Study 19 From the Book of Ezekiel is: Ezekiel
27 and 28
Further prophecies
concerning Tyre. In chapter 27 the city is pictured as a safely ship. Verse
5:11 give a description of the ship: verses 12-25 of her cargo; and verses
26:36 of her shipwreck and total loss, with the widespread mourning that
ensued. In chapter 28 the prince of Tyre is regarded as personifying the genius
or spirit of the city, and as incarnating in his person the principle of evil
which animated it. The terms used concerning him (especially in verses 11-19)
are such that the figure of the human ruler seems to merge into Satan himself,
the originator of the sins of which Ture was guilty.
1.
Contrast
men’s judgement of Tyre (27:4, 33) and Tyre’s view of herself (27:3) with God’s
judgment of her (28:2-8). What was the pre-eminent sin of Tyre? Cf. Dn.
4:29-32.
2.
In
what sense did Tyre become ‘a terror’ (Av 27:35, 36)? See also 26:21; 28:19. To
what kind of fear should such a catastrophe give rise in our won hearts? Cf.
Dt. 17:12, 13; Rom. 11:20; 1 Tim. 5:20.
3.
28:20-26
is a short prophecy against Sidon, which was closely linked with Tyre. What is
said in verses 20-26 to be the twofold purpose of God’s judgments (a) in
relation to Himself, and (b) in relation to His people?
Notes
1.
27:36.
Hissing expressed astonishment, rather like whistling today.
2.
28:3.
‘Daniel’: see Study 9. Note 1.
