Scofield's Reference Notes - Ezekiel 38:6
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Chapter 38Now in chapter 38:The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, set your face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief ( Ezekiel 38:1-2 )And the word translated chief is the word Rosh. And most Bible scholars say that the Rosh translated chief should be translated in modern English, Russia, for Rosh is a reference to the modern Russia, the word chief there. So,the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal ( Ezekiel 38:2 ),Meshech is the ancient name for Moscow,... read more
Ezekiel 38:2 . Set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog. Gog is here taken for the king, or collectively for the princes of Scythia, Iberia, and the east. The Scythians descended from Magog. Genesis 10:2. They inhabited mount Caucasus, and the country east of the Black sea. The Mogul Tartars are also called Magog. The primitive fathers of the church give us no explication of Gog and Magog, except vaguely and figuratively referring the names to heretics, and to the persecutors of the... read more
Eze 38:6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: [and] many people with thee. Ver. 6. Gomer, and all his bands. ] The Cimbrians or Cimmerians, saith Melanchthon; the Galatians, saith Theodoret. The house of Togarmah. ] The Phrygians, as some; the Armenians, as others will. Of antichrist’s great power, see Revelation 9:1-20 ; Revelation 20:8 . See on Ezekiel 27:14 . read more
Gomer: Genesis 10:2, 1 Chronicles 1:5 Togarmah: Ezekiel 27:14, Genesis 10:3, 1 Chronicles 1:6, Daniel 11:40 Reciprocal: Ezekiel 32:30 - the princes Ezekiel 38:15 - and many Ezekiel 39:6 - in the isles read more
Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.Gomer — Inhabitants of Galatia.Togarmah — Paphlagonia, and Cappadocia.The north quarters — The more northern people, the numerous Tartars. read more
6. For Gomer see note Ezekiel 38:2; for Togarmah, Ezekiel 27:14; for people read “peoples,” as also Ezekiel 38:8-9; Ezekiel 38:15; Ezekiel 38:22. read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ezekiel 38:1-23
THE WARLIKE ASSAULT OF GOG, AND ITS REPULSE. (Chap. 38)EXEGETICAL NOTES.—Ezekiel 38:2. “Gog.” “An ideal name; it is simply the root of Magog, the only related name known to history. The whole prophecy demands a non-literal interpretation. The prophetical delineations of the Divine principles of government are thrown into the familiar forms of Old Testament relations. The final triumph of Messiah’s truth over the most distant and barbarous nations is represented as a literal conflict on a... read more