Transcript EZEKIEL CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT PROPHET - DATE JONAH (825-785BC)? JOEL (800BC)? HOSEA (785-725BC)? MICAH (785-710BC)? AMOS (784BC)? ISAIAH (701-681BC)? NAHUM (700BC)? ZEPHANIAH (630BC)? JEREMIAH (629-588BC)? DANIEL (606-534BC)? HABAKKUK (598BC)? EZEKIEL (597-573BC)? OBADIAH (588-562BC)? EZRA (536-456BC)? HAGGAI (532-512BC)? ZECHARIAH (520-475BC)? ESTHER (485-465BC)? NEHEMIAH (465-424BC)? MALACHI (420-397BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER (745-727BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) (726-698BC)? SHALMANESER (727-722BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB (705-681BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE BELSHAZZAR CYRUS BABYLON DESTROYED DARIUS (605-562BC)? (597-586BC)? (586BC)? (541-523BC)? (559-529BC)? (536BC)? (511-475BC)?

EZEKIEL CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
PROPHET - DATE
JONAH
(825-785BC)?
JOEL
(800BC)?
HOSEA
(785-725BC)?
MICAH
(785-710BC)?
AMOS
(784BC)?
ISAIAH
(701-681BC)?
NAHUM
(700BC)?
ZEPHANIAH
(630BC)?
JEREMIAH
(629-588BC)?
DANIEL
(606-534BC)?
HABAKKUK
(598BC)?
EZEKIEL
(597-573BC)?
OBADIAH
(588-562BC)?
EZRA
(536-456BC)?
HAGGAI
(532-512BC)?
ZECHARIAH
(520-475BC)?
ESTHER
(485-465BC)?
NEHEMIAH
(465-424BC)?
MALACHI
(420-397BC)?
KING / EVENT - DATE
TIGLATH-PILESER
(745-727BC)?
HEZEKIAH (JUDAH)
(726-698BC)?
SHALMANESER
(727-722BC)?
ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)?
SENNACHERIB
(705-681BC)?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR
ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH)
JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE
BELSHAZZAR
CYRUS
BABYLON DESTROYED
DARIUS
(605-562BC)?
(597-586BC)?
(586BC)?
(541-523BC)?
(559-529BC)?
(536BC)?
(511-475BC)?
OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
JUDGEMENT OF THE KING OF TYRE
V. 1-10
LAMENTATION FOR THE KING OF TYRE
V. 11-19
JUDGMENT AGAINST SIDON
V. 20-24
ISRAEL'S FUTURE BLESSING
V. 25-26
READ:
EZEKIEL 28: 1-2
PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE KING OF TYRE
1
The word of the LORD came to me again,
saying,
2
"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus
says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is lifted up,
And you say, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In
the midst of the seas, 'Yet you are a man, and not a
god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 2
PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE KING OF TYRE
2
"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus
says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is lifted up,
And you say, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In
the midst of the seas,‘ Yet you are a man, and not a
god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god.
WHAT DID THE KING OF TYRE SAY?
'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods‘
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
you are a man, and not a god
‘though you set your heart as the heart of a god’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 2
2
"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus
says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is lifted up,
And you say, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In
the midst of the seas,‘ Yet you are a man, and not a
god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god.
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
‘you are a man, and not a god’
WHAT DID SATAN SAY TO EVE?
READ:
GENESIS 3:4-5
4
The serpent said to the woman, "You will not
surely die.
5
For God knows that in the day you eat of it your
eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing
good and evil."
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 2
2
"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus
says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is lifted up,
And you say, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In
the midst of the seas,‘ Yet you are a man, and not a
god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god.
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
‘you are a man, and not a god’
WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY?
READ:
PSALMS 9:19-20
19
Arise, O LORD, Do not let man prevail; Let the
nations be judged in Your sight.
20
Put them in fear, O LORD, That the nations may
know themselves to be but men.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 2
2
"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus
says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is lifted up,
And you say, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In
the midst of the seas,‘ Yet you are a man, and not a
god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god.
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
‘you are a man, and not a god’
WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY?
READ:
PSALMS 82:6-7
6
I said: "You are gods, And all of you are children
of the Most High.
7
But you shall die like men, And fall like one of
the princes.“
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 2
2
"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus
says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is lifted up,
And you say, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In
the midst of the seas,‘ Yet you are a man, and not a
god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god.
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
‘you are a man and not a god’
‘Though you set your heart as the heart of a god‘
WHAT HAPPENED TO NINEVEH?
WHY?
READ:
ZEPHANIAH 2:15
15
This is the rejoicing city that dwelt securely,
That said in her heart: "I am it, and there is none
besides me.“ How has she become a desolation, A
place for beasts to lie down! Everyone who passes by
her Shall hiss and shake his fist.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 2
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
‘you are a man and not a god’
‘Though you set your heart as the heart of a god‘
WHAT HAPPENED TO HEROD? WHY?
READ:
ACTS 12:21-23
21
So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel,
sat on his throne and gave an oration to them.
22
And the people kept shouting: "The voice of a
god and not of a man!"
23
Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck
him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was
eaten by worms and died.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 2
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
‘you are a man and not a god’
‘Though you set your heart as the heart of a god‘
WHO IS PAUL TALKING ABOUT?
WHO IS THE SON OF PERIDITION?
