Ezekiel 38:1
Saying — God now forewarns the Jews, what enemies and troubles would interpose, before he would fully deliver them.... [ Continue Reading ]
Saying — God now forewarns the Jews, what enemies and troubles would interpose, before he would fully deliver them.... [ Continue Reading ]
Gog — This cannot be one single person, or prince, though perhaps it points out some one, by whom the troubles foretold were begun. Some believe the time is still to come, wherein this prophecy is to be fulfilled. And that it must intend those enemies of God's church who descended from the Scythians... [ Continue Reading ]
Handling swords — That is, very ready, expert and strong in using the sword.... [ Continue Reading ]
Gomer — Inhabitants of Galatia. Togarmah — Paphlagonia, and Cappadocia. The north quarters — The more northern people, the numerous Tartars.... [ Continue Reading ]
Be thou prepared — God and the church deride this mighty preparation.... [ Continue Reading ]
After many days — In the latter days of the Messiah's kingdom among men. In the later years — These must be cotemporary with the many days already mentioned. Thou — Gog with all thy numbers. The land — The land of the Jews, a people recovered from captivity, into which the sword of their enemy had b... [ Continue Reading ]
Unwalled — Weak, and without any considerable defences.... [ Continue Reading ]
Sheba — This Sheba was southward, and contains all of that coast which assisted Gog. Dedan — By these are noted, the eastern nations that assisted. Tarshish — The inhabitants of the sea — coast westward, and Magog north. The young lions — Young men thirsty of blood, but more of spoil, resolve to joi... [ Continue Reading ]
Know it — Thou wilt be informed of it.... [ Continue Reading ]
The north parts — From Scythia, from the Euxine and Caspian seas, and countries thereabouts.... [ Continue Reading ]
I will bring — I will permit thee to come. Sanctified — Confessed to be a great God over all, a gracious and faithful God to his people, and a dreadful enemy and avenger against the wicked. Before — ln the sight of all the heathen that are with Gog, and much more in the sight of God's own people.... [ Continue Reading ]
Spoken — All these enterprises I have spoken of, and will as well defeat as I did foretel them.... [ Continue Reading ]
For — For my own people, and for mine own glory. Have I spoken — Against mine enemies Gog, and all his herd. A great shaking — A great disturbance and tumult, like an earthquake.... [ Continue Reading ]
Sword — Israel. Throughout — From all parts of the land, which was full of mountains. Every man's sword — As it was in Jehoshaphat's time; and these swords may be meant by the sword God will call for through all, for they ranged all over his mountains.... [ Continue Reading ]
Magnify — Undeniably prove that I am the mighty, just, faithful, wise, holy, and merciful God. Sanctify — Declare I am holy, and true to my word.... [ Continue Reading ]