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ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. NEBUCHADNEZZAR WILL DESTROY TYRE V. 1-14 TYRE WILL RECOVER AFTER 70 YEARS V. 15-18. READ: ISAIAH 23:1-3. PROPHECY AGAINST TYRE

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ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

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  1. ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

  2. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE NEBUCHADNEZZAR WILL DESTROY TYRE V. 1-14 TYRE WILL RECOVER AFTER 70 YEARS V. 15-18

  3. READ: ISAIAH 23:1-3 PROPHECY AGAINST TYRE 1 The burden against Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, So that there is no house, no harbor; From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them. 2 Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon, Whom those who cross the sea have filled. 3 And on great waters the grain of Shihor, The harvest of the River, is her revenue; And she is a marketplace for the nations.

  4. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 PROPHECY AGAINST TYRE 585-572BC? 1 The burden against Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, So that there is no house, no harbor; From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them. 2 Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon, Whom those who cross the sea have filled. 3 And on great waters the grain of Shihor, The harvest of the River, is her revenue; And she is a marketplace for the nations. WHO IS THIS PROPHECY ABOUT? TYRE? WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT TYRE? SIDON? WHY ARE THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH WAILING? WHY PROPHESY AGAINST TYRE & SIDON? WHAT IS THE HARVEST OF THE WATERS OF SHIHOR?

  5. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT TYRE? WHO WAS KING OF TYRE? HIRAM? WHAT DID HIRAM DO FOR DAVID? READ: 2 SAMUEL 5:11-12 11 Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David: They brought cedar trees and carpentersandmasons And They built David a house. 12 Therefore David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel And that He had exalted His kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

  6. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHO WAS KING OF TYRE? HIRAM? WHY DID HIRAM HELP SOLOMON? READ: 1 KINGS 5:1 1 Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, Because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always loved David. READ: 1 KINGS 9:11 11 Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired. And Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. READ: 1 KINGS 10:22 22 Solomon had merchant ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.

  7. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHO WERE THE SIDONIANS? DESCEDENTS OF HAM? READ: GENESIS 10:6; 15-18 6 The sons of Ham wereCush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 15 Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth; 16 The Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; 17 The Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; 18 The Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were dispersed. (1 CHRONICLES 1:8-16)

  8. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHERE DID ZEBULUN DWELL? READ: GENESIS 49:13 13 Zebulun shall dwell by the haven of the sea. He shall become a haven for ships and his border shall adjoin Sidon. NKJV WHAT DID ASHER FAIL TO DO? READ: JUDGES 1:31-32 31 Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco,of Sidon, of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob. 32 The Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out. WHAT DID ISRAEL DO? READ: JUDGES 10:6 10 The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, and served the gods of Syria, of Sidon , of Moab, of Ammon and of the Philistines. They forsook the LORD and did not serve Him. NKJV

  9. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID SOLOMON SAY ABOUT THE SIDONIANS? READ: 1 KINGS 5:5-6 5 Behold, I propose to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to my father David, Saying, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build the house for My name.’ 6 Therefore, Command that they cut down cedars for me from Lebanon. My servants will be with your servants. I will pay you wages for your servants according to whatever you say. For you know there is none among us who has skill to cut timber like the Sidonians. NKJV

  10. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID JEREMAIH PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT DID THE YOKES REPRESENT? READ: JEREMIAH 27:1-8 1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 Thus says the LORD to me: ‘Make for yourselves bonds and yokes, and put them on your neck.’ 3 ‘Send them to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the Ammonites, the king of Tyre and the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.’

  11. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID JEREMAIH PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHO WOULD TAKE THEM CAPTIVE? READ: JEREMIAH 27:1-8 4 Command them to say to their masters, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel. ‘Thus you shall say to your masters:’ 5 ‘I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are on the ground, by My great power and by My outstretched arm. And I have given it to whom it seemed proper to Me.’ 6 ‘I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant. The beasts of the field I have also given him to serve him.’

  12. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID JEREMAIH PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT WAS THE ALTERNATIVE? READ: JEREMIAH 27:1-8 7 ‘All nations shall serve him and his son and his son's son, until the time of his land comes. Then many nations and great kings shall make him serve them.’ 8 ‘It shall be, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and which will not put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation I will punish,’ says the LORD, ‘with the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.’ NKJV

  13. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT DID TYRE SAY ABOUT JERUSALEM? READ: EZEKIEL 26:1-6 1 It came to pass in the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, Aha! She is broken who was the gateway of the peoples. Now she is turned over to me. I shall be filled and she is laid waste.” 3 Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I am against you, O Tyre. I will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up.”

