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The fall and emptying out of Egypt declared by the prophet. Israel had turned to them for help in battling the forces of Babylon but they were defeated. Egypt was like a broken, useless reed to Israel. They were to be scattered among the nations for a period of forty years. After that period of time the Lord would gather them and place them back in their land. All this that the nation of Egypt might know that the Lord rules among the nations of the world. He proved to them that the river was His and not theirs. They returned a humbled people and would no more have the prominence they once enjoyed among the nations of the world. Eze. 29:1-17 The riches of Egypt became the wages of the king of Babylon for his defeat of Tyrus. The Lord had not forgotten Israel for He proclaimed that at that time Israel would begin to bud, to return to life as a nation. Eze. 29:21 The fulfillment of this prophecy as far as Israel is concerned was accomplished under the leadership of Ezra and Nehemiah as they returned to Jerusalem and established their religion once again.
The methods of the Lord are made quite visible in His dealings with the nations. As He proclaimed and made known His judgments in that day, so in the end of the age, He will accomplish His purpose in the world. What the scripture speaks of as ìThe day of the Lord,î is a day of howling and an outcry of anguish and sorrow, because of the thing that has come upon the world. Their howl will be equal to the display of the mighty hand of the Lord in all of its majesty. In all of this we need to remember that Egypt is a type of captivity and bondage. He delivered Israel from the control of Egypt and He will deliver His own in the end of the age. But woe be to the world when He does. As the sword was prominent in defeating Egypt, so the sword of the Lord will be evidenced in the end of the age. Eze. 30:1-26.
The sword of the Spirit is the Word of the Lord. Eph. 6:17 What a perfect and mighty weapon. To wield it, one need but to speak the Word of the Lord and its power is displayed. In the book of the end times, the book of Revelation, the words of the Lord Jesus are as a two edged sword. Sharp on both sides, effective when swung in any direction. The sword of the double portion, or the fullness of the power of the Lord. Rev. 1:16 When directed toward the church its message is repent. Rev. 2:12, 16 His is a sword of unlimited power and ability. Though He is depicted as coming with and army of the redeemed, He needs but speak and the battle is won. Rev. 19:15
The opposing enemy need not be attacked by the army of the Lord for that which proceeded from His mouth will utterly destroy them. Rev. 19:21.