Ezekiel 26:1-14

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+title = "Ezekiel 26:1–14"
+date = "2023-05-11"
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+### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel26.1-14)
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+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.
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+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.
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+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.
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+* * *
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+Nothing can thwart Your purposes, and kings and nations are carried along by
+Your will.