EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 28:1 Although in lament form, this new oracle against Tyre has the familiar pattern of indictment (vv. Ezekiel 28:2) and outcome (vv. Ezekiel 28:7). Pride is at the center of the charge. The word HEART occurs eight times in vv. Ezekiel 28:2. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 28:2 Tyre’s king is called a PRINCE. This is probably a synonym for “king” (compare Psalms 76:12, where it is a poetic parallel to “kings”). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 28:7 Here the agents of divine punishment are unnamed FOREIGNERS. Elsewhere they are identified as the Babylonians (Ezekiel 26:7; Ezekiel 29:18; compare Ezekiel 30:10). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 28:11 These verses describe Tyre’s extravagant pretensions (compare vv. Ezekiel 28:4) leading to its utter devastation (vv. Ezekiel 28:18). Tyre is likened to a second Adam, clearly a created being (vv. Ezekiel 28:13, Ezekiel 28:15) and yet a CHERUB (v. Ezekiel 28:14). The ch... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 28:20 Sidon is often mentioned alongside Tyre (e.g., Jeremiah 47:4; Joel 3:4; Zechariah 9:2). This association survived into NT times (e.g., Matthew 11:21; Luke 10:13). This brief oracle contains no accusation against Sidon but simply announces God’s opposition to it.... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 28:24 This hopeful note occurs precisely at the halfway point in Ezekiel’s oracles against other nations (chs. Ezekiel 25:1). The defeat of God’s enemies will result in the well-being of God’s own people. Since “scattering” is one of the primary judgments on Israel (e.g., Lev... [ Continue Reading ]