From fe785ce6bef531ecb9015d5996ffc1ef88c4816e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 20:57:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Ezekiel 26:1-14 --- content/bible_journal/ezekiel_26:1-14.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/ezekiel_26:1-14.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_26:1-14.md b/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_26:1-14.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..41bbf00 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_26:1-14.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ ++++ +title = "Ezekiel 26:1–14" +date = "2023-05-11" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel26.1-14) + +The next nation to be given judgement is Tyre. The judgement on Tyre is more +detailed than the previous ones, with three whole chapters devoted to it. Tyre +was a Phoenician city on an island off the coast of modern-day Lebanon. While +there were some military conflicts between Tyre and Israel over the centuries, +mostly there were economic and cultural exchanges. However, when some of the +cultural exchanges involved the cults of the Baals, particularly promoted by +Queen Jezebel, we can see why several of God's prophets have spoken out against +Tyre. + +However, Ezekiel's judgement has nothing to do with religious differences, but +with the way Tyre decided to take advantage over Jerusalem's fallen state. +Instead of mourning, they saw an exciting opportunity to make themselves rich +by using trade routes that had been under the control of Israel and Judah. +Instead of being concerned with why Jerusalem had been laid waste, they were +gloating over the advantage Israel's straits provided for them. + +Because of this, declared the Lord, many nations would come against Tyre, +including the armies of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He would bring many +horses, chariots, horsemen, and soldiers to lay siege to Tyre, wiping out the +part of the city on the mainland. While historical records show that the +fortress of the island withstood the siege for thirteen years, Nebuchadnezzar +would eventually be victorious, just as the Lord had said. + +* * * + +Nothing can thwart Your purposes, and kings and nations are carried along by +Your will.