Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Ezekiel 39:6
Isles] RM 'coastlands.' God will not only destroy the army of Gog in Palestine, but will extend His judgments into the lands from which Gog and his allies have come.
Isles] RM 'coastlands.' God will not only destroy the army of Gog in Palestine, but will extend His judgments into the lands from which Gog and his allies have come.
Verse Ezekiel 39:6. _I WILL SEND A FIRE ON MAGOG_] On Syria. I will destroy the Syrian troops. _AND AMONG THEM THAT DWELL CARELESSLY IN THE ISLES_] The auxiliary troops that came to Antiochus from th...
The judgment is extended to “the isles” (or, seacoast) to show that it should fall not only on Gog and his land, but on those who share Gog’s feelings of hatred and opposition to the kingdom of God....
Ezekiel 38:1; Ezekiel 39:1. There will be at that time of restoration a great and final invasion of the land of Israel. Gog and Magog will invade the land “that is brought back from the sword, and is...
GOG'S DESTRUCTION AND BURIAL. This chapter does little more than repeat, with variations, the message of the last. The slain hordes lie thick upon Israel's mountains and fields, to be devoured by beas...
ISLES. coasts, or maritime lands. THEY SHALL KNOW, &c. See note on Ezekiel 6:10. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_. App-4....
Magog is the name of the country of Gog. _in the isles_ the COUNTRIES, i.e. the distant lands of the earth. The armies of Gog and his allies are annihilated on the mountains of Israel, but the judgme...
I WILL SEND A FIRE, &C.— That is, into the country of Gog. _Gog_ is supposed to dwell or to have dwelt between the Caspian and the Euxine sea; which is referred to by the expression _in the isles,_ or...
III. THE DESTRUCTION OF GOD 39:1-20 In the first main division of chapter 39 Ezekiel emphasizes the certainty of the overthrow of God by repeating the substance of what he has already said about that...
And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD. I WILL SEND A FIRE ON MAGOG, AND AMONG THEM THAT DWELL CARELESSLY - in s...
EZEKIEL: “THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD” GOD’S PLANS FOR *ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 25 TO 39 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 39 HOW THE *LORD WILL PUNISH GOG – EZEKIEL 39:1-10 v1
A FIRE ON MAGOG. — Magog is the country of Gog (Ezekiel 38:1), and the Divine judgment is to fall therefore not only upon the army in the land of Israel, but also upon the far-distant country of Gog....
וְ שִׁלַּחְתִּי ־אֵ֣שׁ בְּ מָגֹ֔וג וּ בְ
JEHOVAH'S FINAL VICTORY Ezekiel 38:1; Ezekiel 39:1 THESE Chapter s give the impression of having been intended to stand at the close of the book of Ezekiel. Their present position is best explained o...
Having thus described the order of events in the far distant future, the prophet proceeded to utter in greater detail his prophecy of the antagonism of God to those who thus would gather themselves ag...
And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell securely in the (c) isles: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD. (c) That is, among all nations where the enemies of my people dwell, no...
_Islands; in the naval forces, or in the places of his dominion where discord shall prevail. (Calmet) --- Cambyses resolved to attack Ethiopia, the people near the temple of Ammon, and the Carthaginia...
The more I read these scriptures, concerning the Lord's judgment upon his enemies, and his peculiar mercy shown to Israel, the more I feel my mind led to pass over the mere letter of the history, to a...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 38 AND 39. Gog, not fearing Jehovah, seeks to take possession of the land. He has no thought that Jehovah is there. His pride blinds him. It is very importan...
AND I WILL SEND A FIRE ON MAGOG,.... On the land of Magog; see Ezekiel 38:2, while Gog is in the land of Israel, and he and his army perish there, his country shall be destroyed by fire, or by some j...
And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD. Ver. 6. _And I will send a fire on Magog._] So God will one day on Rome,...
_I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand_ There shall be no might in thy hand, as Moses threatens the Israelites, Deuteronomy 28:32; thou shalt not be able to use thy weapons to any purpose. _I will...
THE DESTRUCTION OF GOG AND HIS HOSTS...
And I will send a fire on Magog, that of warfare and of divine destruction, AND AMONG THEM THAT DWELL CARELESSLY, in a self-confident, fancied security, IN THE ISLES; AND THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE...
CARELESSLY: Or, confidently...
1-10 The Lord will make the most careless and hardened transgressors know his holy name, either by his righteous anger, or by the riches of his mercy and grace. The weapons formed against Zion shall n...
I WILL SEND, by an unusual judgment from God, a fire; either civil dissensions, such as Egypt was consumed by, EZEKIEL 30:16; or else the destroying pestilence, which always carrieth with it a burning...
Ezekiel 39:6 send H7971 (H8765) fire H784 Magog H4031 live H3427 (H8802) security H983 coastlands H339 know...
“And I will send a fire on Magog, and on those who dwell securely on the isles/coastlands, and they will know that I am Yahweh.” We note now an expansion of God's judgments. The lands of those who att...
CONTENTS: Prophecy against Gog, continued. Vision of restored and converted Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Ezekiel, Gog. CONCLUSION: The powers in the last days that rise up to oppress Israel...
Ezekiel 39:1. _Behold, I am against thee, oh Gog._ This second apostrophe to Gog denotes the superintending providence of God over the enemies of his church, and the certainty of their final overthrow...
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...
THE DESTRUCTION OF GOG AND HIS VAST ARMIES. (Chap. 39) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 39:2. “I WILL LEAVE BUT THE SIXTH PART OF THEE”—I will six thee; _i.e.,_ afflict thee with six plagues—pestilence, blo...
EXPOSITION Of the two main divisions of this chapter, the first (Ezekiel 39:1) depicts the greatness of the overthrow of Gog; the second (Ezekiel 39:21) records the impression made by it upon Both Is...
CHAPTER S 38, 39. THE ASSAULT OF GOG, AND HIS DESTRUCTION. THE last portion of the prophecy, which began at Ezekiel 37, stretches through these two next Chapter s, which properly form but one piece....
Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the [Rosh prince or the Russian] prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee...
Amos 1:10; Amos 1:4; Amos 1:7; Ezekiel 30:16; Ezekiel 30:8;...