Ezekiel 27-29; Psalm 126
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I kept seeing a theme in these chapters of pride as well as this:
wisdom without humility is not wisdom at all.
~About the city of Tyre: “You say, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in
beauty.” Ezekiel 27:3
~About the ruler of Tyre: “In the pride of your heart you say, ‘I
am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas.” Ezekiel 28:2
~About Pharaoh, king of Egypt: “You say, ‘The Nile is mine; I made
it for myself” . Ezekiel 29:3
~“Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you
corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor.” Ezekiel 28:17
This last verse quoted from the second half of Ezekiel 28 was
addressed to the “king of Tyre” as apposed to the “ruler of Tyre” as in the
beginning of that chapter. It
seems to be telling the story of the fall of Satan.
Throughout these chapters are stories of those who had great
wisdom and understanding as well as great skill, which is why they also had
great wealth. But the other common
thread was that these great and wise leaders became arrogant and prideful. Because of this they corrupted their
wisdom and faced a great fall from power, fame, and wealth. God’s reminder – “You are a man and not
a god.” “Then they will know that
I am the Sovereign Lord.”
Wisdom, as well as the blessings that often come along with it, is
a wonderful gift, but when pride comes along with it too and humbleness
departs, everything starts to fall apart.
“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes
wisdom.” Proverbs 11:2
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