Ezekiel: God who travels Chapter 21

Seal of Perfection

I have often wondered why God chose the word lament to describe the fate of the King of Tyre. But as we read further in Ezekiel 28, it becomes clear that God is not only speaking about a human king but about a higher being—one who arrogantly thought himself to be God, or even a king in his own right.

Lament is a heavy, sorrowful word. It speaks of grief, deep sorrow, and a cry of mourning. It’s full of pain and regret, the kind of weeping that tears the heart apart. Surely, this lament pierced God’s own heart as He recalled the earlier days, and Ezekiel recites:

"You were the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty." (Ezekiel 28:12)

To me, being called the seal of perfection means this being was created with a high purpose—perhaps second in command, entrusted with God’s mark or crest, deputized to represent His authority and glory.

Moreover, this being was described as full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. What more could one desire when endowed with complete wisdom? What could be added to perfect beauty? There was nothing lacking; this being possessed it all.

Yet, despite this perfection, there was a fatal flaw.

Like a white canvas marred by a tiny black dot, this being’s pride tainted what was meant to be flawless. Who is this being who dared claim divinity when he was created only to serve the Most High God? Such audacity!

Man was not born prideful; we are created innocent and humble. We are taught to love the Lord with all our hearts and to respect Him without testing His authority.

These teachings are the same ones Jesus Christ, in His earthly ministry, lived by and taught to us every day. Jesus never boasted or flaunted His divinity. No one fully knew He was the Son of God except through the revelation of the Father and the work of the Holy Spirit. His disciples and the crowds declared His Lordship, and even demons recognized the truth, unable to hide it.

Jesus came not to boast of His authority but to reveal what the seal of perfection truly means—what it is to be full of wisdom and embody perfect beauty.

Satan, on the other hand, is still learning—and by now, has been well taught.

AC

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