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Monday, June 16, 2025

The Nephilm Kings in Sheol - The Curious Case of Ezekiel 32:21- TOG EP 145

Ezekiel 23 contains a polemic against the Pharaoh of Egypt being drawn down to the pit, Sheol, by the sword. Ezekiel mentions an encounter with fallen chiefs in Sheol. Are these chiefs, the giant kings—the Nephilim? We will explore what the Septuagint reveals and examine peer-reviewed discussions on this curious case of Ezekiel 32:21.

Timeline:

00:00:00 Opener

00:01:06 Welcome TOG

00:02:58 Introduction and Vignettes on Sheol

00:07:35 I. Images of Giant Kings in the Underworld Ez. 32:17-31

00:09:32 Ezekiel 32:17-31 ESV scripture

00:15:34 1. Septuagint Translation Hebrew to Hellenistic Greek

00:18:31 New English Translation Septuagint Ezekiel 32:20-21

00:21:59 Comparing Masoretic Hebrew with Greek Septuagint

00:22:23 2. Masoretic Hebrew Torah

00:23:42 Genesis 6:1-4 Mighty men

00:26:10 The Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions - Chris Seeman

00:29:09 II. Scholar Perspectives

00:29:20 a. Dr. Michael Heiser on Sheol and Ezekiel 32

00:33:28 b. Derek Gilbert on the mighty men in Ezekiel 32

00:38:38 Scholar tally on peer perspectives

00:41:33 III. Sheol

00:41:44 1. The environment of the chiefs in sheol

00:42:16 a. The grave - cadavers Isaiah 14:11

00:43:41 b. Assour - Assure - Assyria Ezekiel 32:22

00:46:21 Conclusion

00:49:33 Soap box - Follow the analysis process - musings, rants, and sarcasm

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Show Notes

Ezekiel 32:20-23

English Standard Version

20 They shall fall amid those who are slain by the sword. Egypt is delivered to the sword; drag her away, and all her multitudes.

21 The mighty chiefs shall speak of them, with their helpers, out of the midst of Sheol: ‘They have come down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.’

22 “Assyria is there, and all her company, its graves all around it, all of them slain, fallen by the sword,

23 whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit; and her company is all around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who spread terror in the land of the living.

Septuagint - NETS Ezekiel 32 pdf

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Mighty - Gibbori(ee)m - Genesis 6:4, Ezekiel 32:21

Fallen - Nepholi(ee)m - Ezekiel 32:22

Nephilim giants, hybrid beings -Nephili(ee)m - Genesis 6:4

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Till Next Time

I hope to have more vignettes on Sheol out soon. What did you think of Ezekiel 32 and the Nephilim Kings in Sheol?

God Bless

Rev. Mike

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