Ezekiel 28:1-10

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+title = "Ezekiel 28:1–10"
+date = "2023-05-19"
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+### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel28.1-10)
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+The prince of Tyre at this time was a man named Ethbaal. The prophecy Ezekiel
+gives us reveals to us the great pride he had in himself. He fancied himself
+the god over the seas, which many cultures considered a symbol of chaos and
+death in their cosmologies. The Lord actually affirms the prince's great
+wisdom, greater than that of Danel (an Ugaritic king of legend, not the prophet
+Daniel), and by this wisdom he has amassed wealth through trade. The Lord
+affirms this because they are the source of his pride, and his pride is the
+reason for his downfall.
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+Instead of praising the God who made him, Ethbaal considers the things he has
+accomplished as something he has done all on his own. For not giving the Lord
+the glory He is due, the sentence is death and all the things that he took
+pride in will be plundered and destroyed. Neither did Ethbaal build them up,
+nor can he keep them safe.
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+The prince of Tyre is mocked in verse 9, asked if he will continue to claim
+divinity even as he is slain. It's a familiar-sounding scene, as if from a
+movie. An evil tyrant is overthrown, all while shouting, "No, you can't do
+this! I am a god!" Whether Ethbaal actually said or thought such a thing at the
+time is unknown, but the end result is the same, and Tyre fell to the
+Babylonians.
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+You are jealous of Your glory and You deserve all praise and honor.