Read Ezekiel 35:1-14
There are some nuggets in this reading for me! While it is definitely a passage of judgment against Edom, it can be an encouragement to the LORD’s people of Judah and Israel. The LORD saw all the bullying and resulting devastation because of Edom’s hand on the LORD’s people. It’s one thing for the LORD to punish his children, quite another for an outsider like Edom.
With all that is going on in the world, it’s good to get an approximation of the geographical location of the people to whom this prophecy is addressed. The Edomites, and particularly Mr. Seir, are both mentioned. As I understand it, this area would be present day Jordan and parts of northern Saudi Arabia. An internet source, the Doubting Thomas Research Group, suggests that Mt. Seir is what we know today as Mt. Sinai. That was Moses’ Mountain. Continue reading “Ezekiel 35:1-14 – Edom’s Turn”