EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 39:1 God’s opposition to Gog is repeated as the invasion of Israel proceeds. Gog’s army falls solely by the hand of God. On MESHECH and TUBAL, see notes on 27:13; 38:2. UTTERMOST PARTS. See note on 38:6. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("im [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 39:9 The SEVEN YEARS of fuel provided by the enemy’s abandoned weapons corresponds to the “seven months” of burial in v. Ezekiel 39:14. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 39:21 ALL THE NATIONS SHALL SEE MY JUDGMENT. This demonstration of God’s power serves as his defense before the nations. It also puts Israel’s exile into proper perspective. Their expulsion from their land was not because their God was incapable of protecting them. On the con... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 39:25 The final element of the oracle focuses on Israel rather than Gog. These brief verses echo many of the restoration passages in chs. Ezekiel 34:1, including the themes of renewal for the WHOLE HOUSE OF ISRAEL (Ezekiel 39:25), the turning away from previous TREACHERY (v.... [ Continue Reading ]