_Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar King of Babylon._ THE PROPHECY AGAINST TYRE I. What were the grounds of her judgment. She was judged for her sins. 1. She abused the privilege of civilisation. Tyre was the most cultivated state of antiquity, invented letters, weights and measures,... [ Continue Reading ]
_And they shall make a spoil of thy riches._ SPOLIATION OF TREASURE IS A MORAL GAIN Scholars and artists have mourned for ages over the almost universal destruction of the works of ancient genius. I suppose that many a second-rate city, in the time of Christ, possessed a collection of works of surp... [ Continue Reading ]
_And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease._ SIN SILENCING SONG The classics tell of a lake called Avernus, which means “birdless.” A poisonous vapour arises from its foul waters. Birds attempting to fly across it fall stupefied into its bosom. The eagle’s wing becomes powerless, and gradual... [ Continue Reading ]
_Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall?_ TYRE’S FALL AWAKENS ALARM IN OTHERS As when a great merchant breaks, all that he deals with are shocked by it, and begin to look about them. Or when they see one fail and become bankrupt, of a sudden, in debt a great deal more than he is worth,... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more._ THE HUMILIATION OF TYRE All prophecy is moral, is based on moral considerations. What the prophet aims his threats against is not the prosperity of Tyre, but its pride of heart, which was rebellion against Jehovah--God over all. The humiliati... [ Continue Reading ]