Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:

General references

Bible References

I sit

Ezekiel 28:12
“Son of man, lament for the king of Tyre and say to him: This is what the Lord God says:

You were the seal of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
Isaiah 14:13
You said to yourself:
“I will ascend to the heavens;
I will set up my throne
above the stars of God.
I will sit on the mount of the gods’ assembly,
in the remotest parts of the North.
Daniel 4:30
the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”
2 Thessalonians 2:4
He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God’s sanctuary, publicizing that he himself is God.

Yet

Ezekiel 28:9
Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’
in the presence of those who kill you?
Yet you will be only a man, not a god,
in the hands of those who kill you.
Psalm 9:20
Put terror in them, Lord;
let the nations know they are only men.Selah
Psalm 72:6
May he be like rain that falls on the cut grass,
like spring showers that water the earth.
Isaiah 31:3
Egyptians are men, not God;
their horses are flesh, not spirit.
When the Lord raises His hand to strike,
the helper will stumble
and the one who is helped will fall;
both will perish together.

Thou set

Ezekiel 28:6
Therefore this is what the Lord God says:

Because you regard your heart as that of a god,
2 Thessalonians 2:4
He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God’s sanctuary, publicizing that he himself is God.

General references

Proverbs 30:13
There is a generation—how haughty its eyes
and pretentious its looks.

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