Ezequiel 38:16

16 e subirás contra o meu povo Israel, como uma nuvem, para cobrir a terra. Nos últimos dias hei de trazer-te contra a minha terra, para que as nações me conheçam a mim, quando eu tiver vindicado a minha santidade em ti, ó Gogue, diante dos seus olhos.

Ezequiel 38:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 38:16

And thou shall come up against my people of Israel
Which is repeated for the certainty of it; and not for his comfort, but his ruin; not to the terror of Israel, but for the glory of God: as a cloud to cover the land;
the land of Israel, so great should be his army; (See Gill on Ezekiel 38:9), it shall be in the latter days;
of the Gospel state, or kingdom of the Messiah, when the Jews shall be converted, and are returned to their own land, ( Hosea 3:5 ) : and I will bring thee against my land;
not to possess it, nor to hurt it, or to any injury to the people of it: but that the Heathen may know me;
the Pagan kingdoms of China, and others; who by God's judgments on the Turks will come to the knowledge of the true God, and acknowledge him, and will become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ, ( Revelation 11:15 ) ( 16:12 ) : when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes;
that is, when God shall appear to be a holy and just God, in inflicting deserved punishment on the enemies of his people; when his omniscience and omnipotence, his power and faithfulness, and other perfections of his will be displayed, in fulfilling those prophecies concerning Gog or the Turks; infidels will be convinced of the truth of divine revelation; of the God of Israel being the true God; of Jesus being the Messiah; and of the Christian religion being of God, and shall profess the same. The, Targum is,

``that the people may know the vengeance of my power, when I shall be sanctified in thee, who shall see thy vengeance, O Gog.''

Ezequiel 38:16 In-Context

14 Portanto, profetiza, ó filho do homem, e dize a Gogue: Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Acaso naquele dia, quando o meu povo Israel habitar seguro, não o saberás tu?
15 Virás, pois, do teu lugar, lá do extremo norte, tu e muitos povos contigo, montados todos a cavalo, uma grande companhia e um exército numeroso;
16 e subirás contra o meu povo Israel, como uma nuvem, para cobrir a terra. Nos últimos dias hei de trazer-te contra a minha terra, para que as nações me conheçam a mim, quando eu tiver vindicado a minha santidade em ti, ó Gogue, diante dos seus olhos.
17 Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Não és tu aquele de quem eu disse nos dias antigos, por intermédio de meus servos, os profetas de Israel, os quais naqueles dias profetizaram largos anos, que te traria contra eles?
18 Naquele dia, porém, quando vier Gogue contra a terra de Israel, diz o Senhor Deus, a minha indignação subirá �s minhas narinas.
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