How does Ezekiel 26:5 connect with God's sovereignty in other Bible passages? The verse in focus “ ‘She will become a place to spread nets in the sea, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. She will become plunder for the nations.’ ” (Ezekiel 26:5) Immediate backdrop • Spoken around 586 BC, this prophecy targets proud, affluent Tyre. • Fishermen really did later dry and mend their nets on the barren rock after Alexander scraped the old city into the sea (332 BC). • The detail underscores a God who rules history down to fishing practices. God’s sovereign control over nations • Ezekiel 26 reveals the LORD deciding which empire rises or falls: – “I will bring many nations against you” (26:3). • Same theme elsewhere: – Daniel 2:21 “He removes kings and establishes them.” – Acts 17:26 “He determined … the boundaries of their habitation.” • Literal fulfilment in Tyre shows God directing geopolitical shifts exactly as foretold. God’s sovereignty over nature • “Place to spread nets in the sea” combines land, sea, and human livelihood under His command. • Parallel passages: – Psalm 107:29 “He hushes the storm to a whisper.” – Jonah 1:4 “The LORD hurled a great wind on the sea.” • The same LORD who stirred Mediterranean waves against Tyre later calmed Galilee’s waves at Christ’s word (Mark 4:39). God’s sovereignty over future events • Isaiah 46:9-10 “I declare the end from the beginning… My purpose will stand.” • Jeremiah 1:12 “I am watching over My word to perform it.” • Ezekiel 26:5 is a case-study: a specific, unlikely detail foretold centuries ahead, fulfilled precisely, proving He alone governs tomorrow. Consistent biblical theme • Psalm 115:3 “Our God is in the heavens; He does whatever pleases Him.” • Daniel 4:35 “No one can hold back His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’ ” • The net-strewn rock of Tyre stands alongside the parted Red Sea, the fallen walls of Jericho, and the empty tomb—events that anchor faith in a Sovereign who speaks and it is done (Psalm 33:9). |
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