Ezekiel 29:3 (NASBStr)
Speak and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
“Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,
The great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers,
That has said, ‘My Nile is mine, and I myself have made it. ’
These five chapters in Ezekiel (25-30) are addressing the judgments of God on the surrounding nations who did not, or do not, honor God's people, Israel. In each case the nation being judged has risen up in opposition of Israel and God's plans and has acted violently against them. Although the rest of the chapters have there own nuisances each has something similar to God's statement above to Pharaoh, King of Egypt. Pharaoh, like all of the nations leaders, was a self-promoting "prince" who God had put into his leadership position. He was where he was because God put him there. However, like each of the other leaders, he claimed more authority and power than God had allowed. He refused to submit to the King of Kings. In this passage here, God reminds him, the Nile River was GOD'S RIVER. The Nile River was the icon of Egypt. They claimed it as their own and it was the one thing that gave them their identity. Yet, like all of us, the people, and Pharaoh, tried to claim the river. God reminds them that God is the creator and owner of all things. The fact that the Nile River ran through Egypt was God's plan. God put it there. God will not allow us to lay claim of what is His ...and, everything is HIS. We all tend to refer to things as "my" house; "my" car; "my" job. Everything is Gods. If we try to lay claim of anything and attempt to coup His glory He will correct us. God is the one with glory. If we attempt to call our Nile, "mine" God will correct us.
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