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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
Day 
Day 300

"Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty"

Text: Ezekiel 28:12

AN ALLUSION TO SATAN

A lamentation was first composed for Tyre (Ezekiel 26:17-18). A second lamentation was composed for Tyre. This lamentation may be understood as an allusion to Satan.

“Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
‘Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
‘You were the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created.”'”
Ezekiel 28:11-13

1. This was also a word from God.

a) The first lamentation came from the trading partners of Tyre.

b) The second lamentation came from the Lord God Himself.

2. The words of the Second Lamentation.

a) They were addressed to the king of Tyre.

b) God had already addressed him as a prince (Ezekiel 28:2).

c) Who was this king?

i) The power behind the prince of Tyre.

ii) Satan was the real power behind the might and majesty of Tyre.

3. An Allusion to Satan.

a) He was the seal of perfection:

i) Full of wisdom.

ii) Perfect in beauty.

b) He was in Eden, the garden of God.

i) He was there when God made Man.

ii) He was there when Man was made in God’s image.

c) The covering given by God to this mighty cherub.

i) Every precious stone was used.

ii) God’s workmanship was seen when He created this mighty angel.

iii) He was created amidst great celebration of joy (timbrels and pipes).