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It’s easy to read the first 24 chapters of Ezekiel and think that God is only concerned with punishing His own people. This is not the case. He has demonstrated from the beginning of time that He is impartial to all sin. It is important to note that God’s judgment on His people always carried the hope of the covenant that they were under. This was not the case with the enemies of Israel. In this chapter, we get a look at four of the Gentile nations that would face God’s judgment.
Though Israel’s behavior had slandered God’s name before all nations, these Gentiles had made the mistake of assuming that since Israel was exiled, their God was weak. The same nation that punished Israel would punish their neighbors. It would all come at the hand of King Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon.
One final thing to consider is how it seemed that Babylon was an all-powerful war machine, however, this is a prime example of how nations rise and fall by the hand of God. It was only by Him that they were able to completely conquer so many people around them.