Reading for February 11th

EZEKIEL'S ORACLES CONCERNING THE NATIONS. Chs 25-32: Like other prophetic books (Isa 13-23; Jer 46-51), Ezekiel contains a section of oracles concerning foreign nations, which are intended to domanstrate God's power throughout the world. The nations included here, Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philista, Tyre, and Egypt, would all be considered as targets of the Babylonian empire, although Egypt was never taken. Ezekeiel identifies the projected expansion of Babylonia as an act of God. Read Ezekiel 25.1- 7. In 25.1-7: The oracle concerning Ammon. The Babylonians employed Ammonites against Judah (2 Kings 24.1-2). Later, the Ammonites joined Judah in an anti-Babylonian coalition (Jer 27.3). Ammon was located east of the Jordan River. Rabbah, the site of the present Amman, Jordan, was the capital.. The Ammonites are condemned in part for mocking the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple. The people of the east are nomadic Arab tribes from northern Arabian desert who moved into Ammon and Moab following their destruction by Babylonia. Comments or Questions..