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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Oh How Splendid We Are!

Ezekiel 28:17 says,

¹⁷Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. [ESV]

Because the language in the passage speaks of the garden of Eden, and being the covering Cherub etc. many have believed that regardless of who is being spoken of, they are being compared to Satan and his fall.

For this post it doesn't really matter whether you interpret those verses to speak primarily about Satan or not, but it does matter that you chew on them. There is a way to corrupt your own wisdom, to warp entirely your spiritual perspective and it begins by becoming convinced that you are more than you really are.

posted by Daniel @ 7:49 AM

2 Comments:

At 9:08 AM, January 23, 2008, Even So... said…

you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor

it begins by becoming convinced that you are more than you really are

...or by wanting to be something you are not...
At 12:47 PM, January 23, 2008, Jim said…

Well, it all comes from the same source so it can definitely be applicable to us.