Ezekiel has cited Eden in two extensive passages and one of these (28:11-19) portrayed the king of Tyre in terms of the cherub inEden.[3] The city is famed for the temple complex of Melkart with its renowned garden enclosure.[4]
Tertullian inAgainstMarcion 2:10 linked the reference to the fall ofSatan.[5] This has been followed by many Christians since.[6] Its theological interpretation is subject to much theorizing. One recognized that the prophet depicted such cherub within a primordial perfection, which was terminated by sin and consequent exile from the "mountain of God".[3] A theory also posited that Eden was a simile for the portrayal of the splendor of a given geographical area, which in this case is Tyre and that its human king representedSatan, who was an angel in the garden in Genesis 3.[4]
^The Bible Knowledge Commentary: Old Testament, John F. Walvoord, Walter L. Baker, Roy B. Zuck - 1985. Ezekiel had prophesied against the whole city; he was now singling out the city's leader for a special word from God. This ruler then wasEthbaal III, who ruled from 591-590 bc to 573-572 bc The underlying sin of Tyre's king was his ...
^Ezekiel p. 249 Brandon Fredenburg - 2002 EZEKIEL 28 Indictment and Sentence against Tyre's Ruler (28:1-10) This oracle indicts (w. 2-5) and sentences (w. ... All that was true of the city-state has been concentrated into the description of the ruler of Tyre, Ethbaal III.
^abChou, Abner (2016).What Happened in the Garden: The Reality and Ramifications of the Creation and Fall of Man. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications. p. 136.ISBN9780825442094.
^The Bible Knowledge Commentary: Old Testament, p. 1283John F. Walvoord, Walter L. Baker, Roy B. Zuck - 1985 "This "king" had appeared in theGarden of Eden (v. 13), had been a guardiancherub (v. 14a), had possessed free access ... The best explanation is that Ezekiel was describingSatan who was the true "king" of Tyre, the one motivating."
