27:1-9
Ezekiel is instructed to “take up a lament concerning Tyre”. Why is he told to do this? Tyre had seemed to have it altogether. She was rich and successful, all based on her trading prowess. Yet she was now heading for an almighty fall. Riches are no source of security. When someone who is wealthy commits suicide, or just moans about life, we might think “what have they got to worry about with all that money”. But we need to think about what we are actually saying when we think like that. For the underlying presupposition is that money can provide security, and we know that that is not true. The chapter is in three parts. 27:1-9 talk about the high quality of her ships. Being a coastal city, sea trade was the foundation of her wealth. The ships were made of the highest quality materials, and put together by skilled craftsmen. There was much to be proud about, and much to respect about Tyre.
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