Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 246, 4 September 2021



Ezekiel 28 - 30



Ezekiel 28



A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre



1 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying:

2 (Eze 28:9; 2Th 2:4; Isa 31:3) Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre,

Thus says the Lord God:

Because your heart is lifted up,

and you have said, "I am a god;

I sit in the seat of gods

in the midst of the seas,"

yet you are a man, and not God,

though you set your heart as the heart of God.

3 (Da 1:20; 5:11-12) You are wiser than Daniel;

there is no secret that is a match for you.

4 With your wisdom and with your understanding,

you have obtained riches for yourself,

and have obtained gold and silver

into your treasuries;

5 (Ps 62:10; 52:7) by your great wisdom, by your trade,

you have increased your riches,

and your heart is lifted up

because of your riches.

6 (Eze 28:2; Ex 9:17) Therefore thus says the Lord God:

Because you have set your heart

as the heart of God,

7 (Eze 31:12; 30:11) therefore, I will bring strangers upon you,

the most cruel of the nations;

and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom,

and defile your brightness.

8 (Eze 27:26-27; 27:34) They shall bring you down to the pit,

and you shall die the death of those who are slain

in the midst of the seas.

9 (Eze 28:2) Will you yet say before him who slays you,

"I am a god,"

although you are a man and not God,

in the hands of those who wound you?

10 (Eze 31:18; 32:19) You shall die the death of the uncircumcised

by the hand of strangers;

for I have spoken! says the Lord God.



A Lament for the King of Tyre



11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

12 (Eze 19:1; 26:17) Son of man, take up a lamentation

over the king of Tyre and say to him, Thus says the Lord God:

You had the seal of perfection,

full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

13 (Eze 27:16; 31:8-9) You were in Eden,

the garden of God;

every precious stone was your covering:

the sardius, topaz, and the diamond,

the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper,

the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold.

The workmanship of your settings and sockets was in you;

on the day that you were created, they were prepared.

14 (Ex 25:17-20; 30:26) You were the anointed cherub that covers,

and I set you there;

you were upon the holy mountain of God;

you walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

15 (Eze 27:3-4; 28:3-6) You were perfect in your ways

from the day that you were created,

until iniquity was found in you.

16 (Hab 2:17; Ge 3:24) By the multitude of your merchandise,

you were filled with violence in your midst,

and you sinned;

therefore I have cast you as profane out of the mountain of God;

and I have destroyed you, O covering cherub,

from the midst of the stones of fire.

17 (Eze 28:2; 28:5) Your heart was lifted up

because of your beauty;

you have corrupted your wisdom

by reason of your brightness;

I cast you to the ground,

I lay you before kings, that they may see you.

18 (Mal 4:3; Am 1:9-10) You have defiled your sanctuaries

by the multitude of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your trade;

therefore I have brought fire out from your midst;

it has devoured you,

and I have turned you to ashes upon the earth

in the sight of all those who see you.

19 (Eze 26:21) All those who know you among the people

are astonished at you;

you are a terror,

and you shall cease to be forever.



A Prophecy Against Sidon



20 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

21 (Eze 6:2; Ge 10:15) Son of man, set your face toward Sidon

and prophesy against her

22 (Eze 39:13; Ex 14:4) and say, Thus says the Lord God:

I am against you, O Sidon;

and I will be glorified in your midst;

and they shall know that I am the Lord,

when I execute judgments in her

and display My holiness in her.

23 (Eze 38:22) For I will send pestilence into her,

and blood into her streets;

and the wounded shall fall in her midst

by the sword upon her on every side;

and they shall know that I am the Lord.

24 (Nu 33:55; Jos 23:13) There shall be no more a pricking brier

to the house of Israel, nor any painful thorn among all

who are around them, who despised them. Then they shall know that

I am the Lord God.



The Future Blessing for Israel



25 (Ps 106:47; Jer 23:8) Thus says the Lord God: When I gather

the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered

and display My holiness in them in the sight of the nations,

then they shall dwell in their land that I have given to My servant Jacob.

