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Ezekiel 27 · Grade 5

Lament for a Sinking Ship

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Ezekiel 27 is a lamentation, a funeral song in poetic form, over Tyre. It pictures the city as a splendid merchant ship. The best materials of the known world built it: cypress from Senir, cedar from Lebanon, oak from Bashan, ivory, and embroidered linen from Egypt. Skilled men from Sidon, Arvad, and Gebal crewed it. Tyre said, I am perfect in beauty.

Verses 12-25 give one of the most detailed trade lists in ancient literature. Tarshish, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Dedan, Arabia, Sheba, and many more traded silver, tin, bronze, horses, ivory, wool, spices, gold, and precious stones. Tragically, the list includes the trading of persons of men, a reminder that great wealth sometimes rested on great injustice. The ships of Tarshish were Tyre's caravans, and it was made very glorious in the heart of the seas.

Then the east wind broke the ship in the heart of the seas. The sailors on shore threw dust on their heads and wailed. Kings were horribly afraid, and the merchants hissed at Tyre's terrible end. All of Tyre's glory was lost in a moment. In the New Testament, Matthew 16:26 says: For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life?

Show What You Know

  1. What literary form is Ezekiel 27?

  2. What does the detailed trade list show?

  3. What injustice appears in the trade list?

  4. Which New Testament verse asks what it profits to gain the world?

Crossword

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Across

  1. The men of Dedan ____ with you
  2. Your borders are in the heart of the ____
  3. I am perfect in ____

Down

  1. These were your ____ in choice wares
  2. Dedan was your ____ in precious saddle blankets for riding

Think About It

  1. Tyre's glory sank in a moment. What does this teach about what is truly worth living for?

  2. Some of Tyre's wealth came from injustice. How should we think about the way things we enjoy are made or gained?

Memory Verse

“‘“The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise. You were replenished and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.

Ezekiel 27:25 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for all the good gifts You give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where are you tempted to put your hope in things that cannot last?
  • How does Matthew 16:26 connect to Ezekiel 27?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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