  14. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT WOULD THE LORD DO TO TYRE? READ: EZEKIEL 26:1-6 4 “They shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.” 5 “It shall be a place for spreading nets in the midst of the sea For I have spoken,” says the Lord GOD. “It shall become plunder for the nations.” 6 “Her daughter villages which are in the fields shall be slain by the sword. They shall know that I am the LORD.”

  15. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT WAS THE STATUS OF TYRE? READ: EZEKIEL 27:1-7 1 The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre,” 3 “Say to Tyre, ‘You who are situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands,’ thus says the Lord GOD: ‘O Tyre, you have said, I am perfect in beauty.’ 4 ‘Your borders are in the midst of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty.’”

  16. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT WAS TYRE KNOWN FOR? READ: EZEKIEL 27:1-7 5 “They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast.” 6 “They made your oars of oaks from Bashan. The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks with ivory from the coasts of Cyprus.” 7 “Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail. Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.”

  17. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHO BUILT HER SHIPS? WHO WERE HER PILOTS? OARSMEN? READ: EZEKIEL 27:8-9 8 “Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you. They became your pilots.” 9 “Elders of Gebal and its wise menWere in you to caulk your seams. All the ships of the sea And their oarsmen were in youTo market your merchandise.”

  18. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT IS SAID ABOUT THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH? WHO MADE TYRE FAMOUS? READ: EZEKIEL 27:25-27 25 The ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise. You were filled and very glorious in the midst of the seas. 26 Your oarsmen brought you into many waters, But the east wind broke you in the midst of the seas. 27 Your riches, wares, and merchandise, Your mariners and pilots, Your caulkers and merchandisers, All your men of war who are in you And the entire company which is in your midst, Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin.

  19. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT DID THE PRINCE OF TYRE SAY? READ: EZEKIEL 28:1-10 1 The word of the LORD came to me again, saying, 2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Because your heart is lifted up And you say, I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas. Yet you are a man and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god.’”

  20. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT WAS HER DOWNFALL? HER WISDOM? HER TREASURES? READ: EZEKIEL 28:1-10 3 “‘Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no secret that can be hidden from you!’ 4 ‘With your wisdom and your understanding you have gained riches for yourself and gathered gold and silver into your treasuries.’ 5 ‘By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches, Your heart is lifted up Because of your riches.’”

  21. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHO WILL THE LORD BRING AGAINST HER? WHY? READ: EZEKIEL 28:1-10 6 “Thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god.” 7 ‘Behold, I will bring strangers against you, the most terrible of the nations. They shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and defile your splendor.’”

  22. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO TYRE? WHY? READ: EZEKIEL 28:1-10 8 ‘They shall throw you down into the Pit and you shall die the death of the slain In the midst of the seas.’ 9 ‘Will you still say before him who slays you, I am a god? You shall be a man and not a god, In the hand of him who slays you.’ 10 ‘You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of aliens. I have spoken, says the Lord GOD.’”

  23. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT TYRE? WHO ESTABLISHED TYRE? THE LORD? READ: EZEKIEL 28:11-17 11 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 12 “Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre and say to him, Thus says the Lord GOD: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.’” 13 “You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes was prepared for you on the day you were created.” 14 “You were the anointed cherub who covers. I established you. You were on the holy mountain of God. You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.”

  24. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT TYRE? WHAT HAPPENED TO TYRE? READ: EZEKIEL 28:11-17 15 “You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you.” 16 “By the abundance of your trading you became filled with violence within and you sinned. Therefore I cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of God. I destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the midst of the fiery stones.” 17 “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty. You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground. I laid you before kings, that they might gaze at you.” NKJV

  25. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT HAPPENED TO TYRE? WHAT WAS HER DOWNFALL? READ: EZEKIEL 28:18-19 18 “You defiled your sanctuaries by the multitude of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your trading. I brought fire from your midst and It devoured you. I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the sight of all who saw you. “ 19 “All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you. You have become a horror and shall be no more forever.” NKJV

  26. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID JOEL PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT HAD TYRE & SIDON DONE? READ: JOEL 3:4-6 4 Indeed, What have you to do with Me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia? Will you retaliate against Me? If you retaliate against Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your retaliation upon your own head. 5 Because you have taken My silver and My gold, And have carried into your temples My prized possessions. 6 Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem You have sold to the Greeks That you may remove them far from their borders. NKJV

  27. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID AMOS PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT HAD TYRE DONE? WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO TYRE? READ: AMOS 1:9-10 9 Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.” 10 “I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, Which shall devour its palaces.” NKJV

  28. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID ZECHARIAH PROPHESY ABOUT TYRE? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO TYRE? READ: ZECHARIAH 9:3-4 3 Tyre built herself a tower, heaped up silver like the dust, and gold like the mire of the streets. 4 Behold, the LORD will cast her out. He will destroy her power in the sea And she will be devoured by fire.