READ:
2 THESSALONIANS 2:3-4
3
Let no one deceive you by any means; for that
Day will not come unless the falling away comes first,
and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,
4
who opposes and exalts himself above all that is
called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God
in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 2
WHO IS LUCIFER?
WHAT HAPPENED TO LUCIFER?
WHY?
READ:
ISAIAH 14:12-15
12
"How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son
of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13
For you have said in your heart: 'I will ascend
into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of
God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;
14
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.'
15
Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the
lowest depths of the Pit. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 2
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?
‘you are a man and not a god’
‘Though you set your heart as the heart of a god‘
WHO IS JOHN TALKING ABOUT?
READ:
REVELATION 13:6-8
6
He opened his mouth in blasphemy against God,
to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who
dwell in heaven.
7
It was granted to him to make war with the
saints and to overcome them. And authority was given
him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.
8
All who dwell on the earth will worship him,
whose names have not been written in the Book of Life
of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
READ:
EZEKIEL 28: 3-4
PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE KING OF TYRE
3
(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no
secret that can be hidden from you!
4
With your wisdom and your understanding You
have gained riches for yourself, And gathered gold
and silver into your treasuries;
5
By your great wisdom in trade you have
increased your riches, And your heart is lifted up
because of your riches),"
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 3-4
PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE KING OF TYRE
3
(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no
secret that can be hidden from you!
4
With your wisdom and your understanding you
have gained riches for yourself, And gathered gold
and silver into your treasuries;
5
By your great wisdom in trade you have
increased your riches, And your heart is lifted up
because of your riches),"
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
WHAT DID WISDOM DO FOR HIM?
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS HEART?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 3
3
(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no
secret that can be hidden from you!
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
Behold, you are wiser than Daniel
WHAT DID NEBACHADNEZZER DO?
WHAT DID HE FIND?
READ:
DANIEL 1:19-20
19
The king interviewed them, and among them all
none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah; therefore they served before the king.
20
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding
about which the king examined them, he found them
ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers
who were in all his realm.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 3
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
Behold, you are wiser than Daniel
WHAT DID DANIEL SAY TO NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
READ:
DANIEL 2:20-23
20
Daniel answered and said: "Blessed be the
name of God forever and ever, For wisdom and might
are His.
21
And He changes the times and the seasons; He
removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom
to the wise And knowledge to those who have
understanding.
22
He reveals deep and secret things; He knows
what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him.
23
"I thank You and praise You, O God of my
fathers; You have given me wisdom and might, And
have now made known to me what we asked of You,
For You have made known to us the king's demand."
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 3
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
Behold, you are wiser than Daniel
WHAT DID DANIEL SAY TO NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
READ:
DANIEL 2:30
30
But as for me, this secret has not been revealed
to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living,
but for our sakes who make known the interpretation
to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of
your heart. NKJV
WHAT DID NEBACHADNEZZER DO FOR DANIEL?
READ:
DANIEL 2:48
48
Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him
many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the
whole province of Babylon, and chief administrator
over all the wise men of Babylon.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 3
3
(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no
secret that can be hidden from you!
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
Behold, you are wiser than Daniel
WHAT DID DARIUS DO FOR DANIEL?
WHY?
READ:
DANIEL 6:1-4
1
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one
hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole
kingdom;
2
and over these, three governors, of whom
Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to
them, so that the king would suffer no loss.
3
Then this Daniel distinguished himself above
the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit
was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him
over the whole realm.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 3
3
(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no
secret that can be hidden from you!
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
Behold, you are wiser than Daniel
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT NOAH, DANIEL & JOB
READ:
EZEKIEL 14:14
14
“Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job,
were in it, they would deliver only themselves by their
righteousness," says the Lord GOD. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 3
3
(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no
secret that can be hidden from you!
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
Behold, you are wiser than Daniel
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT TYRE & SIDON?
READ:
ZECHARIAH 9:1-2
1
The burden of the word of the LORD Against the
land of Hadrach, And Damascus its resting place (For
the eyes of men And all the tribes of Israel Are on the
LORD);
2
Also against Hamath, which borders on it, And
against Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 4
4
With your wisdom and your understanding you
have gained riches for yourself, And gathered gold
and silver into your treasuries;
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF ASSYRIA?
WHY?
READ:
ISAIAH 10:12-13
12
…. "I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of
the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty
looks."
13
For he says: "By the strength of my hand I have
done it, And by my wisdom, for I am prudent; Also I
have removed the boundaries of the people, And have
robbed their treasuries; So I have put down the
inhabitants like a valiant man. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 4
4
With your wisdom and your understanding you
have gained riches for yourself, And gathered gold
and silver into your treasuries;
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT TYRE?
READ:
ZECHARIAH 9:3-4
3
…Tyre built herself a tower, Heaped up silver
like the dust, And gold like the mire of the streets.
4
Behold, the LORD will cast her out; He will
destroy her power in the sea, And she will be devoured
by fire.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 5
5
By your great wisdom in trade you have
increased your riches, And your heart is lifted up
because of your riches),"
WHAT DID WISDOM DO FOR HIM?
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS HEART?
READ:
PSALMS 52:6-7
7
"Here is the man who did not make God his
strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his wickedness.“ NKJV
READ:
PSALMS 62:10
10
Do not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in
robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on
them. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 5
5
By your great wisdom in trade you have
increased your riches, And your heart is lifted up
because of your riches),"
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS HEART?
