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Ezekiel 
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Day 283

"Your builders have perfected your beauty"

Text: Ezekiel 27:4

THE BUILDING OF TYRE

Tyre was described as a ship that was made most carefully. It was a fitting imagery to represent this sea-faring nation!

“Your borders are in the midst of the seas.
Your builders have perfected your beauty.
They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir;
They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast.
Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars;
The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks
With ivory from the coasts of Cyprus.
Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail;
Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.”
Ezekiel 27:4-7

1. Borders of Tyre.

The sea formed the borders of Tyre.

2. Builders of an elaborate ship.

a) They built a fine ship out of Tyre.

b) The decks were made from fir trees.

c) The cedar tree formed its mast.

d) The oars were made of oak.

e) Ivory was used to inlay the planks (the decks).

f) The sail was made from embroidered linen.

g) Blue and purple covered the ship.

3. Tyre depicted as a finely crafted ship.

a) It was not just sea-worthy.

b) It was crafted to look splendid.

c) The good ship that would be admired by all.