26 (Eze 28:22; 28:24) They shall dwell safely in it and shall build houses

and plant vineyards and dwell securely when I execute judgments on all those

around them who despise them. Then they shall know that

I am the Lord their God.



Ezekiel 29



A Prophecy Against Egypt



1 (Eze 26:1; 29:17) In the tenth year, in the tenth month,

on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 (Eze 6:2; Jer 44:30) Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt

and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

3 (Isa 27:1; Eze 32:2) Speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God:

I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,

the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers,

which has said, "My Nile is my own,

and I myself have made it."

4 (2Ki 19:28; Eze 38:4) But I will put hooks in your jaws,

and will cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales,

and will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers,

and all the fish of your rivers shall stick to your scales.

5 (Jer 7:33; 8:2) I will abandon you to the wilderness,

you and all the fish of your rivers;

you shall fall upon the open field;

you shall not be brought together or gathered.

I have given you for food

to the beasts of the field and to the fowl of the heavens.

6 (2Ki 18:21; Isa 36:6) All the inhabitants of Egypt shall know

that I am the Lord, because they have been

a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

7 (Eze 17:15-17) When they took hold of you by your hand,

you broke and tore all their hands. And when they leaned upon you,

you broke and made all their legs shake.

8 (Eze 14:17) Therefore thus says the Lord God: I will bring a sword

upon you, and cut off man and beast out of you.

9 (Eze 29:3; Pr 16:18) The land of Egypt shall become a desolation

and waste. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.

Because you said, "The Nile is mine, and I have made it,"

10 (Eze 30:12) therefore, I am against you and against your rivers,

and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation,

from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia.

11 (Eze 32:13; Jer 43:11-12) No foot of man shall pass through it,

nor foot of beast pass through it, nor shall it be inhabited for forty years.

12 (Jer 46:19; Eze 30:7) Thus I will make the land of Egypt desolate

in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities

among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate for forty years.

And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations

and will disperse them among the countries.

13 (Isa 19:22; Jer 46:26) For thus says the Lord God:

At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples

wherever they were scattered.

14 (Eze 30:14; Isa 11:11) And I will turn the fortunes of Egypt

and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros,

into the land of their origin, and there they shall be a debased kingdom.

15 (Eze 30:13; Zec 10:11) It shall be the basest of the kingdoms,

and it shall exalt itself no more above the nations. For I will diminish them

so that they shall rule over the nations no more.

16 (Hos 8:13; Isa 20:5) It shall be the confidence of the house of Israel

no more, bringing to mind the iniquity of their having turned to Egypt.

But they shall know that I am the Lord God.



Babylonia to Plunder Egypt



17 (Eze 29:1) In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month,

on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

18 (Jer 27:6; 25:9) Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

caused his army to labor hard against Tyre. Every head was made bald,

and every shoulder was peeled. Yet he and his army had no wages from Tyre

for the labor that he had done against it.

19 (Jer 43:10-13; Eze 30:24-25) Therefore thus says the Lord God:

I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

And he shall carry off her wealth and take her spoil and take her prey.

And it shall be wages for his army.

20 (Isa 10:6-7; Jer 25:9) I have given him the land of Egypt

for his labor with which he labored against it, because they acted for Me,

says the Lord God.

21 (Ps 132:17; Eze 24:27) On that day I will cause the horn of the house

of Israel to spring forth, and I will open your mouth in their midst.

Then they shall know that I am the Lord.



Ezekiel 30



A Lament for Egypt



1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying:

2 (Isa 13:6; 15:2) Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord God:

Howl,

"Woe to the day!"

3 (Eze 7:7; 7:12) For the day is near,

even the day of the Lord is near,

a cloudy day,

it shall be the time of doom for the nations.

4 (Eze 29:19; 29:8) The sword shall come upon Egypt,

and great pain shall be in Ethiopia,

when the slain fall in Egypt,

they take away her wealth,

and her foundations are broken down.

5 (Jer 25:20; Eze 27:10) Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, all Arabia,

Kub, and the men of the land that is in league shall fall with them

by the sword.

6 (Eze 29:10; Isa 20:3-6) Thus says the Lord:

Indeed, those who uphold Egypt shall fall,

and the pride of her power shall come down.

