"To eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing": The Merchandise of Tyre
Isaiah 23:17-18 - King James Version (KJV) <17> And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. <18> And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. Someone who has been instructed in the inner meaning or glory of the outer meaning or cloud of the Word of God will immediately notice two things: chiastic structures and passing the baton symbolism. A notable chiastic structure in this case involves "to eat sufficiently", which refers to the goods of the Church and the supply of knowledge pertaining to them (and not only that but to procuring and teaching these for the right reasons); and "for durable clothing", which refers to t