Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Ezekiel 39:12
(h) And seven months shall the house of Israel be in burying them, that they may cleanse the land.
(h) Meaning a long time.
(h) And seven months shall the house of Israel be in burying them, that they may cleanse the land.
(h) Meaning a long time.
Verse Ezekiel 39:12. _AND SEVEN MONTHS_] It shall require a long time to bury the dead. This is another figurative expression; which, however, may admit of a good deal of _literal_ meaning. Many of t...
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...
To cleanse the holy land from the defilement caused by the corpses of these heathen hordes, the common people were to spend seven months in collecting and burying them, in a place appointed for that p...
It shall take all Israel (Ezekiel 39:13) seven months to bury Gog's dead. The bones scattered over the land defiled it, for it was holy to the Lord, and they must be gathered and interred, cf. Ezekiel...
B. The Completeness of the Destruction 39:9-20 TRANSLATION (9) And the inhabitants of the cities of Israel shall go out, and they shall burn the weapons and make fuel of them, even the shields, buckl...
_AND SEVEN MONTHS SHALL THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL BE BURYING OF THEM, THAT THEY MAY CLEANSE THE LAND._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
2. LEAVE BUT THE SIXTH PART OF THEE] RV 'lead thee on.'...
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
וּ קְבָרוּם֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמַ֖עַן טַהֵ֣ר...
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...
_Land, to prevent infection, and to comply with the law, Numbers xix. 16._...
Here are prophecies of a very solemn nature, intimating great destruction, and a multitude of graves for the slain to lie down in. Jesus speaks of the last day dispensation, which is to usher in his p...
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 SEVEN MONTHS SHALL THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL BE BURYING OF THEM,.... So long time will the burial of Gog's army take up, because of the multitude of it, and by reason their bones will be scattered here...
And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. Ver. 12. _And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them._] That is, a long while; like a...
Ezekiel 39:11. _I will give unto Gog a place there of graves_ Houbigant translates this passage, _An illustrious place for sepulture, the valley of passengers opposite to the sea; through which the tr...
And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, engaged in this task of disposing of the corpses of the enemies, THAT THEY MAY CLEANSE THE LAND, for the presence of dead bodies polluted...
THE DESTRUCTION OF GOG AND HIS HOSTS...
11-22 How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cl...
SEVEN MONTHS SHALL THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, many of the house of Israel, some voluntarily, others by appointment, be burying of them; a little time would not suffice to bury so great multitude, make what...
Ezekiel 39:12 seven H7651 months H2320 house H1004 Israel H3478 burying H6912 (H8804) cleanse H2891 (H8763) land
THE CLEARING UP OPERATION AND THE CLEANSING OF THE LAND (EZEKIEL 39:9). Concentration on the detail here can obscure the significance of the whole. The main points being brought out are the massivenes...
“And seven months will the house of Israel be burying them, that they may cleanse the land. Yes, all the people of the land will bury them. And it will bring honour on them (be to them a renown) in th...
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...
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...
Deuteronomy 21:23; Ezekiel 39:14; Ezekiel 39:16; Numbers 19:16...