Question: I cannot understand, in Ezekiel 28, the references to the Prince of Tyre being a cherub, and being in Eden. Can you help, please?
Answer: We agree that the wording of this chapter as given in the Authorised Version is very difficult, and, in fact, it conveys quite a wrong impression of the real meaning.
Casting our minds back, Hiram king of Tyre was most helpful to both David and Solomon. The association between them, and the message Hiram sent to Solomon on his accession to the throne, shows that Hiram was a firm believer in the God of Israel. These are his words. “Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given to David a wise son to be over this great people...” (1 Kings 5:7, RSV). These words imply both a recognition of the God of Heaven and of His power in directing the affairs of state of the Kingdom of Israel, which was the Kingdom of God. How far he went, we are not told, but the co-operation was a very helpful one, and Hiram knew that any help he gave was for the God of Heaven.
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Author: James Carter
Keywords: Satan, King of Tyre, covering cherub, trees of Eden, anointed cherub, cast out of heaven, wiser than Daniel
Bible reference(s): Ezekiel 28:11-17
Source: “Question and Answer,” The Testimony, Vol. 43, No. 506, February 1974, pp 77-78.
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