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Tyre

Tyre was an ancient Phoenician city known for its wealth, commerce, and pride, which became the subject of biblical prophecy regarding divine judgment. Scripture reveals both its practical contributions to God's people and its eventual downfall as a warning against worldly arrogance.

Overview

Tyre was a prosperous maritime city that traded with Israel and other nations. King Hiram of Tyre supplied cedar and skilled craftsmen for Solomon's temple (2 Chronicles 2:7, 13). However, the city became characterized by pride in its wealth and commercial power, making it a focus of prophetic judgment in Scripture.

Key Scriptures

"Your oarsmen have brought you out to the high seas. The east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas" (Ezekiel 27:26, ESV). "At the sound of your cry the pilots and oarsmen cease, all the sailors and all who guide the ships are dismayed" (Ezekiel 27:28-29, ESV). "All who knew you among the peoples are appalled at you; you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more forever" (Ezekiel 27:36, ESV).

Application

Tyre's fall reminds believers that earthly wealth and human achievement apart from God ultimately lead to destruction and that humility before the Lord is essential.

Scripture References 40
2 Chronicles 2:7 2 Chronicles 2:13 Ezekiel 26:15 Ezekiel 26:16 Ezekiel 26:17 Ezekiel 26:18 Ezekiel 27:29 Ezekiel 27:30 Ezekiel 27:31 Ezekiel 27:32 Ezekiel 27:33 Ezekiel 27:34 Ezekiel 27:35 Ezekiel 27:36 Zechariah 9:5 Matthew 11:21 Matthew 11:22 Joshua 19:29 Isaiah 23:7 1 Kings 5:1 2 Chronicles 2:3 Acts 12:20 Ezekiel 26:2 1 Kings 5:1 Jeremiah 25:22 Isaiah 23:6 Isaiah 23:12 Ezekiel 26:17 Ezekiel 27:4 Ezekiel 27:25 Ezekiel 27:3 Ezekiel 27:4 Ezekiel 27:12 Ezekiel 27:13 Ezekiel 27:14 Ezekiel 27:15 Ezekiel 27:16 Ezekiel 27:17 Ezekiel 27:18 Ezekiel 27:19
Full Topical Reference List 140 total — Nave's Topical Bible

A master-builder for the temple

2 Chronicles 2:7 2 Chronicles 2:13

All nations to be terrified at its destruction

Ezekiel 26:15 Ezekiel 26:16 Ezekiel 26:17 Ezekiel 26:18 Ezekiel 27:29 Ezekiel 27:30 Ezekiel 27:31 Ezekiel 27:32 Ezekiel 27:33 Ezekiel 27:34 Ezekiel 27:35 Ezekiel 27:36 Zechariah 9:5

Alluded to the depravity of

Matthew 11:21 Matthew 11:22

Antiquity of

Isaiah 23:7 Joshua 19:29

David and Solomon formed alliances with

1 Kings 5:1 2 Chronicles 2:3

Depended for provision upon Galilee

Acts 12:20

Envy against the Jews a cause of its destruction

Ezekiel 26:2

Governed by kings

1 Kings 5:1 Jeremiah 25:22

Inhabitants of, to emigrated to other countries

Isaiah 23:6 Isaiah 23:12

Insular position of

Ezekiel 26:17 Ezekiel 27:4 Ezekiel 27:25

Its beauty

Ezekiel 27:3 Ezekiel 27:4

Its commerce

Ezekiel 27:3 Ezekiel 27:12 Ezekiel 27:13 Ezekiel 27:14 Ezekiel 27:15 Ezekiel 27:16 Ezekiel 27:17 Ezekiel 27:18 Ezekiel 27:19 Ezekiel 27:20 Ezekiel 27:21 Ezekiel 27:22 Ezekiel 27:23 Ezekiel 27:24 Ezekiel 27:25 Isaiah 23:2 Isaiah 23:3

Its inhabitants to be sold as slaves, as a recompence for their selling the Jews

Joel 3:4 Joel 3:5 Joel 3:6 Joel 3:7 Joel 3:8

Its restoration to commercial greatness after seventy years

Isaiah 23:16 Isaiah 23:17

Its second destruction by the Macedonians

Ezekiel 27:32 Ezekiel 28:7 Ezekiel 28:8 Ezekiel 28:18 Zechariah 9:2 Zechariah 9:3 Zechariah 9:4

Its wealth

Ezekiel 27:33 Ezekiel 28:4 Ezekiel 28:5 Zechariah 9:3

Mercantile men

Isaiah 23:8

Never to recover its greatness

Ezekiel 26:21

Often confederated against the Jews and rejoiced in their calamities

Amos 1:9 Ezekiel 26:2 Psalms 83:7

Paul found disciples at

Acts 21:3 Acts 21:4

Pride a cause of its destruction

Ezekiel 28:2 Ezekiel 28:3 Ezekiel 28:4 Ezekiel 28:5 Ezekiel 28:6

Propitiated the favour of Herod

Acts 12:20

Proud and haughty

Ezekiel 28:2 Ezekiel 28:17 Isaiah 23:9

Sea-faring men

Ezekiel 26:17

Seamen for Solomon's navy

1 Kings 9:27 2 Chronicles 8:18

Self-conceited

Ezekiel 28:3 Ezekiel 28:4 Ezekiel 28:5

Soldiers of, supplied by Persia, &c

Ezekiel 27:10 Ezekiel 27:11

Stones and timber for building the temple

1 Kings 5:6 1 Kings 5:9 2 Chronicles 2:8 2 Chronicles 2:9 2 Chronicles 2:16

Strength and beauty of its ships

Ezekiel 27:5 Ezekiel 27:6 Ezekiel 27:7

Strongly fortified

2 Samuel 24:7 Ezekiel 26:17 Joshua 19:29 Zechariah 9:3

Superstitious

Jeremiah 27:2 Jeremiah 27:3 Jeremiah 27:9

The crowning city

Isaiah 23:8

The daughter of Tarshish

Isaiah 23:10

The daughter of Zidon

Isaiah 23:12

The Jews condemned for purchasing from the people of, on the Sabbath

Nehemiah 13:16

The joyous city

Isaiah 23:7

The king of Babylon to be rewarded with the spoil of Egypt for his service against

Ezekiel 29:18 Ezekiel 29:19 Ezekiel 29:20

The renowned city

Ezekiel 26:17

The ruins of the first city to be employed in making a causeway to effect the destruction of insular Tyre

Ezekiel 26:12

Timber for rebuilding the temple and city

Ezra 3:7

To be destroyed by the king of Babylon

Ezekiel 26:7 Ezekiel 26:8 Ezekiel 26:9 Ezekiel 26:10 Ezekiel 26:11 Ezekiel 26:12 Ezekiel 26:13 Isaiah 23:13 Isaiah 23:14 Jeremiah 27:3 Jeremiah 27:6

To be scraped as the top of a rock, and to be a place for the spreading nets

Ezekiel 26:3 Ezekiel 26:4 Ezekiel 26:5 Ezekiel 26:14

To lie waste and be forgotten for seventy years

Isaiah 23:15

To participated in the blessings of the gospel

Isaiah 23:18 Psalms 45:12

Visited the coasts of

Mark 7:24 Matthew 15:21

Was followed by many from

Luke 6:17 Mark 3:8

Wicked

Ezekiel 28:18
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