Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, &c.] Whose name was Ethbaal, or Ithobalus, as he is called in Josephus; for that this was Hiram that was in the days of Solomon, and lived a thousand years, is a fable of the Jewish Rabbins, as Jerom relates: this prince of Tyre is thought by some to be an emblem of the devil; but rather of antichrist; and between them there is a great agreement, and it seems to have a prophetic respect to him: thus saith the Lord God, because thine heart is lifted up: with pride, on account of his wisdom and knowledge, wealth and riches, as later mentioned: and thou hast said, I am a god; this he said in his heart, in the pride of it, and perhaps expressed it with…”

“The prophecy against the prince of Tyre. Throughout the east the majesty and glory of a people were collected in the person of their monarch, who in some nations was worshipped as a god. The prince is here the embodiment of the community. Their glory is his glory, their pride his pride. The doom of Tyre could not be complete without denunciation of the prince of Tyre. Idolatrous nations and idolatrous kings were, in the eyes of the prophet, antagonists to the true God. In them was embodied the principle of evil opposing itself to the divine government of the world. Hence, some of the fathers saw upon the throne, not simply a hostile monarch, but “the Prince of this world, spiritual…”

“Hast said - In thy heart. In the seat of God - Safe and impregnable as heaven itself. A man - Subject to casualties, sorrows, and distresses. Set thine heart - Thou hast entertained thoughts, which become none but God. Ezekiel 28:3”

“the prince: Josephus states, on the authority of Menander, who translated the Phoenician annals into Greek, and Philostratus, that this prince was Ithobal. Because: Eze 28:5, Eze 28:17, Eze 31:10; Deu 8:14; Ch2 26:16; Pro 16:18, Pro 18:12; Isa 2:12; Dan 5:22; Dan 5:23; Hab 2:4; Ti1 3:6; Pe1 5:5 I am: Eze 28:6, Eze 28:9; Gen 3:5; Act 12:22, Act 12:23; Rev 17:3 I sit: Eze 28:12-14; Isa 14:13, Isa 14:14; Dan 4:30, Dan 4:31; Th2 2:4 in the midst: Heb. in the heart, Eze 27:3, Eze 27:4, Eze 27:26, Eze 27:27 \*marg. yet: Eze 28:9; Psa 9:20, Psa 72:6, Psa 72:7; Isa 31:3 thou set: Eze 28:6; Th2 2:4 Ezekiel 28:3”