エゼキエル書 38:20-23 JCB

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 38:18-20

Ezekiel 38:18-20. My fury shall come up in my face An expression taken from human passions, which cause the blood to fly up into the face. So Isaiah describes Almighty God as burning with anger, his lips being full of indignation, and his tongue as a consuming fire, Ezekiel 22:31, where see the note. For in my jealousy My zeal for the salvation and happiness of my people, and for my own glory; have I spoken Against my enemy Gog, and his herd. Surely in that day there shall be a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 38:21-22

Ezekiel 38:21-22. And I will call Rather, But I will call, for a sword against him That is, when he has carried all before him for some time, I will at length raise up those who shall withstand him. God’s doing a thing is often expressed in Scripture by his speaking the word, and giving out his command. Thus he is said Psalm ( Psa 105:16 ) to call for a dearth upon the land of Canaan. Throughout all my mountains Throughout all the land of Judea; for, as has been observed before, Judea... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:14-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:18-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:19-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:22-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 38:18-20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 38:21-22

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