Ezekiel 28:1-8
1 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus
saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up,
and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of
God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man,
and not God, though thou set thine heart as the
heart of God:
3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no
secret that they can hide from thee:
4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou
hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and
silver into thy treasures:
5 By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou
increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up
because of thy riches:
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou
hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
7 Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon
thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall
draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom,
and they shall defile thy brightness.
8 They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou
shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the
midst of the seas.
The king of Tyre was filled with pride and arrogance. He believed that his kingdom's riches were the result of his own wisdom and strength. He was such a stark picture of conceit that many believe Ezekiel 28 refers to the devil himself. His vanity and his greed for material wealth and power motivated him to exploit nations around his kingdom, leading to God's proclamation of doom against him.
One of the Bible's overarching messages is that God hates human pride and that He will deal firmly with those who refuse to humble themselves. The pages of the scriptures are filled with accounts of people who allowed sinful egotism to destroy them. That's the way it works: "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall" (Proverbs 16:18).
But that message has a wonderfully hopeful opposite, and it's summarized perfectly in the writings of the apostle James: "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up" (James 4:10).
The king of Tyre had the opportunity to humble himself and to put God in His rightful place in his heart. He chose instead to exalt himself, leading to his fall. Likewise, God calls each and every one of us to humble ourselves and allow Him to lift us up in His time.
Reference: 365 Essential Questions from the Bible
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Blessings friend @deathlyhorror beautiful subject Humility what we should have and especially in our hearts because pride and arrogance are not pleasing to the Heavenly Father
Así es @deathlyhorror hay que tener siempre La humildad por delante, ya que el que se enaltece será humillado y el que se humilla será enaltecido
Humility leads us to have a life more in holiness and commendation with God, blessings dear friend
Hello friend @deathlyhorror we can not be arrogant, humility always has to prevail over all things
hmnnn.....thank you
Humility before all that is something that we can not lose, God bless you friend
Grace and peace friend @deathlyhorror the haughty people God looks at them from afar, so HUMILITY can not be lacking in us, blessings
Humility is good for who dat reads bible always he/she will continue in it.
La humildad es lo que debemos tener en todo tiempo .
Amen. That's a great message. Humility is a key in our Christian life. Those who humble themselves will always be elevated by God. But those elevate themselves will surely be brought down to the dust by the same God.
everyone should have humanity...
religious people are always kindful..
thanks dear @deathlyhorror for sharing such a religious post..
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I like those person who are religious minded as like you...
always appreciate your religious post dear..
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Thanks for sharing
buena reflexión. Dios quiere que seamos humildes . Mateo 23:12.12 Porque el que se enaltece será humillado, y el que se humilla será enaltecido.
The problem is when powerful people think they can compete with God, when scientists think they can check mate God. I advise them to read and not wait till they die before they know what their life mean
The Grim Reaper Preacher says, "Try reading the Bible from cover to cover - you'll like it." This is the real true because by reading this we can know many things,which will increase our knowledge.thanks a lot for shairing
Outstanding note from the Bible. thank you so much for sharing with us.....@deathlyhorror
I just followed you @deathlyhorror.Nice talk on humility, quite inspiring keep on. Let us also know that, its not the shoe we wear whether spoilt or not but what matters are the steps we take with it. U can learn something new about faith @dillion
This is how God looks afar at the haughty, proud and proud, we remain humble. Thank you @deathlyhorror blessings for you.
Being at the feet of Christ and letting him act in our lives is the best.
Humility is a true hallmark of a true leader and even follower. It's a virtue that brings us under God's authority and experiences his saving power..
just as Matthew 23:12 says: he who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. God does not want people who love themselves or arrogant, proud people. He wants humble people, and to recognize that we can do everything in Christ that strengthens us and not boast of themselves saying that they have done everything by their own strength and believe that they do not need God at all. Let's be pure and humble.
The full in heart will say there is no God but the humble in heart acknowledges and is safety and exulted..
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