a flat tyre (ezk.26). i. truth claim: a forced conclusion
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God’s infinite knowledge 1. Premise: Bible foretold future events; not one failure; Bible is word of God 2. Prophesy: not guesswork, but fore- knowledge 3. Purpose: prophecy proves God’s deityTRANSCRIPT
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A Flat Tyre(Ezk.26)
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I. Truth Claim:A Forced Conclusion
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God’s infinite knowledge
1. Premise: Bible foretold future events; not one failure; Bible is word of God
2. Prophesy: not guesswork, but fore-knowledge
3. Purpose: prophecy proves God’s deity
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God’s use of prophecy
Isa.41:21-26 Isa.46:8-11 Isa.48:3
1.Timing, Is.41:23
2. Specific details, Is.41:25-26
3. Exact fulfillment, Is.44:7
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I. Truth Claim:A Forced Conclusion
II. Test Case:A Flat Tyre
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Tyre’s Sins
1. Sold Israelites as slaves to Greeks, Joel 3:4-6
2. Delivered Israelites to Edomites, Amos 1:9-10
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Tyre’s judgmentEzekiel 26 (I)
1. Many nations would attack, 26:32. Walls and towers destroyed, 26:43. Dust scraped away; rocky top, 26:44. Ruins…place for spreading nets,
plunder for nations, 26:55. Nebuchadnezzar to besiege her, 26:7-8
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Tyre’s judgmentEzekiel 26 (II)
6. Enemies would break through walls, break down towers, trample streets, slay w. sword, 26:9-11
7. Ruins of city dumped in water, 26:128. City uninhabited, desolate rocky top,
26:149. Never to be rebuilt, 26:14
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Destruction in two stages1. Babylon
Besieged mainland city 13 yrs. (585-572) No navy; could not flatten island city Loss of mainland city devastated Tyre
Destroyed influence in world
Severely reduced trade
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What Nebuchadnezzar did
Broke down gates of Tyre (v.9-10) Found city almost empty
Most had moved by ship to island ½ m. off coast
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What Nebuchadnezzar did
Broke down gates of Tyre (v.9-10) Found city almost empty
Most had moved by ship to island ½ m. off coast
Nebuchadnezzar & soldiers did not receive adequate wages, Ezk.29:17-20
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Destruction in two stages2. Alexander
Conquered Sidon, then turned to Tyre Small island ½ m. off shore Heavily fortified; high, stout walls 150’ Sent messengers urging Tyre to accept
terms of peace…
Killed his envoys; threw bodies into sea.Only Phoenician city that refused to surrender.
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Alexander’s rage Built 2000 ft. causeway in sea to island Hauled cedars from Lebanon mtns. Drove them as piles into sandbar
between mainland & island Used debris and timber of ruined main-
land city as solid material for mole, 200 ft. wide. Ezk.26:12,19
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Alexander’s mole
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Alexander’s allies Offshore a fleet of 160 ships accom-
panied his men (Sidon, Gk. allies, etc.); attacked from three sides
His men were hindered by steady hail of missiles
On shore, engineers built ‘helepoleis’ (mobile protective towers) 160’ high
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Battering rams
CatapultsDrills
Helepolis,a fortified,
wheeledtower
(tortoise)
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Tyre fell after 7 month siege(332 BC)
6000 Tyrian defenders died; 400 Greeks
Sold 30,000 survivors from Tyre as slaves; crucified 2000 along beach
Repopulated Tyre w. Greek emigrants & loyal Phoenicians, w. a Macedonian garrison
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Fishermen spread netson causeway (Ezk.26:14)
Tyre became a ‘peninsula’ (Ency. Brit.)
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Alexander founded Alexandria
Became Tyre’s substitute; changed commercial structure of ancient world
Through the years, various nations recaptured small towns on the site, killing citizens, burning city
Mainland city never rebuilt
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Summary of Fulfillment
Nations attack, 3 Destroy walls…, 4 Dust scraped, 4 Nets, plunder, 5 Nebuchadnezzar,
7-8
Enemies break through, slay, 9-11
Ruins dumped in water, 12
Uninhabited, 14 Never rebuilt, 14
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Lessons1. Sovereignty of God; He is over all2. Word of God; we must submit to it,
Mt.11:21 3. Judgment of God; He will punish sin,
Mt.11:224. Truth of God; predictive prophecy
proves Word true