WHAT DID EPHRAIM SAY?
READ:
HOSEA 12:8
8
'Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth
for myself; In all my labors They shall find in me no
iniquity that is sin.'
NKJV
HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND?
READ:
HOSEA 13:6
6
When they had pasture, they were filled; They
were filled and their heart was exalted; Therefore they
forgot Me. NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 28: 6-8
PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE KING OF TYRE
6
'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:
"Because you have set your heart as the heart of a
god,
7
Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers against
you, The most terrible of the nations; And they shall
draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom,
And defile your splendor.
8
They shall throw you down into the Pit, And you
shall die the death of the slain In the midst of the seas.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 6-8
6
'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Because
you have set your heart as the heart of a god,
7
Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers against
you, The most terrible of the nations; And they shall
draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom,
And defile your splendor.
8
They shall throw you down into the Pit, And you
shall die the death of the slain In the midst of the seas.
WHY IS THE LORD PASSING JUDGMENT ON HIM?
‘you have set your heart as the heart of a god’
WHO WILL THE LORD BRING AGAINST HIM?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE KING OF TYRE?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 6
6
'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Because
you have set your heart as the heart of a god,
WHY IS THE LORD PASSING JUDGMENT ON HIM?
‘you have set your heart as the heart of a god’
READ:
JEREMIAH 9:23-24
23
Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man
glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in
his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
24
But let him who glories glory in this, That he
understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD,
exercising loving-kindness, judgment, and
righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight," says
the LORD. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 6-7
6
'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Because
you have set your heart as the heart of a god,
7
Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers against
you, The most terrible of the nations; And they shall
draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom,
And defile your splendor.
WHY IS THE LORD PASSING JUDGMENT ON HIM?
‘you have set your heart as the heart of a god’
WHO WILL THE LORD BRING AGAINST HIM?
READ:
EZEKIEL 7:24
24
… I will bring the worst of the Gentiles, And they
will possess their houses; I will cause the pomp of the
strong to cease, And their holy places shall be defiled.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 6-7
6
'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Because
you have set your heart as the heart of a god,
7
Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers against
you, The most terrible of the nations; And they shall
draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom,
And defile your splendor.
WHY IS THE LORD PASSING JUDGMENT ON HIM?
‘you have set your heart as the heart of a god’
WHO WILL THE LORD BRING AGAINST HIM?
READ:
HABAKKUK 1:6
6
… I am raising up the Chaldeans, A bitter and
hasty nation Which marches through the breadth of
the earth, To possess dwelling places that are not
theirs.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 8
8
They shall throw you down into the Pit, And you
shall die the death of the slain In the midst of the seas.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE KING OF TYRE?
They shall throw you down into the Pit
you shall die the death of the slain
in the midst of the seas
WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY WOULD HAPPEN?
READ:
PSALMS 55:23
23
You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of
destruction; Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not
live out half their days; But I will trust in You. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 8
8
They shall throw you down into the Pit, And you
shall die the death of the slain In the midst of the seas.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE KING OF TYRE?
They shall throw you down into the Pit
you shall die the death of the slain
in the midst of the seas
READ:
EZEKIEL 26:12
12
They will plunder your riches and pillage your
merchandise; they will break down your walls and
destroy your pleasant houses; they will lay your
stones, your timber, and your soil in the midst of the
water.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 8
8
They shall throw you down into the Pit, And you
shall die the death of the slain In the midst of the seas.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE KING OF TYRE?
They shall throw you down into the Pit
you shall die the death of the slain
in the midst of the seas
READ:
EZEKIEL 27:27
27
"Your riches, wares, and merchandise, Your
mariners and pilots, Your caulkers and merchandisers,
All your men of war who are in you, And the entire
company which is in your midst, Will fall into the midst
of the seas on the day of your ruin. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 8
8
They shall throw you down into the Pit, And you
shall die the death of the slain In the midst of the seas.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE KING OF TYRE?
They shall throw you down into the Pit
you shall die the death of the slain
in the midst of the seas
WHAT HAPPENED TO BABYLON?
WHY?
READ:
REVELATION 18:7
7
In the measure that she glorified herself and
lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her
torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, 'I sit as
queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.'
NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 28: 9-10
PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE KING OF TYRE
9
"Will you still say before him who slays you, 'I
am a god'? But you shall be a man, and not a god, In
the hand of him who slays you.
10
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised By
the hand of aliens; For I have spoken," says the Lord
GOD.'"
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 9-10
PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE KING OF TYRE
9
"Will you still say before him who slays you, 'I
am a god'? But you shall be a man, and not a god, In
the hand of him who slays you.
10
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by
the hand of aliens; For I have spoken," says the Lord
GOD.'"
WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THE KING OF TYRE?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE KING OF TYRE?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE KING OF TYRE?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 9-10
9
"Will you still say before him who slays you, 'I
am a god'? But you shall be a man, and not a god, In
the hand of him who slays you.
WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THE KING OF TYRE?
"Will you still say: 'I am a god'?”
WHY?
WHAT DID THE KING OF TYRE SAY?
READ:
EZEKIEL 28:2
2
You say: 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In
the midst of the seas,‘ Yet you are a man, and not a
god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god.”