From Migdol to Syene

they shall fall in her by the sword,

says the Lord God.

7 (Eze 29:12; Jer 25:18-26) They shall be desolate

in the midst of the countries that are desolate,

and her cities shall be

in the midst of the cities that are wasted.

8 (Eze 29:6; Ps 58:11) They shall know that I am the Lord

when I have set a fire in Egypt

and when all her helpers are destroyed.

9 (Isa 18:1–2; 23:5) In that day messengers shall go forth from Me

in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall

come upon them as in the day of Egypt. For it is coming!

10 (Eze 29:19) Thus says the Lord God:

I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease

by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

11 (Eze 28:7) He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations,

shall be brought to destroy the land;

and they shall draw their swords against Egypt,

and fill the land with the slain.

12 (Eze 29:3) I will make the rivers dry,

and sell the land into the hand of the wicked;

and I will make the land waste and all that is in it,

by the hand of strangers.

I, the Lord, have spoken.

13 (Zec 10:11; Jer 2:16) Thus says the Lord God:

I will also destroy the idols,

and I will cause their images to cease from Memphis;

and no more shall there be a prince of the land of Egypt.

And I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.

14 (Jer 46:25; Eze 29:14) I will make Pathros desolate,

and will set fire in Zoan,

and will execute judgments in Thebes.

15 I will pour out My fury upon Pelusium,

the strength of Egypt;

and I will cut off the multitude of Thebes.

16 I will set fire in Egypt;

Pelusium shall have great pain,

and Thebes shall be rent asunder,

and Memphis shall have distresses daily.

17 (Ge 41:45) The young men of Heliopolis and of Bubastis

shall fall by the sword,

and the women shall go into captivity.

18 (Eze 30:3; Isa 10:27) In Tahpanhes also the day shall be darkened,

when I break there the yokes of Egypt.

And the pomp of her strength shall cease in her;

as for her, a cloud shall cover her,

and her daughters shall go into captivity.

19 (Eze 30:14; Ps 9:16) Thus I will execute judgments in Egypt,

and they shall know that I am the Lord.



A Prophecy Against Pharaoh



20 (Eze 26:1; 29:17) In the eleventh year, in the first month,

on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

21 (Jer 30:13; 46:11) Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king

of Egypt. And it has not been bound up to be healed or wrapped with

a bandage to make it strong to hold the sword.

22 (2Ki 24:7; Ps 37:17) Therefore thus says the Lord God: I am against

Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong

and the broken. And I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.

23 (Eze 30:17-18; 30:26) I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations

and disperse them among the countries.

24 (Eze 30:25; Zep 2:12) For I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon

and put My sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh so that

he groans before him with the groanings of a wounded man.

25 So I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms

of Pharaoh shall fall down. Then they shall know that I am the Lord

when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon

and he stretches it out upon the land of Egypt.

26 (Eze 29:12) When I scatter the Egyptians among the nations

and disperse them among the countries, then they shall know

that I am the Lord.



2) Our Daily Bread for 4 September 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/09/03/empty-hands

Entitled Man of Prayer



Matthew 6:9-13 , 1 Thess 5:17-18



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.



17 (Eph 6:18; Lk 18:1) Pray without ceasing.

18 (Eph 5:20; Heb 13:15) In everything give thanks, for this is the will

of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.



My family remembers my Grandpa Dierking as a man of strong faith and prayer.

But it wasn't always so. My aunt recalls the first time her father announced

to the family, "We're going to start giving thanks to God before we eat."

His first prayer was far from eloquent, but Grandpa continued

the practice of prayer for the next fifty years, praying often throughout

each day. When he died, my husband gave my grandmother a "praying hands"

plant, saying, "Grandpa was a man of prayer."



His decision to follow God and talk to Him each day changed him into

a faithful servant of Christ. The Bible has a lot to say about prayer.

In Matthew 6:9-13, Jesus gave a pattern for prayer to His followers,

teaching them to approach God with sincere praise for who He is.

As we bring our requests to God, we trust Him to provide

"our daily bread" (v. 11). As we confess our sins, we ask Him for forgiveness

and for help to avoid temptation (vv. 12-13).



