Ezekiel 27:20-28:6 The Shipwrecked City & The Rulers of Tyre

Part 43 of this series.

We are in a trilogy of chapters dealing with Tyre.  In this session we start with a look at the origin of the merchants listed in verses 20 to 25.

We can imagine how wealthy it was.  This incredible city was so consumed with merchandise and trading that there was a complete absence of God.  In verse 26 we see this all comes to an end.

The people on the mainland are aghast.  Lesser vessels might be expected to perish, but not this proud monarch of the seas!  Yet here she is, in desolation.

In expanding their own wealth, Tyre had contributed to the development of those with whom she traded.  Her fall meant the devastation of those others as well.

Here we read of the desolation of Tyre, and in Revelation we are told the Babylon of the future will be the world centre for commerce and religious activity that will dominate the world.  The groundwork is already in-place, so it will not be long before the Lord comes.

Chapter 28 tells of Satan's throne.  It moves around throughout history; at this point it is in Tyre.  Satan is not omnipresent. Satan is dependent upon God.  Daniel 10 shows that Satan is over earthly kingdoms.