Ezekiel 29:17-20 - In the 27th year, in the first month on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me: "Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare and every shoulder made raw. Yet he and his army got no reward from the campaign he led against Tyre. Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder the land as pay for his army. I have given him Egypt as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign LORD."
I wonder why Nebuchadnezzar got no plunder from Tyre. Maybe it was because his army so completely destroyed it that there was nothing worthwhile left to take! After all, God had said that no one would ever find Tyre again. (See previous blog post.)
Notice how Nebuchadnezzar was being used as God's tool to carry out judgment on Egypt. That's quite a reward for doing what God wanted -- the wealth of a whole country. Consider what wealth can be yours if you do what God says too. Your reward will be great in heaven, yes, but (not that this is the motivation for obedience) it could be great here on earth too.
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