31:15-17
The fall of the cedars of Lebanon is used as an analogy for the coming fall of Egypt. God held back the streams that watered the cedars, and so they withered away. Man thinks he is in control, he is the master of the universe, but in reality we are in control of so little. We cannot control the weather, we have no say in whether or not the sun shines. So Egypt would fall. But it was not just Egypt that was deluded, the surrounding nations also thought Egypt was so strong, so they too would tremble when Egypt fell. It would be seen that Egypt was just like other nations, weak and vulnerable in herself.
31:18
The final verse is an indictment of Egypt’s pride. They had seen other nations, Assyria in particular, that once were powerful but had been brought down to nothing. She thought her splendour and majesty was greater than these other nations, but she would soon find out that she was no different. All people are subject to the Lord and utterly dependent upon Him for their very existence.
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