Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Ezekiel 28

Eze 28:2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:

thine heart is lifted up

Eze 28:9.

I am a God

Eze 27:3, 4; 2Th 2:3-10.

Eze 28:6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;

thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God

The Beast. Eze 28:2-8. (Dan 7:8; Rev 19:20.)

Eze 28:12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

the king of Tyrus

Here (Eze 28:12-15), as in Isa 14:12, the language goes beyond the king of Tyre to Satan, inspirer and unseen ruler of all such pomp and pride as that of Tyre. Instances of thus indirectly addressing Satan are: Gen 3:14, 15; Mat 16:23. The unfallen state of Satan is here described; his fall in Isa 14:12-14. (See Scofield Revelation 20:10, note.) But there is more. The vision is not of Satan in his own person, but of Satan fulfilling himself in and through an earthly king who arrogates to himself divine honours, so that the prince of Tyrus foreshadows the Beast (Dan 7:8; Rev 19:20).

Eze 27:3; 28:2.

perfect in beauty

Satan. Eze 28:12-15; Zec 3:1, 2. (Gen 3:1; Rev 20:10.)

Eze 28:14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

cherub

See Eze 28:16. Exo 25:20.

Eze 28:19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.

thou shalt be a terror

Eze 26:21; 27:36.

Eze 28:22 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.

I will be glorified

Eze 39:13; Exo 14:4, 17.

Eze 28:23 For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

pestilence, and blood

Eze 38:22.

Eze 28:24 And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

a pricking brier

Num 33:55; Jos 23:13.

Eze 28:25 Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.

gathered the house of Israel

Eze 11:17; 20:41; 34:13; 37:21; Isa 11:12.

heathen

i.e. nations.

Eze 28:26 And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.

dwell safely

Eze 36:28; Jer 23:6.