ Key Principles / đ Life Application
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## đŹ Discussion Questions
1. Ammon clapped and stamped with joy at Judah's ruin (25:6). Why is rejoicing over someone else's downfall so dangerous?
2. Edom took revenge instead of leaving it to God (25:12). What does Scripture teach about revenge (Romans 12:19)?
3. Each oracle ends with the nations knowing that God is the Lord (25:7, 11, 17). What does that show about God's purpose even in judgment?
## âď¸ Key Verses to Remember
- đ verse 3: Ammon said "Aha!" when God's sanctuary was profaned.
- đ verse 6: Ammon clapped and stamped with malicious joy over Israel.
- đ verse 12: Edom took revenge on the house of Judah.
## đ Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đ [[Ephesians 02#Verse 12.|Ephesians 2:12-13]] - Those far off brought near by Christ's blood.
- đ [[Obadiah 01#Verse 12.|Obadiah 1:12-15]] - Do not gloat over your brother's misfortune.
- đ [[Proverbs 24#Verse 17.|Proverbs 24:17-18]] - Do not rejoice when your enemy falls.
- đ [[Genesis 19#Verse 36.|Genesis 19:36-38]] - The origins of Moab and Ammon.
- đ [[Romans 12#Verse 19.|Romans 12:19]] - Leave room for God's wrath.
## đ Devotional Reflection
đ SOAP: [[Ezekiel 25- SOAP|Donât Celebrate Destruction]]
## đ Internal Notes