But we aren't limited to praying the "Lord’s Prayer." God wants us to pray

"all kinds of prayers" on "all occasions" (Ephesians 6:18). Praying is vital

for our spiritual growth, and it gives us the opportunity to be in continual

conversation with Him every day (1 Thessalonians 5:17-18). As we approach God

with humble hearts that yearn to talk with Him, may He help us know

and love Him better. By: Cindy Hess Kasper



Reflect: How does God view the humble prayers of His children that may be

less than eloquent? How can you make prayer a part of your daily life?



Prayer: Father, thank You for the blessing of prayer

and Your acceptance of me whenever I call on You.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 7 Our God reigns!



Is 52:7



7 How beautiful upon the mountains

are the feet of him who brings good news,

who proclaims peace,

who brings good news of happiness,

who proclaims salvation,

who says to Zion,

“Your God reigns!”



A messenger has a single duty: to carry information. During World War II, many

parents dreaded the arrival of the Western Union messenger, believing that

delivery of a telegram meant that their son has been wounded or killed.

Isaiah 52:7, however, indicates that a messenger's word is not always

unwelcome. "How beautiful o nthe mountains are the feet of those who bring

good news ..." the prophet says. The "good news"? Peace , salvation,

and the resultant message: "Your God reigns!"

Our God reigns - in forgiveness, in reconciliation, bringing peace and freedom

and joy. Our God reigns, controlling our lives with a loving hand, ordering

our experiences for our good, and his glory. Our God reigns in relationships,

in professional circumstances, in families, in churches. The good news is

proclaimed: Life is not unmanageable. Our God Reigns!

When we know that God reigns in our lives, we can relax, let go of the reins

of control, and live in peace. We can forgive those who have hurt us, knowing

that God will reveal to them what they need to know. We can live

with good times and bad, recognising that God uses every circumstance

of our lives to conform us to the image of his Son. We can rejoice in his

grace, free from the compulsion to earn his love and acceptance, and

we can live in the peace that comes only through his lordship in our lives.

Our God reigns - that is , indeed "good news".



Application



a) Have I ever felt that life was "out of control"? Why?



b) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Ecclesiates 11:1



1 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42; Heb 6:10) Cast your bread upon the waters,

for you will find it after many days



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are Facing Pain and Suffering



Romans 8:31-39



The Love of God



31 (Ps 118:6; Ro 4:1) What then shall we say to these things?

If God is for us, who can be against us?

32 (Jn 3:16; Ro 4:25) He who did not spare His own Son,

but delivered Him up for us all, how shall

He not with Him also freely give us all things?

33 (Rev 12:10–11; Isa 50:8–9) Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect?

It is God who justifies.

34 (Heb 7:25; Mk 16:19; Ro 8:1) Who is he who condemns?

It is Christ who died, yes, who is risen, who is also

at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.

35 (1Co 4:11) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,

or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 (Ps 44:22; 1Co 15:30)As it is written:

"For Your sake we are killed all day long;

we are counted as sheep for the slaughter." (Ps 44:22.)

37 (1Co 15:57; Gal 2:20) No, in all these things we are more

than conquerors through Him who loved us.

38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,

neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present

nor things to come,

39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,

shall be able to separate us from the love of God,

which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



Nova Scotia



Total population 942700

Muslim population (est.) 14629



With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is

a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,

a harvest field in itself.

Pray for Nova Scotoa and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia

with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas

(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques

in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truto.



Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of

newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration

has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic

is the second most spoken language in Halifax.



while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000

in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population

somewhere between 25000 to 30000.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



4th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada



(Prov 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation,

but sin is a reproach to any people.)



b) Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right use of

power and the right stewardship of their positions.





Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for His Justice.



Pray to the Lord "Father, thank You for the blessing of prayer

and Your acceptance of me whenever I call on You."



Pray to the Lord and Thank Him that He reigns .



Pray to the Lord and seek Him during dangerous times.



Pray to the Lord and thank Him that He will never leave us.



Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have God's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada.



Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right use of

power and the right stewardship of their positions.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.