Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:3
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
3. chief prince ] Cf. on Eze 38:2.
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3. His high-sounding titles arerepeated to imply the haughty self-confidence of the invader as ifinvincible.
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And say, thus saith the Lord God, behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Which is repeated for the confirmation of it, that so it would certainly be; that the Lord, the mighty God, and King of kings, would in his providence frown upon him, and appear against him; and his titles are repeated also, to show that all his greatness, grandeur, and power, would not protect him from the vengeance of God.
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(3) The chief prince.As in Eze. 38:2, the prince of Rosh.
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Eze 38:3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
Ver. 3. Behold, I am against thee, O Gog. ] Ecce ego ad re, Have at thee, Gog,
The chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. the Lord GOD. Hebrew. Adonai Jehovah. See note on Eze 2:4.
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6,
Gog
See note 2, (See Scofield “Eze 38:2”).
I am: Eze 13:8, Eze 29:3, Eze 35:3, Eze 39:1, Eze 39:2-10
Reciprocal: 1Ch 1:5 – General 1Ch 5:4 – Gog Isa 13:4 – noise Isa 66:19 – Tubal Jer 50:31 – I am Eze 6:2 – set Eze 26:3 – I am Eze 27:13 – Tubal Eze 28:22 – I am against Eze 32:26 – Meshech Nah 2:13 – I am
Eze 38:3. When considered as an individual. Gog refers to the leader among these barbarous people, or perhaps a line of kings with that common
title, such as the Pharaohs in Egypt or the Edwards in England. I-Ie is singled out here as the one to whom the prophet is to address his predictions.
Ezekiel was to announce that Yahweh was opposed to Gog. The Lord would reverse the fortunes of this ruler, take him captive, and bring him and his vast, impressive army out of his homeland. Putting hooks in his jaws pictures control that he would not be able to resist. The Lord would be the first cause of this action, but doubtless there would be secondary causes as well, such as Satan’s influence and human decisions (cf. 2Sa 24:1; 1Ch 21:1; Isa 10:5-19; Hab 1:5-11).
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
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Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Fuente: Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)