diff --git a/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_26:15-21.md b/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_26:15-21.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..40676c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_26:15-21.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ ++++ +title = "Ezekiel 26:15–21" +date = "2023-05-13" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel26.15-21) + +Tyre was a famous and rich city. When Solomon built the temple of the Lord, the +cedar and cypress wood that was used in its construction was purchased from +Tyre. These came from the famous cedars of Lebanon, which are mentioned many +times in the Psalms. Now, though, the riches of that city are being laid to +waste, and the princes who enjoyed it mourn for their losses in the great +desolation. + +The lament these princes raise over Tyre tells us that the city employed a +powerful navy and certainly extended influence over the waters of the eastern +Mediterranean Sea. The political fallout from their destruction would spread +from port to port, while piracy almost certainly made the sea more dangerous in +the years following the siege. + +The Lord declares to Tyre that He will bring the waters of death over their +heads, a metaphor that is particularly frightening to seafarers. Great waters +and "the pit" are common symbols for death and the realm of the dead in the +Bible. The city's inhabitants will be completely removed from the land of the +living, and they will not be found again. Since the island itself did not sink +into the sea, we can conclude that wasn't what was meant. Cities are made of +people, and it is the people in it that are discussed here. + +* * * + +You orchestrate every world event to Your purposes. There is no power that can +withstand You.