Ezekiel 27:21

Ezekiel 27:21 says, Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.  These next few verses could have been included with the last few, but I chose to put a break in.   Arabia and Kedar traded in livestock with the people of Tyrus.  These might have been even more important than the jewels and finery, but likely weren’t held in as high of regard as some of the other items.  

Verse twenty-two adds, The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.  Sheba and Raamah provide the people of Tyrus with spices as well as with precious stones and gold.   Spices would have been a more practical need, but I have a feeling that the precious stones and gold were more valued.  When God provides for our basic needs and maybe little more to enhance them, just as spices would have enhanced the flavor of food then, we often want the precious stones and gold instead.  We should learn to be content when God provides the things that we need without feeling that He has failed us if we don’t get what we want.  

Verse twenty-three continues, Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants. God then lists some of the countries that Tyrus had done business with.  They were dependent on many countries for their success.  We as a nation today are dependent on many other countries for our material success, whether we want to acknowledge it or not. 

Verse twenty-four states, These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.  God then lists several things that these other nations were responsible for providing the people of Tyrus with.  

Verse twenty-five adds, The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.  God said that the people of Tarshish had sang praises to Tyrus, even as they were one of the countries that were helping them to be successful.  As Christians, we need other Christians to help us as we walk through this world of sin, and we should never take the attitude that they are less important than we are.  

Verse thirty adds, And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:  God said that those who had been in power would now be in mourning.  A person may be the most powerful person in the world, but if they don't have Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, one day they will go away to everlasting punishment which I would think would leave them mourning.  

Verse thirty-one continues, And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.   This continues to speak about how much the people who were in charge had fallen, but since God’s judgment had already come, it would do them no good. I believe that those separated from God and His holy land of heaven will be mourning forever.