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MONG humans, being forgotten is a major offense. I find this
to be a great frustration myself. I have
what I consider to be a very poor memory, at least in certain areas. I forget
names more than anything else. Even of people I have known for many years, at
times I just can't get their names to come to mind. Concerning Tyre, their
state of being forgotten was to be intentional. We are familiar with how God
has generously and graciously forgotten our sins. That's good stuff. But, in
this case the gesture is not a generous one. It was not sin that were to be
forgotten, it was the sinners themselves.
Tyre was a city of commerce. At its height, it was
supposedly the most important city of ancient Phoenicia. It was the sister city
of Sidon, lying on an island just south of Sidon on the Mediterranean
coastline. It was an old and famous city. But, Tyre had a powerful and
influential enemy: God (vs. 8-9 & Ezekiel 26:3-4). God had determined that
this evil city would not just be defeated, but that it would become uninhabited
and forgotten for 70 years (vs. 15-17). Then its purpose would be for its
wealth to be spent for the benefit of people more righteous than they (vs. 18
& Proverbs 13:22).
Don't be among the forgotten (Matthew 7:22-23). Join the
family of God through faith in Christ and insure that you will have eternal
communion with our gracious Redeemer. To be forgotten, after Jesus paid such a
high price to give us access to His Father would be the greatest tragedy of all
tragedies. But, IF a man is forgotten eternally, he will have no one to blame
except himself.
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