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Themes in Ezekiel 28

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Themes in Ezekiel 28

Ezekiel 28:1 (show verse)

The word of the Lord came to me:

“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: This is what the Lord God says:

Your heart is proud,
and you have said, ‘I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods
in the heart of the sea.’
Yet you are a man and not a god,
though you have regarded your heart
as that of a god.

Exaltation » Of self » Self-exaltation, the folly of
King » Deification of
Pride » Examples of » Haman
Pride » Instances of » Kings of tyre
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
The Providence of God » Danger of denying
Self-exaltation » Instances of » Prince of tyre, making himself God
national Sins » Exemplified » Tyre
Tyre » City of » Commerce of
Tyre » Inhabitants of » Proud and haughty
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Pride a cause of its destruction

Ezekiel 28:3 (show verse)

Yes, you are wiser than Daniel;
no secret is hidden from you!

Daniel » General references to
Daniel » Jewish captive » Wisdom of
Irony » Instances of » Ezekiel to the prince of tyre
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
The Providence of God » Danger of denying
Tyre » City of » Commerce of
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Pride a cause of its destruction
Tyre » Inhabitants of » Self-conceited

Ezekiel 28:4 (show verse)

By your wisdom and understanding
you have acquired wealth for yourself.
You have acquired gold and silver
for your treasuries.

Accumulation of wealth » The accumulation of, disappointing
Commerce » Increased the wealth of nations and individuals
Gold » Used as money
Irony » Instances of » Ezekiel to the prince of tyre
Money » Gold used as
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
The Providence of God » Danger of denying
earthly Riches » The perils of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Tyre » City of » Commerce of
Tyre » Celebrated for » Its wealth
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Pride a cause of its destruction
Tyre » Inhabitants of » Self-conceited
Wealth » Accumulation of » The accumulation of, disappointing

Ezekiel 28:5 (show verse)

By your great skill in trading
you have increased your wealth,
but your heart has become proud
because of your wealth.”

Commerce » Increased the wealth of nations and individuals
Commerce » Carried on by » People of tyre
Commerce » Tyrians
Irony » Instances of » Ezekiel to the prince of tyre
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
The Providence of God » Danger of denying
Riches » Often lead to » Pride
national Sins » Often caused by prosperity
Tyre » City of » Commerce of
Tyre » Celebrated for » Its wealth
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Pride a cause of its destruction
Tyre » Inhabitants of » Self-conceited

Ezekiel 28:6 (show verse)

Therefore this is what the Lord God says:

Because you regard your heart as that of a god,

Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
The Providence of God » Danger of denying
Tyre » City of » Commerce of
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Pride a cause of its destruction

Ezekiel 28:7 (show verse)

I am about to bring strangers against you,
ruthless men from the nations.
They will draw their swords
against your magnificent wisdom
and will defile your splendor.

Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
The Providence of God » Danger of denying
national Sins » Punishment for
Tyre » City of » Commerce of
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Its second destruction by the macedonians

Ezekiel 28:8 (show verse)

They will bring you down to the Pit,
and you will die a violent death
in the heart of the sea.

Humiliation of sinners » Threatened
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
The Providence of God » Danger of denying
national Sins » Punishment for
Tyre » City of » Commerce of
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Its second destruction by the macedonians

Ezekiel 28:9 (show verse)

Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’
in the presence of those who kill you?
Yet you will be only a man, not a god,
in the hands of those who kill you.

King » Deification of
The Providence of God » Danger of denying
Self-exaltation » Instances of » Prince of tyre, making himself God
national Sins » Punishment for
Tyre » City of » Commerce of

Ezekiel 28:10 (show verse)

You will die the death of the uncircumcised
at the hands of strangers.
For I have spoken.
This is the declaration of the Lord God.

The Providence of God » Danger of denying
national Sins » Punishment for
Tyre » City of » Commerce of
Uncircumcision » Uncircumcised heart (metaphorically)

Ezekiel 28:11 (show verse)

The word of the Lord came to me:

Tyre » City of » Commerce of

Ezekiel 28:12 (show verse)

“Son of man, lament for the king of Tyre and say to him: This is what the Lord God says:

You were the seal of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

Lamentations » Of ezekiel
Tyre » City of » Commerce of

Ezekiel 28:13 (show verse)

You were in Eden, the garden of God.
Every kind of precious stone covered you:
carnelian, topaz, and diamond,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire, turquoise and emerald.
Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold;
they were prepared on the day you were created.

