Ezekiel 28
Lamentation Against the King of Tyre
Ezekiel’s third message against Tyre was directed specifically to the ruler of Tyre (vv. 1-5) (1 Sam. 9:16; 10:1; 13:14; 2 Sam. 7:8). Ezekiel had prophesied against the whole city; he was now singling out the city’s leader for a special word from God. This ruler then was …
Proclamation Against Sidon
Some of the phrases in this passage describing the human king of Tyre seem to describe Satan. It is clear that at times Ezekiel describes this king in terms that could not apply to a mere man. The king had been to the Garden of Eden (v. 13), had been “the appointed c …