And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.
Ezekiel 30:15 stands among the prophecies against foreign nations in Ezekiel 25 to 31, and specifically among the prophecies against Egypt in Ezekiel 29 to 32 concerning the certain fate to come upon Pharaoh and his host. Its fulfillment is evident today. The verse announces judgment on Egypt, that God will pour His fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt, and cut off the multitude and people of No.
No is Thebes, which represented Egypt's strength, and it was destroyed with its temples dedicated to sun worship brought down. Its ruins testify to the destruction. At that time Egypt was one of the greatest kingdoms and at one time the greatest empire on earth. The wider judgment foretold in Ezekiel 29-32 was that its foundations would be broken, its pride and its supporters brought down, its cities left desolate, its idols destroyed and abolished, its rivers dried up, and its rule over other nations ended. It would be conquered, reduced to the very basest of the kingdoms, and brought low from wealth and glory to dishonor and decline through devotion to idols.
The verse belongs to twenty-two years of pleading with Israel to turn to God, using surrounding kingdoms to illustrate how God brings down pride. Egypt had been a former oppressor of God's people and the symbol of black infidelity, and by this pouring out of fury and cutting off would be abased and brought low never to rise again among the nations. The prophecy has been literally fulfilled. Punishment came by fire and sword through invasion and subjection by foreign powers, Egypt lost its former power and remains under foreign rule. Every such prediction about Egypt has been literally fulfilled.
The prophecy about Egypt is applied to England taking complete control of Egypt, with Turkey's sovereignty over Egypt passing away.
Ezekiel 30:15 stands among the prophecies against foreign nations in Ezekiel 25 to 31, and specifically among the prophecies against Egypt in Ezekiel 29 to 32 concerning the certain fate to come upon Pharaoh and his host. Its fulfillment is evident today. The verse announces judgment on Egypt, that God will pour His fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt, and cut off the multitude and people of No.
No is Thebes, which represented Egypt's strength, and it was destroyed with its temples dedicated to sun worship brought down. Its ruins testify to the destruction. At that time Egypt was one of the greatest kingdoms and at one time the greatest empire on earth. The wider judgment foretold in Ezekiel 29-32 was that its foundations would be broken, its pride and its supporters brought down, its cities left desolate, its idols destroyed and abolished, its rivers dried up, and its rule over other nations ended. It would be conquered, reduced to the very basest of the kingdoms, and brought low from wealth and glory to dishonor and decline through devotion to idols.
The verse belongs to twenty-two years of pleading with Israel to turn to God, using surrounding kingdoms to illustrate how God brings down pride. Egypt had been a former oppressor of God's people and the symbol of black infidelity, and by this pouring out of fury and cutting off would be abased and brought low never to rise again among the nations. The prophecy has been literally fulfilled. Punishment came by fire and sword through invasion and subjection by foreign powers, Egypt lost its former power and remains under foreign rule. Every such prediction about Egypt has been literally fulfilled.
The prophecy about Egypt is applied to England taking complete control of Egypt, with Turkey's sovereignty over Egypt passing away.