Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:18
And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, [that] my fury shall come up in my face.
18. come to pass at the same time ] Rather: come to pass in that day, in the day when Gog &c.
come up in my face ] lit. in my nostril. The idea is not that of the inflammation of the face from anger, but that of a fiery breath appearing in the nostrils. Deu 32:22; Psa 18:8.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Gog cometh up in fury against Israel, and Gods fury, i.e. hot yet just displeasure, comes up in his face against both the attempt and the attempters, against Gog and all his power, who think to find a weak people, but they shall meet with an angry God.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
18. fury shall come up in myfaceliterally, “nose”; in Hebrew, theidiomatic expression for anger, as men in anger breathestrongly through the nostrils. Anthropopathy: God stooping to humanmodes of thought (Ps 18:8).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And it shall come to pass at the same time, when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God,…. As before prophesied of and described:
that my fury shall come up in my face; as a man’s blood rises up in his face, and his colour appears, when he is wroth and angry: or, “in my nose” s; as men when they are angry puff and blow, expand their nose, breathe through it; but against whom is all this wrath and fury? Starckius, a modern interpreter, thinks it is against the land of Israel, against the church; but it rather seems to be against Gog himself; the Lord being provoked at his attempt against the land of Israel, and the wicked designs he had to spoil and plunder it.
s “in nasum meum”, Piscator, Cocceius, Starckius.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
18-23. “In that day, when Gog shall come against the land” (Eze 38:18, R.V.), Jehovah’s fury shall come into his “nostrils” (Psa 18:8). He shall breathe hard, and in his hot and “jealous” anger (see Eze 21:31; note Eze 5:13) he declares that the whole of Israel shall be shaken as with an earthquake (Eze 38:19), and all nature, sea and land, shall be terrified (Eze 38:20; compare Zep 1:14; Jer 4:23-26) when he appears in judgment against the enemy (Eze 38:21), turning each man’s sword against his brother and pleading with the foes of his people no longer with words, but with bolts from heaven (Eze 38:22; Gen 19:24; Gen 13:13; Psa 11:6) until the nations shall acknowledge him for what he is: the holy, the merciful, the mighty Jehovah (Eze 38:16). This is a most graphic and fearful description, full of the symbolism which is so characteristic of Ezekiel.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
God’s Final Judgments.
“And it will come about in that day when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” says the Lord Yahweh, “that my fury will come up into my nostrils, for I have spoken, in my jealousy and in my wrath. Surely in that day there will be a great shaking in the land of Israel, so that the fish of the sea, and the birds of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep on the earth, and all the men who are on the face of the earth, will shake at my presence, and the mountains will be thrown down, and the steep places will fall, and every wall will fall to the ground, and I will call for a sword against him to all my mountains,” says the Lord Yahweh, “every man’s sword will be against his brother, and I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood, and I will rain on him, and on his hordes, and on the many peoples who are with him, an overflowing shower, and great hailstones, fire and brimstone.”
God will respond in anger and fury, and great concern for His people. This is no ordinary anger, it is expressed in strong terms. He is here dealing with what has been at the root of all the worlds ills. God’s final wrath will be revealed against sin and all involved with it. There is no mention of warfare or opponents for Gog. God is their opponent, and He does not fight, He pours out judgments.
It is quite possible that a Persian army that had come to collect tribute had experienced extremely adverse weather conditions like those described in the Book of Joshua, when the very sun had seemed to stand still (Jos 10:11-14). It is even possible that they suffered a plague as in the days of Isa 37:36, and that there was dissension in the camp. But here we find a typical apocalyptic scene where not man but God brings judgment on His enemies. Earthquake (Isa 24:18-20; Joe 3:16; Hag 2:6-7), Yahweh’s sword (Eze 5:2; Eze 5:17; Eze 6:3; Eze 11:8; Eze 12:14; Eze 14:17; Eze 14:21; Eze 21:3-5; Eze 21:9-15; Eze 21:28; Eze 30:24-25 – which results in panic and the allies killing each other), pestilence and blood (Eze 5:17; Eze 14:19; Eze 28:23), great hailstones, fire and brimstone (Gen 19:24; Exo 9:23-24; Psa 11:6; Psa 105:32; Isa 30:30; Isa 30:33; Isa 34:9), all these will be brought against Gog, causing the whole earth, both man and beast, indeed all created things, to shake in apprehension. This is a scene typical of the last judgments (Rev 6:12; Rev 8:5; Rev 8:7-8; Rev 9:18; Rev 11:19; Rev 14:19; Rev 16:21; Rev 19:21 see also Isa 2:10-22; Zep 1:2-3). It is not war but man facing the judgment of God.
Notice the magnitude of the earthquake. ‘The mountains will be thrown down, and the steep places will fall, and every wall will fall to the ground.’ All the things that bring awe on men, the great mountains, the precipices and ravines, and men’s most powerful constructions, built to resist anything, all will collapse to the ground. Nothing can stand against Him, everything will be made level before God.
‘I will call to all my mountains for a sword against him.’ The sword of man will not be needed. Nature itself will be called on to take God’s side, used by God as a sword, and causing the terror and madness that makes men destroy each other with the sword.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Eze 38:18. That my fury shall come, &c. My anger and my fury shall increase. Houbigant.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Eze 38:18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, [that] my fury shall come up in my face.
Ver. 18. My fury shall come up in my face. ] Though it do not presently break forth. Ira Dei quo diuturnior, eo minacior.
“ Poena venit gravior, quo mage tarda venit. ”
God delighteth to make fools of his enemies; he lets them prevail a while, and carry the ball on the foot, as it were, that they may fall with the greater disappointment.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the same time = that day.
the land of Israel = on the soil of Israel. Hebrew ‘admath. See note on Eze 11:17.
saith the Lord GOD = [is] Adonai Jehovah’s oracle.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
that: Eze 36:5, Eze 36:6, Deu 32:22, Psa 18:7, Psa 18:8, Psa 89:46, Nah 1:2, Heb 12:29
Reciprocal: 1Ch 5:4 – Gog Psa 110:5 – in the day Isa 59:18 – fury Isa 63:3 – and trample Eze 5:13 – spoken Zec 14:12 – the plague wherewith
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eze 38:18. Fury come up in m.y face means God’s fury will be manifest to those concerned. It will be made evident before their eyes by the things He does to the abominable invaders into the home land of Israel.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Eze 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, Eze 22:31-31, 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 great shaking A great commotion, as Dr. Waterland renders the expression; or a great disturbance, tumult, and confusion. Great changes and alterations in kingdoms and governments are often expressed in Scripture by shaking of heaven and earth, the sea and dry land: see the margin. So that the fishes of the sea, &c., shall shake at my presence Every part of the creation shall bear its share of this calamity, as if there were a convulsion of the whole frame of nature. The prophets often describe Gods judgments upon particular countries or persons, as if a dissolution of the whole world took place, because his particular judgments are an earnest of the general judgment: see note on Isa 13:10. And the mountains shall be thrown down The strong holds situate on the mountains, and the walls, towers, and other fortifications, shall be beat down and demolished.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
God would become very angry with Gog when he attacked Israel (cf. Gen 12:3). He would send a great earthquake in the land that would express His anger (cf. Rev 16:18).
"Yahweh’s emotional reaction to Gog’s invasion is obvious as he explodes, heaping up expressions for anger unparalleled in the book, if not in the entire OT." [Note: Block, The Book . . . 48, p. 457.]