And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak to every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; (k) gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, [even] a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
(k) By which he signifies the horrible destruction that would come on the enemies of his Church.
Verse Ezekiel 39:17. _GATHER YOURSELVES - TO MY SACRIFICE_] This is an allusion to a custom common in the east: when a sacrifice is made, the friends and neighbours of the party sacrificing are invite...
The purposes of the past dispensation shall be made clear to God’s people themselves and to the pagan. His judgments were the consequence of their sins; and these sins once abandoned, the favor of the...
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...
Ezekiel's imagination, never weary of contemplating the destruction of those alien hordes, now pictures them as a sacrifice, to devour which Yahweh invites the birds and beasts, who gorge themselves w...
_to my sacrifice_ The eating of flesh was of rarer occurrence in ancient times than it is now. All slaughtering of animals was a sacrificial act. The blood and some parts of the victim were given to J...
SPEAK UNTO EVERY FEATHERED FOWL— It was the custom for persons who offered sacrifices to invite their friends to the feast, which was made of the remainder. So here the prophet, by God's command, invi...
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, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I...
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
EVERY FEATHERED FOWL. — Compare Ezekiel 39:4, also Ezekiel 17:23; Ezekiel 29:5. The birds and beasts of all kinds represent all nations. A GREAT SACRIFICE. — The representation of a destructive judgme...
וְ אַתָּ֨ה בֶן ־אָדָ֜ם כֹּֽה ־אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ
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...
What is particularly meant by this sacrifice, and the feast that is promised to be made for the fowl and the beast, is not so very clear as to speak with any certainty! But by comparing scripture with...
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 THOU, SON OF MAN, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD,.... What the prophet is ordered by the Lord to say is to creatures not then in being, nor yet; and, were they, they could not understand his words; but h...
And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I d...
_Thou son of man, speak unto every feathered fowl_, &c. It was the custom of persons that offered sacrifice, to invite their friends to the feast that was made of the remainder: see Genesis 31:54; 1 S...
And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God, Speak unto every feathered fowl, Cf v. 4, AND TO EVERY BEAST OF THE FIELD, the beasts of prey that follow armies on their campaigns, ASSEMBLE YOURSELVES...
THE DESTRUCTION OF GOG AND HIS HOSTS...
UNTO EVERY FEATHERED FOWEL: _ Heb._ to the fowel of every wing SACRIFICE: Or, slaughter...
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...
SPEAK; though they understand not thy word, yet speak. for they will understand my word, which shall go out with thine. UNTO EVERY FEATHERED FOWL; to all sorts of carnivorous birds, every kind of thos...
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THE SCAVENGERS ARE CALLED TO A GREAT SACRIFICIAL FEAST (EZEKIEL 39:17). A huge emphasis in this chapter is on the purification of Israel and the awful fate of the wicked. Both are again involved here,...
“And you, son of man, thus says the Lord Yahweh, Speak to the birds of every kind, and to every beast of the field. ‘Assemble yourselves and come. Gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that...
SPEAK UNTO See Armageddon note, (_ See Scofield) - (Revelation 19:17). _...
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...
1 Samuel 16:3; 1 Samuel 17:46; 1 Samuel 9:13; Ezekiel 39:4; Genesis
I do sacrifice — The punishment of these God calls a sacrifice, which he offers to his own justice. Upon the mountains — Where more thousands are offered at once, than ever were at any time offered; '...