61 Judgment Against Sidon

Once again God comes to Ezekiel and instructs him to purposefully prophecy against an enemy of Israel. By saying set thy face toward Sidon God is saying to intensively and not carelessly that is, to seriously proclaim a judgment for the evil they have done. It is important to capture the strength of God’s attitude toward the Sidonians as He brings this prophecy to Ezekiel. This is divine providential vindication.

The Lord is executing Divine judgments against nations that have risen up against Israel many times as their adversaries. This time it is Sidon. The Sidonian’s presence posed a constant spiritual as well as physical danger to Israel’s relationship to God and added to the frustration of the Divine plan for the nation Israel.