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 9-10
9
"Will you still say before him who slays you, 'I
am a god'? But you shall be a man, and not a god, In
the hand of him who slays you.
HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND?
‘you shall be a man, and not a god‘
READ:
EZEKIEL 28:2
2
…. Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though
you set your heart as the heart of a god.”
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 9-10
9
"Will you still say before him who slays you, 'I
am a god'? But you shall be a man, and not a god, In
the hand of him who slays you.
HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND?
‘you shall be a man, and not a god‘
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISRAEL?
WHY?
READ:
ISAIAH 31:1-3
3
The Egyptians are men, and not God; And their
horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD
stretches out His hand, Both he who helps will fall,
And he who is helped will fall down; They all will
perish together.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 9-10
9
"Will you still say before him who slays you, 'I
am a god'? But you shall be a man, and not a god, In
the hand of him who slays you.
HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND?
‘you shall be a man and not a god‘
‘In the hand of him who slays you’
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JERUSALEM?
WHY?
READ:
EZEKIEL 16:49-50
49
Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom:
She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and
abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the
hand of the poor and needy.
50
They were haughty and committed abomination
before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 9-10
10
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by
the hand of aliens; For I have spoken," says the Lord
GOD.'"
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE KING OF TYRE?
‘You shall die the death of the uncircumcised’
WHO ARE THE UNCIRCUMCISED?
WHAT DID JONATHAN SAY? WHY?
READ:
1 SAMUEL 14:7
6
Jonathan said to the young man who bore his
armor, "Come, let us go over to the garrison of these
uncircumcised; it may be that the LORD will work for
us. For nothing restrains the LORD from saving by
many or by few." NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 9-10
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE KING OF TYRE?
‘You shall die the death of the uncircumcised’
WHO ARE THE UNCIRCUMCISED?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JEREMIAH?
WHY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 9:25-26
25
"Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD,
"that I will punish all who are circumcised with the
uncircumcised —
26
Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all who
are in the farthest corners, who dwell in the
wilderness. For all these nations are uncircumcised,
and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the
heart."
NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 28: 11-13
LAMENTATION FOR THE KING OF TYRE
11
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me,
saying,
12
"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.
13
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.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 11-13
LAMENTATION FOR THE KING OF TYRE
11
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me,
saying,
12
"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.
13
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.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT TYRE?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 12
12
"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.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
HOW DID THE LORD DESCRIBE TYRE?
READ:
EZEKIEL 27:2-3
3
Say to Tyre, 'You who are situated at the
entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many
coastlands, thus says the Lord GOD: "O Tyre, you
have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.'
4
Your borders are in the midst of the seas. Your
builders have perfected your beauty. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 12
HOW DID THE LORD DESCRIBE TYRE?
You were the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT LUCIFER?
READ:
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12
"How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son
of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13
For you have said in your heart: 'I will ascend
into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of
God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;
14
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.'
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 13
13
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.
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT TYRE?
You were in Eden, the garden of God
WHERE DID THE LORD PUT ADAM?
READ:
GENESIS 2:8
8
The LORD God planted a garden eastward in
Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 13
13
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.
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT TYRE?
You were in Eden, the garden of God
HOW DID THE LORD DESCRIBE EGYPT?
READ:
EZEKIEL 31:8-9
8
The cedars in the garden of God could not hide
it; The fir trees were not like its boughs, And the
chestnut trees were not like its branches; No tree in
the garden of God was like it in beauty.
9
I made it beautiful with a multitude of branches,
So that all the trees of Eden envied it.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 13
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT TYRE?
13
… Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and
jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
HOW WAS AARON’S BREASTPLATE TO BE MADE?
READ:
EXODUS 28:15-20
17
You shall put settings of stones in it, four rows
of stones: The first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and
an emerald; this shall be the first row;
18
the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire,
and a diamond;
19
the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an
amethyst;
20
and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a
jasper. They shall be set in gold settings.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 13
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT TYRE?
13
… Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and
jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
WHAT DID SYRIA BRING TO TYRE?
READ:
EZEKIEL 27:16
16
Syria was your merchant because of the
abundance of goods you made. They gave you for
your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen,
corals, and rubies.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 13
HOW DID JOHN DESCRIBE HEAVEN?
READ:
REVELATION 21:18-21
18
The construction of its wall was of jasper; and
the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
19
The foundations of the wall of the city were
adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first
foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third
chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
20
the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh
chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth
chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth
amethyst.
21
The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each
individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the
city was pure gold, like transparent glass. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 14-15
LAMENTATION FOR THE KING OF TYRE
14
"You were the anointed cherub who covers; I
established you; You were on the holy mountain of
God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery
stones.
15
You were perfect in your ways from the day you
were created, Till iniquity was found in you.
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
‘You were the anointed cherub who covers’
WHAT IS A CHERUB?
CHERUBIM?
WHAT DOES ANOINTED MEAN? CONSECRATED?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 14
14
"You were the anointed cherub who covers; I
established you; You were on the holy mountain of
God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery
stones.
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
‘You were the anointed cherub who covers’
WHAT IS A CHERUB?
CHERUBIM?
WHERE DID THE LORD PLACE THE CHERUBIM?
WHY?
READ:
GENESIS 3:24
24
He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim
at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword
which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of
life. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 14
WHAT IS A CHERUB?
CHERUBIM?
