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title = "Ezekiel 28:11–19"
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date = "2023-05-20"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel28.11-19)
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The Lord, through Ezekiel, continues the pattern of giving a prophecy of
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judgement and then raising a lament over the judged. And like the previous
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lament over Tyre the city, this one extols the virtues of the king of Tyre
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before deconstructing them. The king of Tyre is compared to a guardian cherub,
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placed in a perfect environment and adorned with beautiful wealth.
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I admit to being thrown off by the comparison to a cherub instead of Adam,
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considering the explicit reference to Eden in verse 13. But the mentions of
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"stones of fire" (_vv. 14, 16_) that the cherub walks among are more
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appropriate for an angelic being than a man. The notes in the Reformation Study
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Bible mention that some consider this lament a comparison to the fall of Satan,
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which is plausible to me, at the least. If that's the case, there are some
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implications in calling Satan a "guardian cherub", and it makes the latter half
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of this lament eschatological in nature.
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In verse 15, unrighteousness is found in the cherub. Violence abounds and
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beauty engenders pride. This corrupted the cherub's wisdom, and because of all
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this the Lord casts him down. The kings of the earth see the downfall and the
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consuming fire that destroys him, and they are apalled.
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* * *
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All Your actions are perfectly just, O Lord. None of Your adversaries escape
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unpunished.
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