Ezekiel 28:11

Ezekiel 28:11 says. Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,  God had even more to say to the people of Tyrus.

Verse twelve adds, Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God;  Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.  Ezekiel was to say to the king of Tyrus that he had thought himself to be sealed up in power by his wisdom and good looks.  By the king, it could refer to the whole royal family and not just one man.  We do know that when Adam fell, he not only got himself kicked out of the garden of Eden, but by allowing sin to take root in the world, he got all other people who came after him kicked out of God's kingdom as well, until they accept God’s gift of salvation. 

Verse  thirteen continues, Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.  This verse refers to Adam and the garden of Eden.  He was placed in a place of perfection and yet he still turned away from God.  Likewise, the king of Tyrus may have thought everything in his life was nearly perfect, but he was also going to fall due to his sin.  No matter how perfect our life may seem, if we have not accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, one day everything will be taken away, and we will go away to everlasting punishment.  

Verse fourteen states, Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. God said that Adam looked like an incarnate angel in his glory and that he walked up and down the holy mountain of God on stones of fire, which Matthew Henry says refers to the precious stones that glittered.  No matter how ornate we may make our life today, it will one day all crumble away if we are not living under the authority of God.  

Verse fifteen adds, Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.  This could refer to the angel who rebelled against God, to Adam and Eve, or to the king of Tyrus when he was born or Matthew Henry says until he ascended to the throne.   I personally believe that that this could refer to all three, but in the case of the king of Tyrus, I believe that it refers to the time he was born until he was old enough to choose to rebel against God, just as I believe that every person is born perfect in God’s view and continue to be so until they choose to rebel against Him.  

Verse sixteen continues, By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.  Once more, this could have referred to the angels who fell or Adam and Eve, but since it speaks of being cast out in the present or future tense, it would refer to the king of Tyrus.  He was going to be judged for his sinful actions.  We are not going to be judged by the sins of anyone in the past but are going to be judged for our sins alone.  If we have profaned the things of God without confessing our sins and asking for God’s forgiveness, we will one dsy be cast out of His kingdom forever. 

Verse seventeen states, Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.  God said that the king of Tyrus was to be destroyed because of his self-pride and his failing to acknowledge God as the source of his power and wealth.  There are many people today who are so full of self-pride that they refuse to acknowledge God, but one day, like the king of Tyrus then, they will be brought down to the pits of hell if they do not repent and accept God's gift of salvation.  

Verse eighteen adds, Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.  God said that since the king of Tyrus had defiled his land with his self-glory that he was to lose it all.   No matter how rich and powerful a person may be in the world today, it will all be done away with one day if they do not acknowledge God as the source of all their riches.  It all belongs to Him to start with.  

Verse nineteen continues, All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.  God said that everyone who knew the king of Tyrus would be astonished at his fall.  Though it may not happen in this lifetime, one day everyone will be astonished at the rich and powerful people who have denied God that will be sent away to everlasting punishment.