I understand that many hold that these verses are not talking about satan, but about an earthly king. Sean brought up the verses before and after those quoted above which do in fact seem to be talking about an actual king, namely the king of tyre.'You were the model of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 You were in Eden,
the garden of God;
every precious stone adorned you:
ruby, topaz and emerald,
chrysolite, onyx and jasper,
sapphire, turquoise and beryl.
Your settings and mountings were made of gold;
on the day you were created they were prepared.
14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub,
for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
what i dont understand, then, is how the above verses are explained. was the king of tyre in Eden? was he anointed as a guardian cherub? the above verses seem not to fit with the rest of the narrative. might it not be a prophetic "aside" commenting on Lucifer? If the answer is that it is a poetic device, and not to be taken literally, then why do we take other poetic devices, like those in the psalms, as being prophetic references to Jesus?
TK