Divine Rebellion: Connecting Eden, Tyre, and Babylon

Three passages get chained together to tell one story: the serpent in Eden, the lament over the king of Tyre, and the taunt against the king of Babylon.
The chain is worth making, but carefully. Ezekiel 28 is not about specifically the episode in Eden - it is a lament over the prince of Tyre that reaches for primeval rebellion as its backdrop. Neither Ezekiel nor Isaiah supplies a chronology of what happened in the garden.
And reading a divine rebel in Ezekiel 28, rather than a human king, is a minority position. Heiser holds it, follows the Masoretic Text, and says openly that it is a minority reading.
What connects the three is a theme, not a timeline: a figure of high status who wanted more, and was cast down.
Scripture links:
- Genesis 3:1-15 - the serpent, and the sentence passed on it.
- Isaiah 14:12-15 - the ambition to ascend, and the descent to Sheol.
- Ezekiel 28:11-19 - the lament, and the casting down.
Thematic echo is a strong argument. Presenting it as one continuous narrative is a weaker one, and the sources do not.