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Ezekiel 28 is often called a parallel prophecy. Meaning it is talking about more than one thing or more than one person.
Apparently there really was a country called Tyre, and apparently it really had a king over it.
But this passage isn't only about the King of Tyre. It's also about someone else, we get plenty of clues here.
Ezek 28:2; "Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Because your heart is lifted up And you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods In the heart of the seas'; Yet you are a man and not God, Although you make your heart like the heart of God—
Ezek 28:3; Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; There is no secret that is a match for you.
Ezek 28:4; "By your wisdom and understanding You have acquired riches for yourself And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
Ezek 28:5; "By your great wisdom, by your trade You have increased your riches And your heart is lifted up because of your riches—
Ezek 28:6; Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, 'Because you have made your heart Like the heart of God,
Ezek 28:7; Therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon you, The most ruthless of the nations. And they will draw their swords Against the beauty of your wisdom And defile your splendor.
Ezek 28:8; 'They will bring you down to the pit, And you will die the death of those who are slain In the heart of the seas.
Ezek 28:9; 'Will you still say, "I am a god," In the presence of your slayer, Though you are a man and not God, In the hands of those who wound you?
Ezek 28:10; 'You will die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of strangers, For I have spoken!' declares the Lord GOD!"'"
These first 10 verses here, seem to be about a man who wants to exalt himself above God. In verse 2 and verse 9, this person says "I am a god".
It says this person was wiser than Daniel. A pretty wise man in the Bible. But the language changes slightly in the few verses.
Ezek 28:12; "Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
Ezek 28:13; "You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared.
Ezek 28:14; "You were the anointed cherub who covers, And I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked in the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezek 28:15; "You were blameless in your ways From the day you were created Until unrighteousness was found in you.
Ezek 28:16; "By the abundance of your trade You were internally filled with violence, And you sinned; Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezek 28:17; "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you.
Ezek 28:18; "By the multitude of your iniquities, In the unrighteousness of your trade You profaned your sanctuaries. Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you; It has consumed you, And I have turned you to ashes on the earth In the eyes of all who see you.
Ezek 28:19; "All who know you among the peoples Are appalled at you; You have become terrified And you will cease to be forever."'"
Now we are talking about an angel. Verses 14 and 16 call this person a "cherub" (angel). It says he was on the holy mountain of God (presumably heaven).
But he was cast out. He was cast to the ground (presumably Earth). It also says in verse 13 that this person was in the garden of Eden.
If you do a google search, you will likely find Tyre in two ways. (A city in Lebanon) but also an ancient Phoenician port. Historians say Tyre was a
major world city around 1000-BC to 800-BC. Some articles actually mention a king named Abibaal.
It's very unlikely this king was the cherub in the garden of Eden. He would have been thousands of years old. (although some people in Genesis lived to be
over 900 years old). But although some angels can appear in the likeness of men, they aren't actually men. It says this person was actually in heaven
and then cast out. In fact it says they were "blameless in your ways" in verse 15.
This is most likely a passage about Satan. This is where we find out a little about where he came from. He was once in heaven.
We know he was also in the garden of Eden. We also know Satan was cast out of heaven at some point (although it appears he can still visit
from time to time). But it also says he was created. Verse 13 says "on the day you were created". So Satan in a created being, not a god.
He didn't always exist. But originally he was a good angel in heaven, who "was blameless, until unrighteous was found in you".
Jesus says he saw Satan cast out of heaven. ( Luke 10:18; )
But it seems that Satan wanted to make himself God and sit on the throne of heaven. It seems he was/is very wise and beautiful.
(although rebelling against God wasn't the wisest choice). Some people say Satan was one of the arch-angels. But I don't see this in the Bible.
(archangel only appears in 1 Thes 4:16; and Jude 1:9; )
... to be continued.
Apparently there really was a country called Tyre, and apparently it really had a king over it.
But this passage isn't only about the King of Tyre. It's also about someone else, we get plenty of clues here.
Ezek 28:2; "Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Because your heart is lifted up And you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods In the heart of the seas'; Yet you are a man and not God, Although you make your heart like the heart of God—
Ezek 28:3; Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; There is no secret that is a match for you.
Ezek 28:4; "By your wisdom and understanding You have acquired riches for yourself And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
Ezek 28:5; "By your great wisdom, by your trade You have increased your riches And your heart is lifted up because of your riches—
Ezek 28:6; Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, 'Because you have made your heart Like the heart of God,
Ezek 28:7; Therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon you, The most ruthless of the nations. And they will draw their swords Against the beauty of your wisdom And defile your splendor.
Ezek 28:8; 'They will bring you down to the pit, And you will die the death of those who are slain In the heart of the seas.
Ezek 28:9; 'Will you still say, "I am a god," In the presence of your slayer, Though you are a man and not God, In the hands of those who wound you?
Ezek 28:10; 'You will die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of strangers, For I have spoken!' declares the Lord GOD!"'"
These first 10 verses here, seem to be about a man who wants to exalt himself above God. In verse 2 and verse 9, this person says "I am a god".
It says this person was wiser than Daniel. A pretty wise man in the Bible. But the language changes slightly in the few verses.
Ezek 28:12; "Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
Ezek 28:13; "You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared.
Ezek 28:14; "You were the anointed cherub who covers, And I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked in the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezek 28:15; "You were blameless in your ways From the day you were created Until unrighteousness was found in you.
Ezek 28:16; "By the abundance of your trade You were internally filled with violence, And you sinned; Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezek 28:17; "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you.
Ezek 28:18; "By the multitude of your iniquities, In the unrighteousness of your trade You profaned your sanctuaries. Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you; It has consumed you, And I have turned you to ashes on the earth In the eyes of all who see you.
Ezek 28:19; "All who know you among the peoples Are appalled at you; You have become terrified And you will cease to be forever."'"
Now we are talking about an angel. Verses 14 and 16 call this person a "cherub" (angel). It says he was on the holy mountain of God (presumably heaven).
But he was cast out. He was cast to the ground (presumably Earth). It also says in verse 13 that this person was in the garden of Eden.
If you do a google search, you will likely find Tyre in two ways. (A city in Lebanon) but also an ancient Phoenician port. Historians say Tyre was a
major world city around 1000-BC to 800-BC. Some articles actually mention a king named Abibaal.
It's very unlikely this king was the cherub in the garden of Eden. He would have been thousands of years old. (although some people in Genesis lived to be
over 900 years old). But although some angels can appear in the likeness of men, they aren't actually men. It says this person was actually in heaven
and then cast out. In fact it says they were "blameless in your ways" in verse 15.
This is most likely a passage about Satan. This is where we find out a little about where he came from. He was once in heaven.
We know he was also in the garden of Eden. We also know Satan was cast out of heaven at some point (although it appears he can still visit
from time to time). But it also says he was created. Verse 13 says "on the day you were created". So Satan in a created being, not a god.
He didn't always exist. But originally he was a good angel in heaven, who "was blameless, until unrighteous was found in you".
Jesus says he saw Satan cast out of heaven. ( Luke 10:18; )
But it seems that Satan wanted to make himself God and sit on the throne of heaven. It seems he was/is very wise and beautiful.
(although rebelling against God wasn't the wisest choice). Some people say Satan was one of the arch-angels. But I don't see this in the Bible.
(archangel only appears in 1 Thes 4:16; and Jude 1:9; )
... to be continued.
