Month: June 2025
Rejoice or lament at misfortune?
This whole prophecy is against Tyre, part of Phoenicia. An ancient city/state a dozen miles north of Israel’s border, Tyre had good commercial relations with Israel and Judah.1 The prophecy covers two separate historical events. Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the mainland portion of Tyre in 573 BC. Alexander the Great destroyed the…