Ezekiel 27:12
“Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares.
Tag: God knows your Business
In the verse above we have a statement spoken by Ezekiel in his prophecy against Tyre. In this section Ezekiel is giving many prophecies against the surrounding nations of Israel, decrying their lack of faith in God and their punishment for how they treated Israel. From verse 12 to verse 24 Ezekiel explains to the nation of Tyre that all the other nations traded with them and did business with them. The text is amazing in details!! God outlines the very items that Tyre traded with the surrounding nations (Tarshish, in the above verse, being one of the nations Tyre traded with). There are over 20 "business clients" listed. Like a monthly inventory of a warehouse for Amazon, God lists over 35 "retail items" that were traded and sold with these nations. God knows about the silver, iron, and tin that were traded. He also knows about the wine and the wool. He even knows about the "saddle cloths" sold for riding. This is a wicked nation and God knows their stuff!! God knows the very things they sold and who they sold them to. God knows your business. God knows every item you sold and for how much you sold it. God is holding Tyre responsible for their business in the world and how they DID NOT treat Israel in a way pleasing to God. We don't live our lives in secret toward God. Even the unbelieving business is known by God. It is best for us to realize that God knows the very inventory of our stock. When we glorify God with "all that we do" it is best to remember that God is fully knowing of all that we do and therefore wants us, no matter if we believe Him or not, to honor Him. God is holding the business practices of Tyre accountable for every item sold and how they treated those around them. Amazing!!! Tyre did not recognize God's sovereign rule in their lives and in their business pride exalted themselves ... God would bring them (and any business low):
Ezekiel 28:6-7
therefore thus says the Lord God:
Because you make your heart
like the heart of a god,
therefore, behold, I will bring foreigners upon you,
the most ruthless of the nations;
and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom
and defile your splendor.
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