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1 | Does Satan Exist Part II | Bible general Archive 3 | drbloor | 166181 | ||
PART II 2. He was the anointed cherub of God "that covereth". Ezekiel 28:14. This is a clear reference to the carved golden cherubim that were situated at either end of the mercy seat above the Ark of the Covenant, whose wings "covereth" the mercy seat (Exodus 25:20) and which was "anointed" in Exodus 30:26. If the only other cherub in the whole of Holy Scripture that has been anointed and that covereth is on the Ark, and Ezekiel is alluding to the Ephod of the high priest (the only one who could approach the Ark), and discusses the "mountain of God" – the location of the Ark, then it is reasonable to take Ezekiel at his word and accept that he is clearly referring here to the cherub of the Ark of the Covenant. The reason that this is applicable to Tyre is that Hiram, king of Tyre, was great friends with King David and Solomon, and went so far as to help build the Temple of God where the Ark of the Covenant was located (1 Kings 5). In fact it was the timber that Tyre provided that made the roof (or covering!) of The Temple. I would therefore suggest that a more natural reading of this would be to again see this verse as a metaphor, depicting by "the covering" the nature of the previous relationship between Tyre and Israel – either of protection and friendship or of the provision of the covering of The Temple. Furthermore it is evident that Ezekiel is discussing things upon Mount Zion because he clearly refers to Mount Zion in Ezekiel 28:14,16 as the "mountain of God." "The mountain of God" in the days of Ezekiel is obviously Mount Zion. To construe the "mountain of God" as heaven or anywhere else is to ignore what is here explicitly stated. If we are in any doubt over what or where the mountain of God is, we can turn to an abundance of Scripture: Isaiah 2:2,3 "the mountain of the LORDs house shall be established in the top of the mountains ... And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob ... for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem." Indeed Ezekiel himself talks of the mountain of God: Ezekiel 20:40 "For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things." Ezekiel himself locates the mountain of God in "Israel" where "the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me." It is inconceivable that this is anywhere other than Mount Zion. Further proof that Ezekiel 28 is discussing the Temple of Mount Zion, and articles inside that Temple follow: 3. He was adorned with precious stones. Ezekiel 28:13. Again, this is a clear allusion to Temple worship and to the Ephod that was worn by the high priest of Israel in the Temple on Mount Zion (Exodus 39). The twelve precious stones of the Ephod represent the twelve tribes of Israel and it is these stones or tribes that Tyre is said to have moved amongst in Ezekiel 28. The stones (or Israel) were a "covering" for Tyre because of the friendship between the nation of Israel and Tyre. Tyre covered Israel physically (see note on the Cherubim above) and Israel covered Tyre spiritually. ("I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curseth thee.") 4. He possessed great musical ability. Ezekiel 28:13. This verse does not say that anyone necessarily had musical ability, it speaks of the creation or "workmanship" of musical instruments – from your point of view, inside Satan. Unless Satan is somehow made out of musical instruments this argument does not hold. Tabrets and pipes were not used in the Temple, but they were used in the worship of God, (such as the anointing of Solomon and the bringing of the Ark to Jerusalem) so it is therefore perfectly plausible for these items to have been found in Tyre during the time of friendship between Tyre and Israel. |
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2 | Does Satan Exist Part II | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166182 | ||
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