  29. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL PROPHESY ABOUT SIDON? WHEN? 585-572BC? WHY IS THE LORD AGAINST SIDON? READ: EZEKIEL 28:20-23 20 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 21 “Son of man, Set your face toward Sidon and prophesy against her.” 22 “Say, Thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon. I will be glorified in your midst. They shall know that I am the LORD, When I execute judgments in her and I Am hallowed in her.’ 23 ‘I will send pestiIence upon her and blood in her streets. The wounded shall be judged in her midst by the sword against her on every side. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.’” NKJV

  30. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:1-3 2 Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon, Whom those who cross the sea have filled. 3 And on great waters the grain of Shihor, The harvest of the River, is her revenue; And she is a marketplace for the nations. WHAT WAS SHIHOR? SHIHOR - (SIHOR)? - BLACK WATER EASTERN BRANCH OF THE RIVER NILE? WHAT WAS THE HARVEST OF THE RIVER SHIHOR? THE HARVEST OF GRAIN FROM EGYPT? READ: JEREMIAH 2:18 18 Why take the road to Egypt, To drink the waters of Sihor? Or why take the road to Assyria, To drink the waters of the River? NKJV

  31. READ: ISAIAH 23:4-5 4 Be ashamed, O Sidon; For the sea has spoken, The strength of the sea, saying, "I do not labor, nor bring forth children; Neither do I rear young men,Nor bring up virgins.“ 5 When the report reaches Egypt, They also will be in agony at the report of Tyre.

  32. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:4-5 4 Be ashamed, O Sidon; For the sea has spoken, The strength of the sea, saying, "I do not labor, nor bring forth children; Neither do I rear young men, Nor bring up virgins.“ 5 When the report reaches Egypt, They also will be in agony at the report of Tyre. WHAT IS THE SEA SAYING TO SIDON? WHAT WAS THE SEA, TO THE PEOPLE OF SIDON? HOW WOULD EGYPT RESPOND TO THIS?

  33. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:4-5 5 When the report reaches Egypt, They also will be in agony at the report of Tyre. HOW WOULD EGYPT RESPOND TO THIS? READ: EZEKIEL 29:18-20 585-572BC? 18 Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder rubbed raw; Yet neither he Nor his army received wages from Tyre, For the labor which they expended on it. 19 Thus says the Lord GOD: “Surely, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He shall take away her wealth, carry off her spoil and remove her pillage. And That will be the wages for his army.” 20 “I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor, Because they worked for Me,” says the Lord GOD. NKJV

  34. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:4-5 WHO HELPED EZRA REBUILD THE TEMPLE? WHAT DID THE PEOPLE OF TYRE & SIDON DO? READ: EZRA 3:6-7 7 The children of Israel gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the permission which they had from Cyrus king of Persia. NKJV

  35. READ: ISAIAH 23:6-9 6 Cross over to Tarshish; Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland! 7 Is this your joyous city, Whose antiquity is from ancient days, Whose feet carried her far off to dwell? 8 Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, Whose merchants are princes, Whose traders are the honorable of the earth? 9 The LORD of hosts has purposed it, To bring to dishonor the pride of all glory, To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

  36. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:6-9 6 Cross over to Tarshish; Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland! 7 Is this your joyous city, Whose antiquity is from ancient days, Whose feet carried her far off to dwell? 8 Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, Whose merchants are princes, Whose traders are the honorable of the earth? 9 The LORD of hosts has purposed it, To bring to dishonor the pride of all glory, To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. WHO WERE THE PEOPLE OF TARSHISH? DESCEDENTS OF JAPHETH? WHY ARE THE PEOPLE OF TARSHISH WAILING? WHO HAS TAKEN COUNSEL AGAINST TYRE? WHY?

  37. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:6-9 6 Cross over to Tarshish; Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland! WHO WERE THE PEOPLE OF TARSHISH? DESCEDENTS OF JAPHETH? READ: GENESIS 10:1-4 1 This is the genealogy of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth wereGomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 3 The sons of Gomer wereAshkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 The sons of Javan wereElishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. (1 CHRONICLES 1:5-27)

  38. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:6-9 6 Cross over to Tarshish; Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland! WHY DID JEHOSHAPHAT WANT AHAZIAH TO DO? WHERE WAS HE PLANNING TO GO? WHY? READ: 2 CHRONCILES 20:35-37 35 Jehoshaphat king of Judah allied himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted very wickedly. 36 He allied himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. And They made the ships in Ezion Geber. 37 Eliezer, son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, Saying, Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works. The ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish. NKJV

  39. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:6-9 6 Cross over to Tarshish; Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland! 7 Is this your joyous city, Whose antiquity is from ancient days, Whose feet carried her far off to dwell? WHY ARE THE PEOPLE OF TARSHISH WAILING?? WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS JOYOUS CITY? READ: EZEKIEL 26:13-14 13 “I will put an end to the sound of your songs and The sound of your harps shall be heard no more.” 14 “I will make you like the top of a rock. You shall be a place for spreading nets and you shall never be rebuilt, For I, the LORD have spoken,” says the Lord GOD.

