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+title = "Ezekiel 17:16–24"
+date = "2023-04-16"
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+### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel17.16-24)
+
+Now that we understand that the vine in this chapter refers to the treacherous
+puppet king of Judah, the Lord tells us what shall happen to him. Because he
+betrayed Babylon, they will come and take him away to Babylon, and he will die
+there. Even though he made an appeal to Egypt, they will not help him.
+
+What is more interesting is the Lord's assertion that King Zedekiah broke his
+covenant with the Lord, and that is why disaster is falling upon him. The
+Lord's net will surround him, as we have read before, and therefore the
+Babylonians will be able to capture him. I don't know what specific oath or
+covenant Zedekiah broke with the Lord, but it might have something to do with
+allowing himself to be installed as king of Judah even though his nephew
+Jehoiachin still lived in exile. Or it might be that Zedekiah was trying to
+reverse the judgement of exile that God had already enacted against Judah
+through political and military means instead of following the statutes and
+proper worship of the Lord.
+
+The Lord informs us through Ezekiel that He remembers the cedar, and the
+promise that He made to David. One day, the Lord will re-establish the throne
+of the king of Israel by taking the very topmost twig of the cedar and planting
+it on a very high mountain. From there, it will grow into a "noble cedar" (_v.
+23_) and all nations will find shelter in its branches. Jehoiachin was exiled
+into Babylon, but he was eventually released from prison by Nebuchadnezzar's
+son (_2 Kings 25:27–30_) and continued the kingly line all the way to Jesus
+Christ. (_Matthew 1:12–16_) This assurance that the Lord remembers His promises
+to His people would have been very important for the exiles to hear, especially
+in the midst of hearing of such destruction and woe.
+
+* * *
+
+All things happen for Your purposes, from the acts of kings to the times and
+places children are born.