February 6, 2023
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Reading along with us in Ezekiel? Here’s today’s reading:
Ezekiel 28 (NIV)
A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre
1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘In the pride of your heart
you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne of a god
in the heart of the seas.”
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
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What a truly fascinating chapter this is. It begins by addressing the ruler of Tyre and addresses his pride in thinking that he is a god and how his glorying in his wealth and wisdom will be his undoing. God will show he is but a man when a foreign nation comes about and destroys him. But then Ezekiel is called to bring a lament against the king of Tyre who is a far different creature than the one previously addressed. This creature was on the mount of God and is referred to as a guardian cherub. His downfall was also pride, but he was cast out of the presence of God because of it and cast down to the earth. So this king of Tyre is the one who has lead the ruler of Tyre down the same path that he followed to suffer a similar destruction that he did. This king of Tyre is none other than satan and many associate this passage with a description of his fall from his former position of power and glory to being kicked out of heaven because his pride destroyed him. What a lesson that shows us that even the mightiest, purest can fall from an exalted position.
Pride is the downfall of Tyre as it is for many of us. Whenever we think we know better than God we are making ourselves a god. Whenever we put things before God we are falling victim to the same fate of Tyre. God knows our heart and even when we think we are doing things best when we exclude God from the conversation we have put ourselves in control and that as Tyre found out will only bring destruction.
We are prideful when we think we have all the answers, exert our control on every situation, and compare ourselves with others. The opposite of this is to go to the Word for answers, understand that God is in control of all things, and focus on how we can grow in the Lord by accepting where we are at “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6
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Ezekiel 28 Nothing to add here. Loved reading every ones comments.
The King of Tyre, like Satan, will be brought down because of their pride, calling themselves equal with God. This made me think of the nations who elevate their rulers as gods….or whose rulers elevate themselves as gods.