Egypt:the Lower Kingdom An Exegetical Study of the Oracle of Judgement Against Egypt in Ezekiel 29, 1-16

Ezekiel's oracles against Egypt (Ezek 29-32) account for the largest group of foreign oracles in the Book of Ezekiel. Here the first oracle of judgment (29,1-16) is the earliest dated oracle in the entire book, which contains also an oracle of salvation for Egypt (29,13-16). This is expressed in terms that are similar to those otherwise used exclusively for Israel: namely, to gather, bring back, and settle the captives in their homeland. Ezekiel's application of this formulation of the oracle of salvation to Egypt, Israel's arch rival, displays a paradigm of God's salvation for Israel in His way of dealing with Egypt. The present study addresses this particular aspect of God's comportment towards Egypt in the first oracle of judgment against her, as He places Egypt next to Israel as standing among God's people.Minj, Sudhir Kumar is the author of 'Egypt:the Lower Kingdom An Exegetical Study of the Oracle of Judgement Against Egypt in Ezekiel 29, 1-16', published 2006 under ISBN 9780820498089 and ISBN 0820498084.