WHERE DID MOSES PUT THE CHERUBS? WHY?
READ:
EXODUS 25:17-20
17
You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two
and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a
half its width.
18
And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of
hammered work you shall make them at the two ends
of the mercy seat.
19
Make one cherub at one end, and the other
cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim
at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat.
20
And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings
above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and
they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim
shall be toward the mercy seat.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 14
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
‘You were the anointed cherub who covers’
WHAT DOES ANOINTED MEAN? CONSECRATED?
WHAT SHOULD MOSES ANOINT?
WHY?
READ:
EXODUS 30:26-29
26
You shall anoint the tabernacle of meeting and
the ark of the Testimony;
27
the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and
its utensils, and the altar of incense;
28
the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils,
and the laver and its base.
29
You shall consecrate them, that they may be
most holy; whatever touches them must be holy. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 14
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
‘You were the anointed cherub who covers’
WHAT DOES ANOINTED MEAN? CONSECRATED?
WHAT SHOULD MOSES ANOINT?
WHY?
READ:
EXODUS 40:9-11
9
You shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the
tabernacle and all that is in it; and you shall hallow it
and all its utensils, and it shall be holy.
10
You shall anoint the altar of the burnt offering
and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar. The altar
shall be most holy.
11
And you shall anoint the laver and its base, and
consecrate it.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 14
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
‘You were the anointed cherub who covers’
WHAT DOES ANOINTED MEAN? CONSECRATED?
WHO IS THE SON OF PERDITION?
WHAT IS HE DOING?
READ:
2 THESSALONIANS 2:3-4
3
Let no one deceive you by any means; for that
Day will not come unless the falling away comes first,
and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,
4
who opposes and exalts himself above all that is
called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God
in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 15
15
You were perfect in your ways from the day you
were created, Till iniquity was found in you.
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE?
You were perfect in your ways
from the day you were created
Till iniquity was found in you
WHAT DID HIRAM SAY ABOUT SOLOMON?
WHY?
READ:`1KINGS 5:7
7
So it was, when Hiram heard the words of
Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly and said,
Blessed be the LORD this day, for He has given David
a wise son over this great people!
NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 28: 16-17
LAMENTATION FOR THE KING OF TYRE
16
"By the abundance of your trading You became
filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I
cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of
God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, From
the midst of the fiery stones.
17
"Your heart was lifted up because of your
beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of
your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you
before kings, That they might gaze at you.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 16-17
LAMENTATION FOR THE KING OF TYRE
16
"By the abundance of your trading you became
filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I
cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of
God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the
midst of the fiery stones.
17
"Your heart was lifted up because of your
beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of
your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you
before kings, That they might gaze at you.
WHAT HAPPENED TO TYRE?
became filled with violence within and sinned?
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO TYRE?
cast out of the mountain of God and destroyed?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 16
16
"By the abundance of your trading you became
filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I
cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of
God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the
midst of the fiery stones.
WHAT HAPPENED TO TYRE?
became filled with violence within and sinned
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO TYRE?
cast out of the mountain of God and destroyed
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE DAYS OF NOAH?
READ:
GENESIS 6:11
11
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the
earth was filled with violence. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 16
16
"By the abundance of your trading you became
filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I
cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of
God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the
midst of the fiery stones.
WHAT HAPPENED TO TYRE?
became filled with violence within and sinned
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO TYRE?
cast out of the mountain of God and destroyed
WHAT DID GOD DO TO ADAM? WHY?
READ:
GENESIS 3:24
24
He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim
at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword
which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of
life. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 16
16
"By the abundance of your trading you became
filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I
cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of
God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the
midst of the fiery stones.
WHAT HAPPENED TO TYRE?
became filled with violence within and sinned
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO TYRE?
cast out of the mountain of God and destroyed
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO THE SINFUL?
READ:
PSALMS 89:39
39
You have renounced the covenant of Your
servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to
the ground.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 16
16
"By the abundance of your trading you became
filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I
cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of
God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the
midst of the fiery stones.
WHAT HAPPENED TO TYRE?
became filled with violence within and sinned
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO TYRE?
cast out of the mountain of God and destroyed
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO THE SINFUL?
READ:
HABAKKUK 2:17
17
The violence done to Lebanon will cover you,
And the plunder of beasts which made them afraid,
Because of men's blood And the violence of the land
and the city, And of all who dwell in it.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 17
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO TYRE?
I cast you to the ground & I laid you before kings
WHY?
Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty
And you corrupted your wisdom
for the sake of your splendor
WHAT WILL GOD DO TO ASSYRIA? WHY?
READ:
ISAIAH 10:12
12
…. When the Lord has performed all His work on
Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will say, "I will
punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of
Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks." NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 17
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO TYRE?
I cast you to the ground & I laid you before kings
WHY?
Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty
And you corrupted your wisdom
for the sake of your splendor
WHAT HAPPENED TO ISRAEL?
READ:
EZEKIEL 19:12
12
She was plucked up in fury, She was cast down
to the ground, And the east wind dried her fruit. Her
strong branches were broken and withered; The fire
consumed them. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 17
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO TYRE?
I cast you to the ground & I laid you before kings
WHY?
Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty
And you corrupted your wisdom
for the sake of your splendor
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO JERUSALEM?
WHY?
