The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:14-23
The prophet is next directed to assure Gog of four things, read more
エゼキエル書 38:18-39 Jcb
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:14-23
Human malice a contribution to God's glory. God has a variety of methods for dealing with rebellious men. Sometimes he allows them to have their willful way up to the margin of success, when suddenly the tables are turned, and apparent success becomes conspicuous defeat. With vain confidence they press on their daring measures, and are led, as it were, into an ambush and completely destroyed. Thus God dealt with Pharaoh at the Red Sea, and thus he purposes to deal with the unscrupulous... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:18-20
Ezekiel 38:18 and Ezekiel 38:19 are not, as Hitzig, Kliefoth, and others explain, on the ground of the perfect, "I have spoken" ( Ezekiel 38:19 ), which, however, is rather a prophetical present—a free recapitulation of the earlier predictions, but a direct announcement through Ezekiel that when Gog should arrive upon the scene Jehovah should take the field against him, so that he should have to fight against Jehovah rather than against Israel. The expression, my fury shall come up in... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:19-20
An earthquake. In the day of God's jealousy and wrath there is to be a great shaking of sea, air, and land, so that the very fishes and birds, as well as the beasts of the earth, will feel its shock. I. AN EARTHQUAKE MAY OCCUR . There were once two opposed schools of geology—one believing that our earth had reached its present condition after successive violent catastrophes had wrought great and sudden changes on its surface; the other holding that the most striking results... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:21
Every man's sword shall be against his brother (comp. Zechariah 14:13 ). The consternation produced by Jehovah's interposition should be such that the ranks of Gog should fall into utter confusion, and his warriors exterminate each other, as did the Midianites in the days of Gideon ( 7:22 ), and the Moabites, Ammonites, and Seiritea, who invaded Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat ( 2 Chronicles 20:23 ). read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:21
Mutual antagonism. I. MUTUAL ANTAGONISM IS COMMON . In primitive times it was well-nigh universal. Pre-historic man seems to have lived in a state of perpetual warfare; and in the present day savages are often at war one with another; they maintain continuous feuds—tribe against tribe, clan against clan, family against family. In these later times, even in enlightened Christendom, Europe appears as an armed camp. Every nation is suspicious of its neighbor, which it regards as a... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:22-23
Pestilence and blood (comp. Ezekiel 5:17 ; Ezekiel 14:19 ; Ezekiel 28:23 ) … an overflowing rain and great hailstones— literally, stones of ice (comp. Ezekiel 13:11 , Ezekiel 13:13 )— fire, and brimstone , or, pitch (comp. Genesis 19:24 ). The imagery here brought together was probably borrowed from the accounts given in the Pentateuch of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ( Genesis 19:24 ), of the plagues in Egypt (Exodus 7-10.), and of the extermination of the... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:23
God sanctifying himself. I. AN EXPLANATION OF THE FACT . What is it for God to sanctify himself? Man is sanctified when he is set apart for God; and this sanctification is needed in the case of man because he has been alienated from God and devoted to the world. Further, in the case of man, sanctification involves purification, and perhaps the first thought that occurs to us when the word is mentioned is that sin is to be purged out of the heart, and holiness infused by the... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:23
Making God great and holy. "I magnify myself, and sanctify myself." I. GOD MAKING HIMSELF GREAT AND HOLY IN THE SIGHT OF MEN . We may ask: 1. Why God magnifies himself ; and the answer will be—Not for the mere purpose of self-glorification. We cannot think that of him "whose nature and whose name is Love" (see homily on Ezekiel 36:16-21 ). We conclude that he desires and determines to make His Name to be had in reverence, and to cause himself to be honored... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:14-22
The invader discomfited. Although it would be presumptuous to apply the language of this prophetic passage to any particular political event in the history of Israel, there were many occasions upon which invasion was permitted and the soil of Palestine was trodden by hostile armies; many occasions upon which the invader retreated, overwhelmed with disaster and ignominy. It is therefore allowable to interpret great political incidences and occurrences in the light of the principles here... read more