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Ezekiel 25 · Grade 5

Aha! Over a Neighbor's Ruin

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Ezekiel 25 opens the oracles against the nations, which run through chapter 32 and sit between the fall of Jerusalem and the message of hope. God addressed four of Judah's neighbors: Ammon and Moab to the east, Edom to the south, and Philistia to the west. Each had responded to Judah's disaster with contempt rather than compassion.

Ammon said Aha! against God's sanctuary when it was profaned and clapped its hands with all the despite of its soul. Moab and Seir claimed that the house of Judah is like all the nations, denying that Yahweh was unique. Edom, Israel's brother through Esau, took vengeance and greatly offended. The Philistines acted with perpetual hostility. Their sins were not only military acts but attitudes: gloating, scorn, and lasting hatred.

The refrain throughout is that they will know that God is Yahweh. The fall of Jerusalem did not mean Yahweh was weak; he was still ruler over every nation. God said he would lay his vengeance on Edom by the hand of his people Israel, showing that Israel's story was not over. The opposite of Ammon's Aha! is compassion. In the New Testament, Romans 12:15 says: Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

Show What You Know

  1. Where do the oracles against the nations fit in the book?

  2. What attitudes did the nations show toward Judah?

  3. What does the refrain they will know that God is Yahweh teach?

  4. Which New Testament verse gives the opposite of Ammon's response?

Crossword

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Across

  1. I will make Rabbah a stable for ____ and the children of Ammon a resting place for flocks
  2. They will eat your ____ and they will drink your milk

Down

  1. To the children of the ____
  2. Hear the ____ of the Lord Yahweh

Think About It

  1. God judged nations for gloating over others' pain. When are people tempted to feel glad about someone else's trouble?

  2. Romans 12:15 calls us to weep with those who weep. Who around you might need compassion right now?

Memory Verse

I will make Rabbah a stable for camels and the children of Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”

Ezekiel 25:5 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for all nations. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you show compassion when someone you dislike struggles?
  • How does Romans 12:15 connect to Ezekiel 25?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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