![]() ![]() Indeed, he was perfect, until his heart was lifted up with pride ( 28:15). As the “anointed cherub,” he was stationed at the throne of heaven and walked in the presence of God ( 28:14). He was in the Garden of Eden ( 28:13) and was attired in precious stones, like those worn on the breastplate of the high priest ( 28:13). He was “full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty” ( 28:12). Before Lucifer was given to pride and his heart lifted up against God, he was a model of perfection and “sealest up the sum” ( 28:12). He was more than an evil king he was the wicked one, the Devil, Lucifer, Satan, whose destiny is the eternal lake of fire ( Revelation 20:10).Įzekiel 28 gives us a fascinating revelation of this cherub and his great fall. Though titled “the king of Tyrus” ( 28:12), the description is of one who was created a perfect being ( 28:12), and an “anointed cherub” ( 28:12, 14). The description of the King of Tyrus leaves no doubt that this king was not a man. The Humiliation of the King of Tyrus ( 28:11-19) Ezekiel prophesied the prince would be slain in the street and his body left unburied ( 28:8-10). The LORD warned that He would bring “strangers” against Tyrus (fulfilled when Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to the city) who would bloody their swords and defile the beauty of the city ( 28:7). It was his pride that moved the LORD to declare His judgment against the prince. He was proud: Proud of his power ( 28:2), his intellect ( 28:3), his wealth ( 28:4), and his self-sufficiency ( 28:5). There was no hope for the “prince of Tyrus,” because he was too proud to see that he was no more than a mere mortal. The LORD condemned the prince of Tyrus and commanded Ezekiel to say, “Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God” ( 28:2). ![]() Reflecting the pride of his city, the “prince of Tyrus” was a proud, foolish man who dared assert he was a god. The subject of God’s judgment against Tyrus continues with the focus on two powerful political figures: The prince of Tyrus ( 28:1-10) and the King of Tyrus ( 28:11-19). It was a wealthy city and the commercial crossroads for trade in the ancient Middle East. Located off the western coastline of Phoenicia, on the Mediterranean Sea, Tyrus was a beautiful and well-fortified city. Our devotional commentary is taken from Ezekiel 28.Įzekiel’s Prophecies of God’s Coming Judgment of the Nationsīeginning with Ezekiel 25 and continuing through Ezekiel 32, we have the record of Ezekiel’s prophecies against those nations that had oppressed Israel and Judah.Įzekiel 26-27 introduced us to the great city of Tyrus and the judgment that Ezekiel prophesied would befall its citizens. In this case, 'Potter' will be a match.Continuing our chronological reading of the Scriptures, today’s assignment is Ezekiel 28-30. ex: Pot*er will return results with words starting with 'Pot' and ending in 'er'. The '*' signifies any number of characters. Using '*' in a word will perform a wildcard search. ex: "Harry Potter" will return any results with 'Harry Potter' in them, but not 'Potter Harry'. The search results will contain those words in that order. Placing '""' around words will perform a phrase search. ex: Harry NOT Potter will return results without the word 'Potter'. If you use 'NOT' before a word, then that word will be absent in the search results. ex: Harry OR Potter will return results with just 'Harry', results with just 'Potter' and results with both 'Harry' and 'Potter'. If you use 'OR' between two words, then bth of those words may or may not be present in the search results. ex: Harry AND Potter will return results with both 'Harry' and 'Potter'. If you use 'AND' between two words, then both of those words will be present in the search results. ex: Harry -Potter will return results without the word 'Potter'. If you use '-' in front of a word, then that word will be absent in the search results. ex: Harry +Potter will return results with the word 'Potter'. If you use '+' in front of a word, then that word will be present in the search results. In order to get more accurate results, our search has the following Google-Type search functionality:
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