EZEKIEL 27 NOTES=for MVF Cheryl and Bobby Boy

 

 

 

 

 

 

EZEKIEL 27 NOTES=For MVF Cheryl=and Bobby Boy

7-26-2025

 

CHAPTER 27

THE GLORIOUS  SHIP OF TYRE

 

Lines  1-3A

A LAMENTATION of Tyre

Continuous JUDGMENT against Tyre

 

-Tyre was a FAMOUS Commercial center=Of the Phoenicians

(North of Israel)

 

Lines 3b-11

The KINGDOM OF TYRE=was represented=as a BEAUTIFUL SHIP

 

-Tyre was a PROSPEROUS and glistening city

On the North shores=Of the Mediterranean

 

TYRE was proud=Saw themselves=as a city   WITHOUT LIMITS

Ie.      PERFECTLY BUILT

 

-Tyre pictured itself as=A BEAUTIFUL SHIP=Made from

The FINEST and most expensive wood=From around the world=

WITH a SAIL=Of embroidered linen=From Egypt

 

Tyre also=had the BEST SOLDIERS=from  Persia-Lydia-and Libya)

PART of the army=Was from Sidon=and  Arvad=They were the oarsmen

 

TYRE’S beauty was PERFECT=Tyre was like=a mighty-

Beautiful=Well run ship

 

LINES 12-24

Tyre’s trade with MANY NATIONS

 

TARSHISH was a MAIN MERCHANT=It was a distant city

From Southern Spain=Jonah’s INTENDED  DESTINATION

 

The JEWS=TRADED with the Tyrian people too

(They traded  wheat=balsam=honey=etc. etc. etc.)

 

Javan-Tubal=and Meshesh=were among those trading cities

They had=at least 20 trading nations

 

Tyre was small=BUT MIGHTY COMMERCIALLY

The TRADE=of the world=came through Tyre

 

BARTERING

Tyre=TRADED human lives=among the bartering

SLAVERY

 

There was SLAVERY  in Israel too=BUT NOT LIKE THIS

HUMAN BEINGS=were treated like PROPERTY=and were traded

FOR ECONOMIC PROFIT IN TYRE!

 

This was  CONTRARY to GOD’S LAW=and the dignity of

ALL CREATION and humanity=We were CREATED=In God’s IMAGE

TYRE was COLD BLOODED

 

Tyre was an economic POWERHOUSE=that never mentioned God

They ONLY cared for business=NO REGARD=to God=THE CREATOR=and the REDEEMER

 

LINES 25-28

THE SINKING OF=THE ship of TYRE

 

Tyre was filled and glorified=LIKE a seafaring ship

TYRE was happy and successful=and SAILED by expert oarsmen

Into many waters

 

BUT ALL SHIPS ARE VULNERABLE=Even the best=

To the POWER=of the wind and the seas

 

THE EAST WIND BROKE TYRE=All was fine=Until it wasn’t

Material PROSPERITY=did not help TYRE

 

IE.   Psalm 48:7

God and the EAST WIND=Breaks the Tyre ship

 

Tyre would eventually sink=EVEN those who proudly BOASTED

Of glory-wealth and strength=WENT DOWN=with the ship

 

LINES 29-36

THE WORLD MOURNED=over the sinking=Of the ship TYRE!

 

-ALL would stand=At the shore and MOURN=OVER

The destruction of Tyre

Mourning with dust-ashes-Balding=and sackcloth

 

IN the midst of=Prosperity=and commercial success=

TYRE would be BROKEN=and would sink

 

LOSING all its merchandise=and entire company

THE WORLD=would be=ASTONISHED=afraid=and horrified

 

AT THE JUDGMENT OF GOD=Upon Tyre

 

Rpw=7-26-2025=5pm+

For MVF Cheryl and Bobby Boy