This passage describes the judgments upon the nations surrounding Judah, now that Jerusalem has fallen to Babylon. They each have a similar format, most begin with "The word of the Lord came to me saying," which leads into the son of man, Ezekiel, giving the message. Then we see phrases like, "Thus says the Lord." Most of them have the word "because" in them which shows us the reason for the judgments, as well as the word, "Behold" which reminds us to watch what the Lord is doing. Then they end with "and they will know that I am the Lord." This phrase is used throughout Ezekiel, because the Lord's hope is that all people will come to know Him as Lord. In the middle of the judgments there is a word of hope, which is found in verse 25-26 of chapter 28. The Lord promises that someday He will gather His people from among the nations and will give them their land again, and the Lord will be with them, and then "They will know that I am the Lord!" On a side note, I shared about how we can trust the Bible because it was written by around 40 different authors, with a timespan of about 4,000 years, yet it tells one story. That is what makes this book amazing. In the podcast, I accidently said 3,000 years. Sorry.