  40. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:6-9 6 Cross over to Tarshish; Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland! 7 Is this your joyous city, Whose antiquity is from ancient days, Whose feet carried her far off to dwell? WHY ARE THE PEOPLE OF TARSHISH WAILING?? WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS JOYOUS CITY? READ: EZEKIEL 26:17-18 17 “They will take up a lamentation for you and say to you: ‘How you have perished, O one inhabited by seafaring men. O renowned city, Who was strong at sea, She and her inhabitants, Who caused their terror to be on all her inhabitants!’” 18 “The coastlands tremble on the day of your fall. Yes, the coastlands by the sea are troubled at your departure.”

  41. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:6-9 8 Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, Whose merchants are princes, Whose traders are the honorable of the earth? 9 The LORD of hosts has purposed it, To bring to dishonor the pride of all glory, To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. WHO HAS TAKEN COUNSEL AGAINST TYRE? WHY? READ: EZEKIEL 27:2-3 2 “Son of man, Take up a lamentation for Tyre,” 3 “Say to Tyre, “You who are situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands.’ Thus says the Lord GOD: ‘O Tyre, You have said, I am perfect in beauty.’” NKJV

  42. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:6-9 8 Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, Whose merchants are princes, Whose traders are the honorable of the earth? 9 The LORD of hosts has purposed it, To bring to dishonor the pride of all glory, To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. WHO HAS TAKEN COUNSEL AGAINST TYRE? WHY? READ: EZEKIEL 28:5 5 By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches. And Your heart is lifted up because of your riches. READ: JOB 40:11 11 Disperse the rage of your wrath. Look on everyone who is proud and humble him. NKJV

  43. READ: ISAIAH 23:10-12 10 Overflow through your land like the River, O daughter of Tarshish; There is no more strength. 11 He stretched out His hand over the sea, He shook the kingdoms; The LORD has given a commandment against Canaan To destroy its strongholds. 12 And He said, "You will rejoice no more, O you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, cross over to Cyprus; There also you will have no rest."

  44. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:10-12 10 Overflow through your land like the River, O daughter of Tarshish; There is no more strength. 11 He stretched out His hand over the sea, He shook the kingdoms; The LORD has given a commandment against Canaan To destroy its strongholds. 12 And He said, "You will rejoice no more, O you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, cross over to Cyprus; There also you will have no rest." WHO IS THE DAUGHTER OF TARSHISH? TYRE? WHO STRETCHED OUT HIS HAND? THE LORD? HAS THE LORD DONE THIS BEFORE? WHEN? WHY DOES THE LORD SHAKE THE KINGDOMS? WHERE WILL THE DAUGHTER OF SIDON GO?

  45. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:10-12 11 He stretched out His hand over the sea, He shook the kingdoms; The LORD has given a commandment against Canaan To destroy its strongholds. WHO STRETCHED OUT HIS HAND OVER THE SEA? THE LORD? HAS THE LORD DONE THIS BEFORE? WHEN? WHAT DID THE LORD TELL NOAH? READ: GENESIS 6:17 17 Behold, I am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life. Everything that is on the earth shall die.

  46. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:10-12 11 He stretched out His hand over the sea, He shook the kingdoms; The LORD has given a commandment against Canaan To destroy its strongholds. WHO STRETCHED OUT HIS HAND OVER THE SEA? HAS THE LORD DONE THIS BEFORE? WHEN? READ: GENESIS 7:10-12 10 It came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 12 The rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights. NKJV

  47. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:10-12 WHO STRETCHED OUT HIS HAND OVER THE SEA? HAS THE LORD DONE THIS BEFORE? WHEN? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO MOSES? READ: EXODUS 3:20 20 I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst. After that he will let you go. NKJV WHY DID THE LORD DO THIS? READ: EXODUS 7:5 5 The Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them. NKJV

  48. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 23:10-12 WHO STRETCHED OUT HIS HAND OVER THE SEA? HAS THE LORD DONE THIS BEFORE? WHEN? WHAT DID THE LORD TELL MOSES TO DO? WHAT HAPPENED? READ: EXODUS 14:15-16 15 The LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.” 16 “Lift up your rod and Stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. The children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.” NKJV

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