READ:
EZEKIEL 16:49-50
49
Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom:
She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and
abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the
hand of the poor and needy.
50
They were haughty and committed abomination
before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit.
READ:
EZEKIEL 28: 18-19
LAMENTATION FOR THE KING OF TYRE
18
"You defiled your sanctuaries By the multitude
of your iniquities, By the iniquity of your trading;
Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured
you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the
sight of all who saw you.
19
All who knew you among the peoples are
astonished at you; You have become a horror, And
shall be no more forever."'"
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 18-19
18
"You defiled your sanctuaries by the multitude
of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your trading;
Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured
you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the
sight of all who saw you.
19
All who knew you among the peoples are
astonished at you; You have become a horror, And
shall be no more forever."'"
HOW DID TYRE DEFILE HER SANCTUARIES?
by the iniquity of her trading?
HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND TO THIS?
I brought fire from your midst
It devoured you and I turned you to ashes
HOW WILL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD RESPOND?
the peoples are astonished at you
you have become a horror
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 18
18
"You defiled your sanctuaries by the multitude
of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your trading;
Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured
you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the
sight of all who saw you.
WHAT DID THE LORD DO?
I brought fire from your midst
It devoured you and I turned you to ashes
WHAT WILL THE HOUSE OF JACOB & JOSEPH DO?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE HOUSE OF ESAU?
READ:
OBADIAH 18
18
The house of Jacob shall be a fire, And the
house of Joseph a flame; But the house of Esau shall
be stubble; They shall kindle them and devour them,
And no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau,"
For the LORD has spoken.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 18
18
"You defiled your sanctuaries by the multitude
of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your trading;
Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured
you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the
sight of all who saw you.
WHAT DID THE LORD DO?
I brought fire from your midst
It devoured you and I turned you to ashes
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE WICKED?
READ:
MALACHI 4:3
3
You shall trample the wicked, For they shall be
ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do
this,“ Says the LORD of hosts. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 18
18
"You defiled your sanctuaries by the multitude
of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your trading;
Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured
you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the
sight of all who saw you.
WHAT DID THE LORD DO?
I brought fire from your midst
It devoured you and I turned you to ashes
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO TYRE?
READ:
ZECHARIAH 9:3-4
3
Tyre built herself a tower, Heaped up silver like
the dust, And gold like the mire of the streets.
4
Behold, the LORD will cast her out; He will
destroy her power in the sea, And she will be devoured
by fire.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 19
19
All who knew you among the peoples are
astonished at you; You have become a horror, And
shall be no more forever."'"
HOW WILL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD RESPOND?
the peoples are astonished at you.
you have become a horror.
WHAT DID GOD SAY WOULD HAPPEN TO ISRAEL?
READ:
LEVITICUS 26:32
32
I will bring the land to desolation, and your
enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 19
19
All who knew you among the peoples are
astonished at you; You have become a horror, And
shall be no more forever."'"
HOW WILL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD RESPOND?
the peoples are astonished at you.
you have become a horror.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO BABYLON?
READ:
JEREMIAH 51:64
64
You shall say: 'Thus Babylon shall sink and not
rise from the catastrophe that I will bring upon her.
And they shall be weary.‘
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 19
19
All who knew you among the peoples are
astonished at you; You have become a horror, And
shall be no more forever."'"
HOW WILL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD RESPOND?
the peoples are astonished at you.
you have become a horror.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO TYRE?
READ:
EZEKIEL 26:21
21
I will make you a terror, and you shall be no
more; though you are sought for, you will never be
found again,' says the Lord GOD.
NKJV
READ:
20
EZEKIEL 28: 20-22
PROCLAMATION AGAINST SIDON
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
21
"Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and
prophesy against her,
22
and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I
am against you, O Sidon; I will be glorified in your
midst; And they shall know that I am the LORD, When I
execute judgments in her and am hallowed in her.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 20-22
PROCLAMATION AGAINST SIDON
20
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
21
"Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and
prophesy against her,
22
and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I
am against you, O Sidon; I will be glorified in your
midst; And they shall know that I am the LORD, When I
execute judgments in her and am hallowed in her.
WHO WAS SIDON?
WHY PROPHESY AGAINST SIDON?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO SIDON?
WHAT WILL SIDON KNOW?
WHEN?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 21
21
"Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and
prophesy against her,
WHO WAS SIDON?
GREAT GRANDSON OF NOAH?
READ:
GENESIS 10:1
1
This is the genealogy of the sons of Noah:
Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them
after the flood.
NKJV
READ:
GENESIS 10:6
6
The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and
Canaan.
NKJV
15
READ:
GENESIS 10:15
Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth;
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 21
21
"Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and
prophesy against her,
WHAT LAND DID ASHER INHERIT?
READ:
JOSHUA 19:28
28
Including Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah,
as far as Greater Sidon. NKJV
WHAT DID ASHER FAIL TO DO?
READ:
JUDGES 1:31-32
31
Nor did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Acco
or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, Achzib,
Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob.
32
The Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the
inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 21
21
"Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and
prophesy against her,
WHY PROPHESY AGAINST SIDON?
WHAT DID THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL FAIL TO DO?
READ:
JUDGES 1:28
28
When Israel was strong, they put the Canaanites
under tribute, but did not completely drive them out.
WHAT WAS THE RESULT?
