Message from Scripture: 7/23/2021

 

Our message from Scripture today comes from Ezek. 26:3-5; “I am against you, O Tyre, and I will bring many nations against you, like the sea cast up its waves.  They will destroy the walls of Tyre and pull down her towers; I will scrape away her rubble and make her a bare rock.  Out in the sea she will become a place to spread fishnets, for I have spoken, declares the Lord.”

 

Tyre was an important city, referred to in the Bible as a strong or fortified city, noted for its trade and commerce. The prophets condemned Tyre for delivering Israelites to the Edomites (Amos 1:9), and for plundering their goods (Joel 3:5-6). The city, then, came to be known for its opposition to God. Ezekiel’s prophecy was made 250 years before the destruction took place, but it did happen as God had said. Nebuchadnezzar came against Tyre and broke down its walls, but he did not take the city (Ezekiel 29:18). The people of Tyre moved to an island offshore and built a new city. Alexander the Great literally scraped the ruins of the old city into the water to build a causeway to the island.  He then marched his army over the causeway and took the city. Even today the site of old Tyre is a place for the spreading of nets.

 

God's word is for believing and obeying. Fulfilled prophecy reveals to us a God who is faithful to do all He has promised in His word. If He kept His word about Tyre, He will also keep His word regarding our salvation, helping us overcome temptation, the joy of heaven, the punishment of hell, and so on. God will be faithful to perform His will.

 

Today, let’s go out to serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, having full confidence that God will do what He has said. May our lives reflect the blessings He offers, and the fullness of the promise we have in eternal life. God bless.

 

Robert