Ezequiel 38:16

Listen to Ezequiel 38:16
16 VocĂȘ avançarĂĄ contra Israel, o meu povo, como uma nuvem que cobre a terra. Nos dias vindouros, Ăł Gogue, trarei vocĂȘ contra a minha terra, para que as naçÔes me conheçam quando eu me mostrar santo por meio de vocĂȘ diante dos olhos delas.

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.''
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Ezequiel 38:16 In-Context

14 “Por isso, filho do homem, profetize e diga a Gogue: Assim diz o Soberano, o SENHOR: Naquele dia, quando Israel, o meu povo, estiver vivendo em segurança, serĂĄ que vocĂȘ nĂŁo vai reparar nisso?
15 VocĂȘ virĂĄ do seu lugar, do extremo norte, vocĂȘ, acompanhado de muitas naçÔes, todas elas montadas em cavalos, uma grande multidĂŁo, um exĂ©rcito numeroso.
16 VocĂȘ avançarĂĄ contra Israel, o meu povo, como uma nuvem que cobre a terra. Nos dias vindouros, Ăł Gogue, trarei vocĂȘ contra a minha terra, para que as naçÔes me conheçam quando eu me mostrar santo por meio de vocĂȘ diante dos olhos delas.
17 “Assim diz o Soberano, o SENHOR: Acaso vocĂȘ nĂŁo Ă© aquele de quem falei em dias passados por meio dos meus servos, os profetas de Israel? Naquela Ă©poca eles profetizaram durante anos que eu traria vocĂȘ contra Israel.
18 É isto que acontecerá naquele dia: Quando Gogue atacar Israel, será despertado o meu furor. Palavra do Soberano, o SENHOR.
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