READ:
JUDGES 10:6
6
The children of Israel again did evil in the sight
of the LORD, and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths,
the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of
Moab, the gods of the people of Ammon, and the gods
of the Philistines; and they forsook the LORD and did
not serve Him.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 21
21
"Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and
prophesy against her,
WHY PROPHESY AGAINST SIDON?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISRAEL?
READ:
JUDGES 10:11-13
11
So the LORD said to the children of Israel, "Did I
not deliver you from the Egyptians and from the
Amorites and from the people of Ammon and from the
Philistines?
12
Also the Sidonians and Amalekites and
Maonites oppressed you; and you cried out to Me, and
I delivered you from their hand.
13
Yet you have forsaken Me and served other
gods. Therefore I will deliver you no more.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 21
21
"Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and
prophesy against her,
WHY PROPHESY AGAINST SIDON?
READ:
1 KINGS 11:33
33
Because they have forsaken Me, and worshiped
Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the
god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the people
of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways to do what
is right in My eyes and keep My statutes and My
judgments, as did his father David. NKJV
WHAT DID AHAB DO?
READ:
1 KINGS 16:31
31
…. he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of
Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians; and he went and
served Baal and worshiped him.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 21
21
"Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and
prophesy against her,
WHY PROPHESY AGAINST SIDON?
WHAT DID JOSIAH DO?
READ:
2 KINGS 23:13-14
13
The king defiled the high places that were east
of Jerusalem, which were on the south of the Mount of
Corruption, which Solomon king of Israel had built for
Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for
Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for
Milcom the abomination of the people of Ammon.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 22
22
and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I
am against you, O Sidon; I will be glorified in your
midst; And they shall know that I am the LORD, When I
execute judgments in her and am hallowed in her.
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO SIDON?
I will be glorified in your midst
WHAT DID MOSES SAY TO AARON? WHY?
READ:
LEVITTCUS 10:3
3
And Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the
LORD spoke, saying: 'By those who come near Me
I must be regarded as holy; And before all the people
I must be glorified.'“ So Aaron held his peace. NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 28: 23-24
PROCLAMATION AGAINST SIDON
23
For I will send pestilence upon her, And blood in
her streets; The wounded shall be judged in her midst
By the sword against her on every side; Then they
shall know that I am the LORD.
24
"And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or
a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all
who are around them, who despise them. Then they
shall know that I am the Lord GOD."
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 23-24
PROCLAMATION AGAINST SIDON
23
For I will send pestilence upon her, and blood in
her streets; The wounded shall be judged in her midst
by the sword against her on every side; Then they
shall know that I am the LORD.
24
"And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or
a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all
who are around them, who despise them. Then they
shall know that I am the Lord GOD."
WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO SIDON?
WHAT WILL THEY KNOW?
I am the Lord GOD
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 23
PROCLAMATION AGAINST SIDON
23
For I will send pestilence upon her, and blood in
her streets; The wounded shall be judged in her midst
by the sword against her on every side; Then they
shall know that I am the LORD.
WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO SIDON?
WHAT WILL THEY KNOW?
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO JERUSALEM?
READ:
EZEKIEL 5:17
17
I will send against you famine and wild beasts,
and they will bereave you. Pestilence and blood shall
pass through you, and I will bring the sword against
you. I, the LORD, have spoken.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 24
24
"And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or
a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all
who are around them, who despise them. Then they
shall know that I am the Lord GOD."
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO SIDON?
there shall no longer be a pricking brier
or a painful thorn for the house of Israel
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISRAEL?
READ:
NUMBERS 33:55
55
If you do not drive out the inhabitants of the
land from before you, then it shall be that those whom
you let remain shall be irritants in your eyes and
thorns in your sides, and they shall harass you in the
land where you dwell.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 24
24
"And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or
a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all
who are around them, who despise them. Then they
shall know that I am the Lord GOD."
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO SIDON?
there shall no longer be a pricking brier
or a painful thorn for the house of Israel
WHAT DID JOSHUA SAY TO ISRAEL?
READ:
JOSHUA 23:13
13
Know for certain that the LORD your God will no
longer drive out these nations from before you. But
they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges
on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish
from this good land which the LORD your God has
given you. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 24
24
"And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or
a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all
who are around them, who despise them. Then they
shall know that I am the Lord GOD."
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO SIDON?
there shall no longer be a pricking brier
or a painful thorn for the house of Israel
WHAT DID DAVID SAY TO ISRAEL?
READ:
2 SAMUEL 23:6
6
The sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns
thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 24
24
"And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or
a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all
who are around them, who despise them. Then they
shall know that I am the Lord GOD."
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO SIDON?
there shall no longer be a pricking brier
or a painful thorn for the house of Israel
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO JERUSALEM?
READ:
ISAIAH 5:6
6
I will lay it waste; It shall not be pruned or dug,
But there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also
command the clouds That they rain no rain on it.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 24
24
"And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or
a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all
who are around them, who despise them. Then they
shall know that I am the Lord GOD."
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO SIDON?
there shall no longer be a pricking brier
or a painful thorn for the house of Israel
WHAT DID LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL? WHY?
READ:
EZEKIEL 2:6
6
“Son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be
afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with
you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid
of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they
are a rebellious house. NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 28: 25-26
ISRAEL'S FUTURE BLESSING
25
'Thus says the Lord GOD: "When I have
gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among
whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in them in
the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their
own land which I gave to My servant Jacob.
