In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
The timing matters greatly: sixteen years pass between the first word against Egypt and this one, while Nebuchadnezzar wears himself out thirteen years at Tyre. God uses that delay to ripen Egypt's weakness through their own wars, then rewards the king's costly labor with a land that falls easily into his hands as spoil.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 29:17-21
When Egypt falls, Israel rises, for God kept covenant. The horn budding forth speaks first to the captives' return under Zerubbabel, but ultimately to Christ, the Horn of salvation promised to David, in Whom the kingdom flowers spiritually. My fulfilled words will prove I spoke for the Lord.
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Egypt's destruction is Israel's signal to revive. When my predictions come to pass, my tongue gains weight among you; you will hear me because you see God Himself accomplishing what He spoke through me. That vindication is the earnest of Israel's full glory under Messiah.
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