Ezekiel 35 · Grade 5
Edom's Grudge
Read and Think
Ezekiel 35 returns to Edom, already addressed in chapter 25, as a dark backdrop to the promises of chapter 36. Mount Seir is set against the mountains of Israel. Edom's sin was a perpetual hatred, an old grudge reaching back to the conflict between Esau and Jacob in Genesis. When Jerusalem fell, Edom handed Israelites over to the enemy in the time of the iniquity of the end. Obadiah and Psalm 137 also remember Edom's betrayal.
Edom's ambition was to take both Israel and Judah. They said, These two nations and these two countries will be mine. Their mistake was forgetting that Yahweh was there. The land was not empty for the taking; it belonged to God. Edom's boasting against Israel was really boasting against God, who said, I have heard it.
God's judgment followed the principle of measure for measure. Because Edom rejoiced over Israel's desolation, Mount Seir would become desolate. The chapter repeats four times that Edom would know that God is Yahweh. In the New Testament, Galatians 6:7 says: Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
Show What You Know
Why is chapter 35 placed just before chapter 36?
Where does Edom's grudge go back to?
What did Edom forget when planning to take the land?
Which New Testament verse says whatever a man sows he will reap?
Crossword
Across
- These two ____ and these two countries will be mine
- I have ____ it
Down
- And have multiplied your ____ against me
- Moreover Yahweh’s ____ came to me
Think About It
Edom's grudge lasted for generations. Why is forgiveness so important for breaking cycles of hatred?
Galatians 6:7 says we reap what we sow. How does this principle show up in everyday life?
Memory Verse
“As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so I will do to you. You will be desolate, Mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of it. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.’””
Ezekiel 35:15 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for hearing every word. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can we let go of anger?
- How does Galatians 6:7 connect to Ezekiel 35?
- What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?
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