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TUBAL-CAIN - TYRUS

TUBAL-CAIN (flowing forth of Cain). Ge. 4:22. [See ivory and ebony; jewelry, and dyes of all kinds” (Young).
Cain.] 2 Sa. 5:11; 24:7; 1 Ki. 5:1; 7:13; 9:11, 12; Ezr. 3:7; Ne.
TURN AGAIN. Return (Jud. 11:8; Ru. 1:11; 1 Sa. 13:16; Ps. 45:12; 83:7; 87:4; Is. 23:1-17; Je. 25:22;
15:25; Lk. 17:4). 27:3; 47:4; Eze. 26:2-15; 27:2-8; 28:2, 12; 29:18; Ho.
TURTLE. An old English word for turtle dove (Ge. 9:13; Joel 3:3; Am. 1:9; Ze. 9:2, 3; Mt. 11:21, 22;
15:9; Le. 1:14; 15:29; Nu. 6:10; Ps. 74:19; Song 2:12; 15:21; Mk. 3:8; 7:24, 31; Lk. 6:17; 10:13, 14; Ac.
Je. 8:7). The old English word is from the Latin “turtur,” 12:20; 21:3, 7.
which is imitative of the bird’s soft purring call. The Fulfillment of Prophecy concerning Tyre. The
TUTOR. A guardian (Ga. 4:2). following is from The Wonders of Prophecy by John
TWAIN. Two (1 Sa. 18:21; Mt. 5:21). Urquhart:
TWENTY-FOUR ELDERS. The 24 elders of “Tyre’s doom is predicted in the twenty-sixth chapter of
Ezekiel. A graphic picture is drawn of its siege and
Revelation 7. [See Elder.] capture by Nebuchadnezzar (vv. 7-11). The powerful
TWINKLING. The flickering gleam or sparkle of the fleet of Tyre swept the sea, and prevented the complete
eye; an instant (1 Co. 15:52). [See Rapture.] investment of the city; but, after a siege of thirteen
TYPE. Symbol; illustration; picture. There is a solid years, it was at last taken by the Chaldean army. With
N.T. basis for viewing many of the O.T. people and this part of the prophecy, however, we do not concern
ourselves. ...
events as pictures of Jesus Christ and of spiritual truth.
He. 9:1-9 and 8:5 speaks of the Tabernacle and its “More, however, was predicted. After describing the
vengeance which the king of Babylon will inflict, the
articles as types. In He. 3:5 the Lord Jesus is spoken of prophecy proceeds: “And THEY shall lay thy stones,
as the fulfillment of the O.T. priesthood. The ark of and thy timber, and thy dust in the midst of the
Noah is mentioned as a type of salvation in 1 Pe. waters” (verse 12). Let the change of person be noted.
3:20-21. In 1 Co. 10:1-11 we see that the things that Having spoken of what Nebuchadnezzar will do, it is
happened to Israel in the wilderness were typical of added, “And they shall,” etc., as if others were to be
spiritual truth. In 1 Co. 5:7-8 the O.T. Passover and feast joined with him in the work of destruction. Light is
of unleavened bread are used as types. In Jn. 3:14-15 thrown upon this distinction in the third and fourth
Jesus uses the brazen serpent as a type. Paul’s usage of verses. God will cause many nations to come up
the O.T. also illustrates that there is much underlying against Tyre, “as the sea causes his waves to come
spiritual typology and application (1 Co. 9:10; Ga. up” (v. 3). Shock will succeed shock, till she is utterly
desolate; “and they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus,
4:22-31, etc.). These are only a few examples of how and break down her towers; I will also scrape her dust
the O.T. contains pictures of N.T. truth. Interpreting from her, and make her like the top of a rock” (v. 4).
Scripture typographically is not to be confused with “Previous to the fall of their ancient city, the Tyrians
spiritualizing its literal meaning. [See Adam, Allegorical, had removed the bulk of their treasure to an island in
Ark, Boaz, Brass Serpent, Cain, Coat, Feasts, High Priest, their possession, half a mile from the shore. Taught
Jesus Christ, Offerings, Parables, Prophecy, Tabernacle, now by bitter experience, they resolved to trust
Trumpet.] themselves no more within walls, which had not round
TYRANNUS (prince ruling). Ac. 19:9. them the defense of a watery girdle. Tyre was mistress
TYRE, TYRUS (a rock, strength). “A city in the center of the sea, and could defend herself there. The old city
was therefore deserted, and no attempt was made to
of Phoenicia, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. rebuild it after the Babylonia army had retired. So far
Said to have been founded B.C. 2750; in 1443 it was the prophecy had been fulfilled, but only so far. Tyre
assigned to the tribe of Asher, but was never occupied was overthrown and spoiled; the noise of her songs
by them; in 1210 it received many fugitives from Sidon; had ceased; the sound of her harps was no more heard
in 1014 Hiram its king helped Solomon in his great (v. 13); the great and joyous city was abased and
works; in 721-716 it successfully resisted Shalmaneser desolate. But the ruins still stood. The words which
king of Assyria; in 585-572 it did the same to declared that the stones and the timber should be cast
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, when the inhabitants into the sea, and the very dust be scraped from the
founded insular Tyre, which in 332 was taken by city’s site, had not been fulfilled; and it seemed most
improbable that they ever would be. What could the
Alexander the Great (after a siege of seven months), by words mean? Nebuchadnezzar had taken a full
his constructing a mole connecting it with the mainland. vengeance, but he had never thought of this. Even in
Eze. 27:1-32 contains a glowing account of its ancient his case, furious though he might be at the long-
riches and extensive traffic, from Spain to India, continued resistance, it would have been the very
including Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, frenzy of revenge. Who then would be found to wreak
Arabia, and Persia, in gold, silver, iron, lead, tin, copper; such unheard of vengeance upon the unoffending
wheat, cereals, honey, oil, balm; wools and linen fabrics; ruins?

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