Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 38:5
5. See notes Ezekiel 27:10; Ezekiel 30:5. Toy thinks, perhaps, Paras should not be translated Persia; but refers to the insignificant province of Parsua mentioned in the inscriptions. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 38:6
6. For Gomer see note Ezekiel 38:2; for Togarmah, Ezekiel 27:14; for people read “peoples,” as also Ezekiel 38:8-9; Ezekiel 38:15; Ezekiel 38:22. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 38:7
7. A guard Kautzsch, sign, or ensign. Rather, R.V., margin, “a commander.” read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 38:7-12
7-12. Let the enemy of Israel thoroughly prepare himself (Ezekiel 38:7) for “at the end of the years” (Isaiah 2:2; Daniel 10:14) his sins shall be remembered (compare Ezekiel 23:21), and he shall be “visited” (Ezekiel 38:8), or “commissioned.” (Compare Ezekiel 38:16.) He shall have thoughts of an easy victory over an unprotected and peaceful country (Ezekiel 38:10-11), and shall come like a storm-cloud against Israel (Ezekiel 38:9; compare Isaiah 21:1; Isaiah 28:2, and Iliad, 6:275), a... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 38:12
12. In the midst of the land The R.V., margin, gives “in the navel of the earth.” Palestine was really the center of the ancient civilized world. Winckler sees a reference here to the Mount of the Gods. (See note Ezekiel 28:14.) Cheyne ( Expository Times, 1899), by a slight change of text, translates “on the high places of the land.” (Compare Deuteronomy 32:13.) read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 38:13
13. For Sheba, Dedan, and Tarshish see notes Ezekiel 27:20; Ezekiel 27:22; Ezekiel 27:25. The prominent and prosperous condition of the new Israel (Ezekiel 38:12) and the terrific attack of Gog upon it draw the attention of these states and the young lions thereof. If the text is correct, compare Ezekiel 29:3; Ezekiel 29:6. Cornill reads, “traffickers thereof.” Slave dealers and other traders always hang upon the heels of an oriental army. (Compare Isaiah 23:8.) read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 38:14-16
14-16. Knowing that Israel “dwelleth securely” (Ezekiel 38:14, R.V.), Gog comes against her (Ezekiel 38:15), but knows not that he is really being brought thither by Jehovah himself, who rules and overrules all (Ezekiel 25:4; Ezekiel 25:7; Ezekiel 26:3; Ezekiel 30:25), in order that through his destruction the God of Israel may be sanctified, or “set apart” from all other deities in the eyes of the heathen, because of his holiness and power (Ezekiel 38:16; Ezekiel 28:22; Ezekiel 28:25;... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 38:4
4. Put hooks into thy jaws So the Pharaonic “dragon” was pulled out of the Nile (Ezekiel 29:4). On the Assyrian monuments the king of Tyre (Baal) and the king of Egypt (Tirhakah) are represented as led by the great king Esar-haddon by cords attached to rings or hooks through their lips or jaws. (Compare Isaiah 37:29.) The figure represents control by a superior power. With all sorts of armor Rather, “in full armor” (R.V.), or, “gorgeously” (Ezekiel 23:12). read more