Ezekiel 28 Footnotes
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Other commentators, no less committed to the inerrancy of Scripture, find such a theory speculative, going “beyond what is written” (1Co 4:6). If Ezekiel had meant to speak of Satan there is no reason why he would not have mentioned him by name, as occurs in other OT passages (1Ch 21:1; Jb 1–2; Zch 3:1-2). Ezekiel, like other prophets of Israel, is known for exaggerated speech; in this passage he magnified the king of Tyre as an exalted Edenic figure in order to amplify the “spectacle” (v. 17) of his disgrace, as one who “will never exist again” (v. 19).
28:1 The most enigmatic and debated passage in Ezekiel’s messages against the nations is the lament over the king of Tyre. Although no specific king is mentioned, the king who reigned during Ezekiel’s ministry was Ethbaal II (585–573 BC). He was called the “prince” of Tyre, judged for arrogance and greed (vv. 1-10).