26
And they will dwell safely there, build houses,
and plant vineyards; yes, they will dwell securely,
when I execute judgments on all those around them
who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the
LORD their God."'"
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 25-26
ISRAEL'S FUTURE BLESSING
25
'Thus says the Lord GOD: "When I have
gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among
whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in them in
the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their
own land which I gave to My servant Jacob.
26
And they will dwell safely there, build houses,
and plant vineyards; yes, they will dwell securely,
when I execute judgments on all those around them
who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the
LORD their God."'"
NKJV
HOW WILL THE LORD BE HALLOWED?
WHEN?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 25
ISRAEL'S FUTURE BLESSING
25
'Thus says the Lord GOD: "When I have
gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among
whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in them in
the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their
own land which I gave to My servant Jacob.
HOW WILL THE LORD BE HALLOWED? WHEN?
READ:
EZEKIEL 20:41-42
41
…. When I bring you out from the peoples and
gather you out of the countries where you have been
scattered; and I will be hallowed in you before the
Gentiles.
42
Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I
bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for
which I raised My hand in an oath to give to your
fathers.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 25
25
'Thus says the Lord GOD: "When I have
gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among
whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in them in
the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their
own land which I gave to My servant Jacob.
WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR ISRAEL & JUDAH?
READ:
ISAIAH 11:12
12
He will set up a banner for the nations, And will
assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together
the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the
earth.
NKJV
READ:
JEREMIAH 32:37
37
Behold, I will gather them out of all countries
where I have driven them in My anger, in My fury, and
in great wrath; I will bring them back to this place, and
I will cause them to dwell safely.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 25
25
'Thus says the Lord GOD: "When I have
gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among
whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in them in
the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their
own land which I gave to My servant Jacob.
WHAT WILL THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SAY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 23:7-8
7
“Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD,
"that they shall no longer say, 'As the LORD lives who
brought up the children of Israel from the land of
Egypt,'
8
but, 'As the LORD lives who brought up and led
the descendants of the house of Israel from the north
country and from all the countries where I had driven
them.' And they shall dwell in their own land." NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 25
WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE GENTILES?
IS THIS CONDITIONAL?
READ:
JEREMIAH 12:15-17
15
Then it shall be, after I have plucked them out,
that I will return and have compassion on them and
bring them back, everyone to his heritage and
everyone to his land.
16
And it shall be, if they will learn carefully the
ways of My people, to swear by My name, 'As the
LORD lives,' as they taught My people to swear by
Baal, then they shall be established in the midst of My
people.
17
But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up
and destroy that nation," says the LORD.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 26
ISRAEL'S FUTURE BLESSING
26
And they will dwell safely there, build houses,
and plant vineyards; yes, they will dwell securely,
when I execute judgments on all those around them
who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the
LORD their God."'"
NKJV
WHAT DID THE LORD PROMISE ISRAEL?
IS THIS CONDITIONAL?
READ:
LEVITICUS 25:18
18
You shall observe My statutes and keep My
judgments, and perform them; and you will dwell in the
land in safety.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 26
ISRAEL'S FUTURE BLESSING
26
And they will dwell safely there, build houses,
and plant vineyards; yes, they will dwell securely,
when I execute judgments on all those around them
who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the
LORD their God."'"
NKJV
WHAT DID THE LORD PROMISE ISRAEL?
IS THIS CONDITIONAL?
READ:
1 KINGS 4:25
25
Judah and Israel dwelt safely, each man under
his vine and his fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba,
all the days of Solomon. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 26
ISRAEL'S FUTURE BLESSING
WHAT DID THE LORD PROMISE ISRAEL?
IS THIS CONDITIONAL?
READ:
ISAIAH 65:21
21
They shall build houses and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. NKJV
READ:
JEREMIAH 32:15
15
Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel:
"Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed
again in this land.“
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 26
ISRAEL'S FUTURE BLESSING
WHAT DID THE LORD PROMISE ISRAEL?
IS THIS CONDITIONAL?
READ:
JEREMIAH 17:24-25
24
If you heed Me carefully," says the LORD,
"to bring no burden through the gates of this city on
the Sabbath day, but hallow the Sabbath day, to do no
work in it,
25
then shall enter the gates of this city kings and
princes sitting on the throne of David, riding in
chariots and on horses, they and their princes,
accompanied by the men of Judah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem; and this city shall remain forever. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 26
ISRAEL'S FUTURE BLESSING
WHAT DID THE LORD PROMISE ISRAEL?
IS THIS CONDITIONAL?
READ:
HOSEA 2:15
15
I will give her vineyards from there, And the
Valley of Achor as a door of hope; She shall sing there,
As in the days of her youth, As in the day when she
came up from the land of Egypt.
NKJV
READ:
HOSEA 11:11
11
They shall come trembling like a bird from
Egypt, Like a dove from the land of Assyria. And I will
let them dwell in their houses, Says the LORD. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 28: 26
ISRAEL'S FUTURE BLESSING
WHAT DID THE LORD PROMISE ISRAEL?
IS THIS CONDITIONAL?
READ:
AMOS 9:14-15
14
I will bring back the captives of My people Israel;
They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them;
They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them.
15
I will plant them in their land, And no longer
shall they be pulled up from the land I have given
them, Says the LORD your God.
NKJV