Ezekiel Lesson 12

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Ezekiel – The Prophecy Against Gog

Ezekiel Lesson # 12 – 2/21/2010

Scripture: Chapters 38-39

Key Verse: Ezekiel 39:7, “So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel,

and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am

the LORD, the Holy One in Israel”

Outline:

1) Timing options

2) Gog’s Invasion (38:1-16)

3) Gog’s Destruction (38:17-39:20)

Detail:

1) Timing options:

a)

Any time during the church age but probably just before the rapture of the churchb) During the tribulation (Daniel’s 70

thweek) (after the rapture)

i) At the commencement of the tribulation

ii) In the middle of the tribulation

iii) At the end of the tribulation

c) At the beginning of the millennium

i) After 2nd

coming AND

ii) A short time before the inauguration of His millennial kingdom

d) At the end of the millennium

2) Gog’s Invasion (38:1-16)

a) The great company of invaders (38:1-6)

i) Text: “Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,2 “Son of man, set your face

against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and

prophesy against him,3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I am against you,

O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.4

I will turn you around, put hooks

into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all

splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling

swords.5

Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya

are with them, all of them with shield and

helmet;6

Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all

its troops—many people are with you.”





ii) Chart with references:

Name Comment References

GogLeader from the land of

Magog

Name occurs in 1 Chronicles 5:4

Occurs with Magog in Revelation 20:8

Magog

Genesis 10:2, "The sons of Japheth were Gomer,

Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras"

1 Chronicles 1:5

Revelation 20:8

RoshApparently disconnected reference in Genesis 46:21,

"The sons of Benjamin were ..."

Meshech



Ezekiel 27:13, "Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your

traders. They bartered human lives and vessels of

bronze for your merchandise"Ezekiel 32:26, "There are Meshech and Tubal and all

their multitudes, With all their graves around it, All of

them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, Though they

caused their terror in the land of the living"

Tubal

See above Mechech references

Connected to Tubal-

Cain?

Genesis 4:22, "And as for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-

Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and

iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah"

Isaiah 66:19, "I will set a sign among them; and those

among them who escape I will send to the nations: to

Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, andTubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have

not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall

declare My glory among the Gentiles."

Gomer



1 Chronicles 1:5

Togarmah

Genesis 10:3, "The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz,

Riphath, and Togarmah"

1 Chronicles 1:6

Ezekiel 27:14, "Those from the house of Togarmahtraded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules"





iii) Comments:

(1) Magog:

(a) Name Magog not found outside of the Bible

(b) Jerome (4th

century): Jews of his day held that Magog was a general

reference to Scythian tribes(c) Josephus (1

stcentury): identified the name with the Scythians

iv) Rosh:

(1) Ancient writers mentioned a people called “Rus” associated with the Scythians

(2) