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"He will break down your towers"

Text: Ezekiel 26:9

THE WALLS OF TYRE

Tyre prided itself in being a successful and rich nation. One of the advantages of being wealthy was to be able to build a strong defense system. In those days, the way to defend well was to build very strong and tall towers!

“He will direct his battering rams against your walls,
and with his axes he will break down your towers.
Because of the abundance of his horses,
their dust will cover you;
your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen,
the wagons, and the chariots,
when he enters your gates,
as men enter a city that has been breached.
With the hooves of his horses
he will trample all your streets;
he will slay your people by the sword,
and your strong pillars will fall to the ground.”
Ezekiel 26:9-11

1. Babylonian assault.

a) Babylon would use mighty battering rams to break strong gates/ doors.

b) They had mighty warriors who were skilled in using their axes.

c) They would tear down the mighty towers.

2. The mighty cavalry of the Babylonians.

a) Babylon had an abundance of horses.

b) They had a formidable cavalry.

c) Horses carried brave charioteers.

d) The horses played a huge part to gain victory for the Babylonians.

e) Wagons were used as transport vehicles effectively.

3. The impact of the mighty Babylonian army.

a) They would raise up a cloud storm.

b) They would easily breach the defense system of Tyre.

c) The mighty horses of the Babylonians would trample the city of Tyre.

d) Tyre would be defeated by the Babylonians.

i) Many in Tyre would be slain by the sword.

ii) Some would be trampled by the horses.

iii) The strong pillars would be destroyed by the Babylonians.