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title = "Ezekiel 17:16–24"
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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.
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All things happen for Your purposes, from the acts of kings to the times and
places children are born.