Daily Devotions
Ezekiel
"I will clear the territory of Moab of cities"
Text: Ezekiel 25:9
THE NATION OF MOAB
Ammon and Moab were brothers, the sons of Lot. They were perennial enemies of Israel. They never ceased in their attacks against Israel.
“Thus says the Lord God:
‘Because Moab and Seir say,
‘Look! The house of Judah is like all the nations,’
therefore, behold, I will clear the territory of Moab of cities,
of the cities on its frontier, the glory of the country,
Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kirjathaim.'”
Ezekiel 25:8-9
1. Moab
a) The people were called Moabites.
b) They were very antagonistic towards Israel.
2. Seir
a) The better known name was Edom.
b) Seir was a mountainous territory inhabited by the Edomites.
3. Moab and Seir
a) They were allied against Israel.
b) Both of them despised Israel.
4. They disdained Judah.
a) They dismissed the grandeur of Jerusalem.
b) They worshipped idols and thus, they looked down on the Temple at Jerusalem.
c) They disdained the cities of Judah as they disregarded other cities of the nations.
5. They took great pride in their own cities.
a) The cities of Moab.
b) The frontier cities.
c) They were considered reflective of their countries (Moab and Seir).
d) Three were named:
i) Beth Jeshimoth
ii) Baal Meon
iii) Kirjathaim
e) Their cities were considered far better than those found in Judah.
f) This attitude reflected the pride and arrogance of Moab and Seir.
6. The Lord’s response to their pride.
a) God will cause their cities to be conquered.
b) He will cause them to be “cleared away”.