Ezekiel 39:7

7 And I shall make mine holy name known in the midst of my people Israel, and I shall no more (let them) defoul mine holy name; and heathen men shall know, that I am the Lord God, the Holy of Israel. (And I shall make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel, and I shall no more let them defile my holy name; and the heathen shall know, that I am the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel.)

Ezekiel 39:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 39:7

So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people
Israel
That is, his perfections; his holiness and justice in punishing their enemies; his truth and faithfulness in fulfilling his promises to them; his power in inflicting judgments on Gog and his army; and his goodness in their preservation and protection: and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more:
either the Heathens round about who before blasphemed it, saying that God was not able to deliver his people from such a potent enemy; but now their mouth will be stopped, and they will not dare to speak any more after this manner: or else the Israelites, who shall be so influenced by the grace and goodness of God unto them, as to fear the Lord and his goodness, and not dare to commit the sins they formerly did, whereby his name was polluted and blasphemed among the Heathens: and the Heathen shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel;
they shall know, by these judgments and providences, that he is the true God, and they shall acknowledge and confess it; and that he is a holy and just God, and dwells in Israel, and grants his gracious as well as powerful presence to his people; nor shall they dare to molest them any more.

Ezekiel 39:7 In-Context

5 Thou shalt fall down on the face of the field; for I the Lord have spoken, saith the Lord God.
6 And I shall send fire in Magog, and in them that dwell trustily in isles (And I shall send fire upon Magog, and upon those who live in trust on the islands); and they shall know, that I am the Lord God of Israel.
7 And I shall make mine holy name known in the midst of my people Israel, and I shall no more (let them) defoul mine holy name; and heathen men shall know, that I am the Lord God, the Holy of Israel. (And I shall make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel, and I shall no more let them defile my holy name; and the heathen shall know, that I am the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel.)
8 Lo! it cometh, and it is done, saith the Lord God. This is the day of which I spake.
9 And dwellers shall go out of the cities of Israel, and they shall set afire, and shall burn armours, shield and spear, bow and arrows, and staves of hand, and shafts without iron; and they shall burn those in fire by seven years. (And the inhabitants shall go out of the cities of Israel, and they shall set on fire, and shall burn the arms, or the weapons, yea, shield and spear, bow and arrows, and hand-staffs, and shafts without iron; and they shall have enough weapons to burn for seven years.)
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