B90, Day 61: Fall of Satan

Scripture: Ezekiel 28:11-19

¹¹ The word of the LORD came to me: ¹² "Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
" 'You were the model of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

¹³ You were in Eden,
the garden of God;
every precious stone adorned you:
ruby, topaz and emerald,
chrysolite, onyx and jasper,
sapphire, turquoise and beryl.
Your settings and mountings were made of gold;
on the day you were created they were prepared.

¹⁴ You were anointed as a guardian cherub,
for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.

¹⁵ You were blameless in your ways
from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.

¹⁶ Through your widespread trade
you were filled with violence,
and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, O guardian cherub,
from among the fiery stones.

¹⁷ Your heart became proud
on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
I made a spectacle of you before kings.

¹⁸ By your many sins and dishonest trade
you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire come out from you,
and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.

¹⁹ All the nations who knew you
are appalled at you;
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.' "


I know that it states it is for the "King of Tyre." But what I see is not the fall of an Earthly King, but the fall of Satan. Lucifer may have come to Earth and manifested himself as an Earthly King, thereby causing this lament to be for someone on Earth, but the words, make it clear.

v. 13: You were in Eden. I doubt the King of Tyre was there, but Lucifer was.
v. 14: You were anointed as a guardian cherub. No Earthly King would be a cherub, but Lucifer was.
v. 15: this just screams Lucifer to me, you were blameless til wickedness found you.
v. 16: I expelled you, O guardian cherub: again, the "king" hasn't been expelled yet, but Lucifer was expelled from Heaven.
v. 17: So I threw you to the earth: VERY much what happened to Lucifer.


How interesting that it should be entitled a lament to an earthly king. Wouldn't God have been willing to call it a Lament to Lucifer? Or did He know that outing him was a mistake?

It's interesting, I did NOT catch this when I read Ezekiel last time. But it stood out to me as being VERY odd this time, til I finally had to ask my BFF who is much more Bible knowledgeable than I am. She helped me to do some research to find my answers. Very very interesting material!