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The Cedar That Fell: A Monster Caught and a Watchman Given His Post Again | Ezekiel 31–33
Episode Overview
Today we read Ezekiel chapters 31 through 33. Egypt gets two more portraits. First a cedar in Eden—so tall that no tree in God's garden could match it, its branches sheltering every bird and beast. It is a genuinely beautiful image, and that is the point: the greatness is real. But the tree's heart grew proud of its own height, and when it is cut down, everything that sheltered under it scatters. Then the sea monster returns, hauled up in a net and left on the open field. Real power, real fragility.
Chapter 33 is a hinge in the book. Ezekiel is recommissioned as a watchman…
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