Carbuncle » A precious stone
Chosen Instruments » Names of » Tabrets
Commerce » Articles of » Precious stones
Commerce » Carried on by » People of tyre
Diamond » One of the jewels in the breastplate
Eden » The garden of eden
Emerald » Merchandise of, in tyre
Gardens » Of eden » Called the garden of God
Lamentations » Of ezekiel
Music » Names of » Tabrets
Music » Instruments of » Often expensively ornamented
Music » Instruments of » Made by tyrians
Musical instruments » Names of » Tabrets
Onyx » Precious stone
Precious stones » Names of » Onyx
Precious stones » Pearls » Sapphire
Precious stones » Names of » Emeralds
Precious stones » Names of » Jasper
Precious stones » Pearls » Sardius
Precious stones » Pearls » Topaz
Precious stones » Mentioned in scripture » Diamond
Precious stones » Names of » Diamonds
Precious stones » Illustrative of » Worldly glory of nations
Precious stones » Used for » Decorating the person
Sapphire » A precious stone
Sardius » In the garden of eden
Stones » Precious » Partial catalogue of
Topaz » A precious stone
Tyre » City of » Commerce of

Ezekiel 28:14 (show verse)

You were an anointed guardian cherub,
for I had appointed you.
You were on the holy mountain of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.

Lamentations » Of ezekiel
Precious stones » Called » Stones of fire
Precious stones » Illustrative of » Worldly glory of nations
Tyre » City of » Commerce of

Ezekiel 28:15 (show verse)

From the day you were created
you were blameless in your ways
until wickedness was found in you.

Lamentations » Of ezekiel
Precious stones » Illustrative of » Worldly glory of nations
Tyre » City of » Commerce of

Ezekiel 28:16 (show verse)

Through the abundance of your trade,
you were filled with violence, and you sinned.
So I expelled you in disgrace
from the mountain of God,
and banished you, guardian cherub,
from among the fiery stones.

Commerce » Denunciations connected with abuses of
Commerce » Articles of » Precious stones
Commerce » Carried on by » People of tyre
Lamentations » Of ezekiel
Precious stones » Called » Stones of fire
Precious stones » Illustrative of » Worldly glory of nations
Tyre » City of » Commerce of

Ezekiel 28:17 (show verse)

Your heart became proud because of your beauty;
For the sake of your splendor
you corrupted your wisdom.
So I threw you down to the earth;
I made you a spectacle before kings.

Beauty » Vanity of
Commerce » Denunciations connected with abuses of
Lamentations » Of ezekiel
Tyre » City of » Commerce of
Tyre » Inhabitants of » Proud and haughty

Ezekiel 28:18 (show verse)

You profaned your sanctuaries
by the magnitude of your iniquities
in your dishonest trade.
So I made fire come from within you,
and it consumed you.
I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of everyone watching you.

Commerce » Denunciations connected with abuses of
Defilement » Of sin
Lamentations » Of ezekiel
Tyre » City of » Commerce of
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Its second destruction by the macedonians
Tyre » Inhabitants of » Wicked

Ezekiel 28:19 (show verse)

All those who know you among the nations
are appalled at you.
You have become an object of horror
and will never exist again.”

Lamentations » Of ezekiel
Tyre » City of » Commerce of

Ezekiel 28:20 (show verse)

The word of the Lord came to me:

No Themes for this verse.

Ezekiel 28:21 (show verse)

“Son of man, turn your face toward Sidon and prophesy against it.

sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Prophecies concerning
The Sidonians » Predictions respecting » That God should be glorified in the judgments upon them

Ezekiel 28:22 (show verse)

You are to say: This is what the Lord God says:

Look! I am against you, Sidon,
and I will display My glory within you.
They will know that I am Yahweh
when I execute judgments against her
and demonstrate My holiness through her.

Glorifying God » For his » Judgments
Glorifying God » Judgments
sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Prophecies concerning
The Sidonians » Hostile and oppressive to God's people
The Sidonians » Predictions respecting » That God should be glorified in the judgments upon them

Ezekiel 28:23 (show verse)

I will send a plague against her
and bloodshed in her streets;
the slain will fall within her,
while the sword is against her on every side.
Then they will know that I am Yahweh.

sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Prophecies concerning
The Sidonians » Predictions respecting » That God should be glorified in the judgments upon them

Ezekiel 28:24 (show verse)

“The house of Israel will no longer be hurt by prickly briers or painful thorns from all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.

Brier » Figurative
Despisement » Those that despise israel
Gentiles/heathen » The lord judging the heathen
Israel/jews » What israel shall know
Knowledge » What israel shall know
The Sidonians » Hostile and oppressive to God's people

Ezekiel 28:25 (show verse)

“This is what the Lord God says: When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples where they are scattered and demonstrate My holiness through them in the sight of the nations, then they will live in their own land, which I gave to My servant Jacob.

Despisement » Those that despise israel
Gentiles/heathen » The lord judging the heathen
Israel/jews » What israel shall know
Israel/jews » When israel will dwell safely
Knowledge » What israel shall know
Sanctification » The lord being sanctified

Ezekiel 28:26 (show verse)

They will live there securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will live securely when I execute judgments against all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am Yahweh their God.”

Contempt » Towards the church » Often punished
Despisement » Those that despise israel
Gentiles/heathen » The lord judging the heathen
Israel/jews » What israel shall know
Israel/jews » When israel will dwell safely
Knowledge » What israel shall know