SCRIPTURE: EZEKIEL 28
A PROPHECY AGAINST THE KING OF TYRE (vs. 1-19)
SINS OF THE KING OF TYRE:
- He considered himself as a god with a proud heart. (v. 2)
- He bragged about his wisdom and understanding in gaining wealth and acquiring treasures of gold and silver. (v. 4)
- He was proud of his skill in trading. (v. 5)(
- He sinned and was filled with violence. (v. 16)
- He became proud because of his beauty and splendor. (v. 17)
- He engaged in dishonest trade and desecrated sanctuaries. (v. 18)
PUNISHMENTS OF GOD:
- God is going to bring the most ruthless nation against her. They will draw their swords against his beauty and wisdom and pierce his shining splendor. (v. 7)
- He will be brought down to the pit and die a violent death in the heart of the sun. (v. 8)
- He will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. (v. 10)
- God will drive him in disgrace from the mount of God and expel him from among the fiery stones. (v. 16)
- He will be thrown to the earth. (v. 17)
- God will make a fire come out to consume him and reduce him to ashes on the ground. (v. 18)
- He will have a horrible end and will be no more. (v. 19)
A PROPHECY AGAINST SIDON (vs. 20-26)
God will inflict punishment on Sidon to show himself holy. He will send a plague and make blood flow in her streets. But God will gather the Israel from the nations where they have been scattered. They will live in their own land in safety and build houses and plant vineyards. God will inflect punishment on all their neighbors who maligned them. They will no longer have malicious neighbors and they will know that He is the Lord, their God.
THOUGHTS:
Ezekiel focused this chapter on the prophecy against Tyre’s leader. The king of Tyre thought that he was god and his heart was lifted up with pride. In his attempt to take the place of God, God cast him down. In a broader spiritual application, the king of Tyre is compared to Satan, whose pride resulted him to be cast out from the Garden of Eden. So beware of having pride in your heart.