Reading for February 25th

Read Ezekiel 29.17-21. In 29.17-21: The second oracle concerning Egypt. The twenty-seventh year ... the first month ... the first day: April 26, 571 BCE. Ezekiel refers to Nebuchadnezzar's failure to conquer Tyre as a basis for his campaign against Egypt. Following the conclusion of his siege against Tyre in 573 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar attack Egypt in 668 BCE but faied to conquer the land. A horn ... for the house of Israel refers to the restoration of the Davidic monarchy in the aftermath of Egypt's collapse (see Ia 11.1-16: Ps 132.17). Comments or Questions..