What connections exist between Ezekiel 28:24 and God's promises in Psalm 91? Setting the Scene Ezekiel 28:24: “No longer will the house of Israel have a pricking brier or a painful thorn among all their neighbors who treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.” Psalm 91:1–4, 10 (BSB, sampling the promises) • “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” • “Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly plague.” • “He will cover you with His feathers… His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.” • “No evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.” Shared Themes of Divine Protection • Both passages remove fear: Ezekiel speaks of the end of “pricking briers” (persistent harassment); Psalm 91 promises safety from “snares,” “pestilence,” and “arrows.” • God Himself is the Protector. Ezekiel’s “Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD” parallels Psalm 91’s picture of dwelling “in the shelter of the Most High.” • Deliverance is certain, not hypothetical. In both texts the verbs are firm—“No longer will…” (Ezekiel) and “Surely He will…” (Psalm 91). From Visible Thorns to Hidden Snares • Ezekiel addresses tangible, national enemies around Israel. • Psalm 91 addresses both visible and invisible threats—warfare (“arrow”), disease (“plague”), spiritual danger (“snare of the fowler”). • Together they display God’s comprehensive coverage: physical, political, spiritual. Covenant Faithfulness on Display • Ezekiel 28:24 fulfills Leviticus 26:6: “I will remove wild beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your land.” • Psalm 91 echoes Deuteronomy 32:11–12, the eagle imagery of covenant care. • Both texts reveal God keeping His word to Abraham’s descendants (Genesis 15:1, 18-21) and to every believer who takes refuge in Him (Galatians 3:29). How the Two Passages Interlock 1. Same Author, same heart: the Lord promises in Ezekiel what He personally supplies in Psalm 91—refuge, safety, vindication. 2. Ezekiel shows the public, historical outcome; Psalm 91 exposes the private, personal experience behind that outcome. 3. One future-looking (“No longer will”) and one ever-present (“He who dwells”)—together covering time and circumstance. Implications for Today • Expect God to end the “briers” around His people—whether hostile cultures, ungodly pressures, or spiritual oppression (2 Thessalonians 3:3). • Live under the canopy of Psalm 91’s shelter now while awaiting Ezekiel’s final removal of every thorn (Revelation 21:4). • Confidence rests not in circumstances but in the unchanging faithfulness affirmed by both passages (Hebrews 13:8). |
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