에스겔 38:7-23 Krv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:5-7
These allied nations are depicted as coming from the four quarters of the globe. Persia (see Ezekiel 27:10 ), from the east; Ethiopia (see Ezekiel 30:5 ), or Gush ( Genesis 10:6 ), from the south; Libya , or Phut (see Ezekiel 27:10 ; Ezekiel 30:5 ), from the west; and Gomer (see Genesis 10:2 , Genesis 10:3 ; 1 Chronicles 1:5 ), the Cimmerians of Homer ('Odyss.,' Ezekiel 11:13-19 ), whose abodes were the shores of the Euxine and Caspian Seas, and the Gimirrai of... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:8
After many days thou halt be visited . The principal controversy raised by these words is as to whether they signify, as Hitzig, Fairbairn, and Kliefoth suppose, that after many days Gog should be entrusted with the command of the aforementioned nations, or, as Ewald, Hengstenberg, Keil, Schroder, Plumptre, and Currey translate, that Gog, who intended to visit Israel, should himself be visited, in the sense of being punished. In support of the former rendering appeal is taken to Nehemiah... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:8
After many days. Time is an element which needs to be taken into calculation in the consideration of all human affairs. We are too short-sighted, too hasty, too impatient. God has the leisure of eternity. "The mills of God grind slowly, But they grind exceeding small." We must learn to use the telescopes of faith and hope, and look far beyond the scene of the present, if we would form a right estimate of any important human event. I. THE MISCHIEF OF EVIL IS SEEN ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:9
Like a storm, and like a cloud . Gog's invasion, his "ascension," or "going up" (compare the Greek term ἀνάβασις for a military expedition), should be like a storm in its suddenness and violence, as in Proverbs 1:27 , and like a cloud in its threatening aspect and overshadowing nearness (see Proverbs 1:16 ; and comp. Jeremiah 4:13 ). Taken together, the images suggest that Gog's invasion should burst forth suddenly, rage violently, spread quickly, alarm greatly, but cease finally.... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:10
Thou shalt think an evil thought ; "conceive a mischievous purpose" (margin); or, devise an evil device (Revised Version). The ultimate responsibility for Gog's expedition should rest on Gog himself, who should be impelled thereto by his own lust of conquest. Ezekiel here recognizes what the Bible is full of, the duality of existence, according to which man is both a free agent, acting out his own thoughts and plans, and an unconscious instrument in the hands of God carrying out his... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:10
An evil thought. I. AS EVIL THOUGHT MAY COME UNBIDDEN . "Things come into" the mind. Like a bird of passage from a distant continent, like a stray seed dropped into a well-tilled garden, like a breath of infection on a healthy person, evil may come from without unsought and even unsuspected. Every one must be conscious of the way in which a thought will flash into his mind. But often a suggestion of evil may come from some visible external thing. An evil sight will suggest an... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:10
An evil device. We have been taught by the Divine Master, Christ, that it is from within that human conduct takes its origin. It is the heart which is the source alike of good and of evil The tree bears fruit, whether sound and wholesome and palatable, or harsh and useless; the living well, the fountain, sends forth streams, whether sweet and cheering, or bitter and polluted. So the thoughts, intents, and devices of the heart find their expression in the words which reach men's ears and in... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:11
Spiritual security. We may treat this subject in two ways, We may have regard to— I. NATIONAL SECURITY . Unfortunately, it is only too typical of our race that a great power should say, "I will go up to the land of unwalled villages," etc. Taking men and nations as they are, we have to reckon upon: 1. National unscrupulousness . It has been enough that one country has been strong and another weak, one covetous and another wealthy, one well armed and another defenseless, for... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:1-13
The stability of God's kingdom. The lengthened subjection of the Hebrews had sapped their courage and their hope. The promises of a return to Canaan fell upon hearts full of apathy and self-diffidence. A latent fear was growing up that, even should they regain their old possession, they would soon be exposed to fresh invasion from some grasping monarch. They felt their lack of organization, their lack of military prowess, and men devoid of energy felt that it was better to remain in exile... read more