Bible Commentary

Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, Gog … – Gog of the land of Magog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal. Gog is here the name of a captain from the land of Magog (compare Gen 10:2) the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:2”

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 1 6. The great array of Gog which Jehovah shall lead forth 2. set thy face against Gog ] Cf. Eze 35:2-3. The meaning of the word Gog is obscure. Schrader ( KAT. on the passage) refers to the name of the Lydian king Gyges, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:1”

And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them forevermore. 28. The presence of Jehovah makes the house wherein he dwells a sanctuary (holy place), and the presence of his sanctuary (he being there, Eze 48:35) among the people sanctifies them or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:28”

My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 27. My tabernacle also ] And my dwelling place and I will be. The words repeat the idea in Eze 37:26. The last words of the Book are, “The Lord is there.” The phrase with them, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:27”

Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them forevermore. 26. a covenant of peace ] Cf. Eze 36:25; Isa 55:3; Jer 32:40. my sanctuary ] The name … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:26”

And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, [even] they, and their children, and their children’s children forever: and my servant David [shall be] their prince forever. 25. Cf. Eze 36:28. Jacob my servant ] Jacob is here … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:25”

And David my servant [shall be] king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 24. David my servant ] Cf. Eze 34:23-24. Here the term “king” is applied to the ruler of the future ( Eze 37:22); in other … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:24”

Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. 23. Cf. Eze … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:23”

And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all: 22. This promise runs throughout all prophecy. The disruption of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:22”

And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: See this explained Eze 36:24. The children of Israel; the ten tribes, as well as Judah … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:21”