February 29, 2012
Ezekiel 28 – no satan here By brotheryochanan a man not a satan It was Tyre’s purple-dyed textiles, worn throughout the ancient world as a mark of royal rank, that brought fame and fortune to the city. One gram of pure purple dye was worth ten or twenty grams of gold, so it is not surprising […]
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February 28, 2012
LAMENT OVER THE PRINCE 28:11-19 Ezekiel 28:11-19 is one of the most obscure passages in the Old Testament. The text is notoriously difficult. God ordered Ezekiel to lament the death of the king of Tyre. Such prophetic laments are anticipatory of a calamity that will occur in the near future. In carrying out this command, Ezekiel was partially […]
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