Read: Ezekiel 28-31
We talked about the prince of Tyre yesterday. His name was Ethbaal which means “with Baal”. He thought he was wiser than Daniel and had divine powers and authority. Ezekiel compares him to Satan. Satan was in the garden and was decked with every precious stone. He was the anointed cherub that was perfect until iniquity was found in him. His beauty caused him to have pride and his wisdom was corrupted because of it. He was cast to the ground. He will be destroyed by fire just as Tyre would.
Tyre was the center of commerce and especially known for its purple dye and its precious engraved stones. Their pride and opulence led to pride and idolatry. But one day they would no longer be a thorn in Israel’s side because the people of God that were scattered there would be sanctified and they would one day come back and build houses and be safe and life with confidence.
As Ezekiel continues to give us dates it is obvious that the number ten is used over and over. Ten is the number of testing and measuring. In Ezekiel 29, it is the Pharaoh of Egypt that is being measured and found ready to judge. He is called the dragon. Revelation 16:13 describes Satan as the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. Revelation 20:2-3 says, “And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. Satan has three parts or personalities or beings just like God does.
Egypt would be judged and brought down never to rise above other nations. I have been to Egypt twice and can attest to the poverty and baseness of it.
As we continue to read we see how God compares the fall of Egypt to the fall of Satan in the garden. He compares Satan to a beautiful tree, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and how it was destroyed and sent to the pit.
Lord, how great you are and your mysteries. You have planned this whole world from the beginning. May we walk out our destiny on the earth.
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