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work), with self-righteousness (linen), with animitation ransom (red coral), and imitationcharacter jewels (agate).Ezekiel 27:17.Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thymerchants: they traded in thy market wheatof Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil,and balm.— With thine errors were mingledGod's Truth to make up thy mixed doctrines.Some of thy preachers were really believers inthe Bible (of Judah and Israel), taught thewholesome spiritual Bible truths (wheat), goodteachings for the natural man (Pannag meansmillet), and teachings about Christ's SecondComing (honey), the anointing oil of the HolySpirit (Rev. 10:9, 10), and the balm of thecomfort of the Word of God.— Rom. 15:4.Ezekiel 27:18.Damascus wee thy merchant in the multitudeof the wares of thy making, for the multitudeof all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and whitewool.— Thy preachers (merchants) were amongthe chiefest of the lofty, self-righteous, lordlyones (Damascus was capital of Syria, the highland), trading in all varieties of thy doctrines andphilosophies, especially the mixed doctrines(wine) of earthly prosperity (Helbon,fruitfulness) and in natural human righteousness(white wool).Ezekiel 27:19.Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupiedin thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus,were in thy market.— Apostate Christians (Danwas the seat of idolatry and types a class oncespirit-begotten but fallen away)FM497and Grecian pagans (Javan represented the(Greeks) preached in thy church gatherings;lordship, authority (iron), the claim of apostolicauthority (cassia, deputy-ship), and a claimedknowledge of the Bible (calamus) were in thychurches (markets).

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