What is the meaning of Ezekiel 25:7? Therefore I will indeed stretch out My hand against you – God’s “hand” pictures His personal, active involvement; this is no impersonal calamity but the Lord Himself moving in judgment. • Exodus 7:5 shows the same phrase when Egypt learned Who was striking them. • Isaiah 5:25 reminds us that when His hand is stretched out, nothing can turn it back. • For Ammon (Ezekiel 25:1-7), the raised hand means their mocking of Israel would now meet divine justice. and give you as plunder to the nations – The Babylonians would seize Ammon’s cities and wealth, then other desert tribes would scavenge the ruins. • Deuteronomy 28:49-52 foresees foreign nations swooping down like an eagle to plunder. • Jeremiah 49:1-2 speaks of Ammon’s capital, Rabbah, becoming “a mound of ruins.” • Zephaniah 2:8-10 echoes that Moab and Ammon become “a possession… a place of nettles.” I will cut you off from the peoples – Ammon’s national identity would fade; the Lord would sever them from the family of nations. • Psalm 83:4 records that enemies sought Israel’s annihilation; here God reverses that wish upon Ammon. • Obadiah 10 speaks similarly of Edom being “cut off forever” for its violence. • History confirms that Ammon disappeared, absorbed into surrounding peoples and never regained sovereignty. and exterminate you from the countries – Even refugees would not escape; wherever they scattered, divine judgment would reach them. • Amos 1:13-15 foretells Ammon’s fortresses consumed by fire, king and princes going into exile. • Jeremiah 25:9-11 pictures many nations drinking the same cup of destruction; Ammon is listed among them. • The dispersion ensured no safe haven or regrouping for future retaliation. I will destroy you – The verdict is unambiguous: God Himself guarantees the outcome. • Isaiah 13:9 uses identical language regarding Babylon, affirming that when God announces destruction, it stands. • Ezekiel 21:32 says of Ammon, “You will be remembered no more,” underscoring total obliteration. • The literal disappearance of Ammon from the stage of history testifies to the plain fulfillment of this word. and you will know that I am the LORD. – The ultimate purpose is revelatory: judgment teaches that Yahweh alone rules. • Exodus 7:17 introduced the plagues with the same goal—“by this you will know that I am the LORD.” • Ezekiel 6:7; 25:11 repeat the refrain so Israel and surrounding nations grasp His sovereign authority. • Even in wrath, God’s desire is that all peoples recognize His holiness, justice, and faithfulness to His covenant with Israel. summary Ezekiel 25:7 is God’s solemn sentence on Ammon for gloating over Israel’s fall. He personally stretches out His hand, hands them over as spoil, erases their national identity, hunts down survivors, and brings complete destruction. History verifies this literal fulfillment, and the lesson endures: the Lord of Israel is the sovereign Judge of every nation, and when He speaks, His word is certain. |
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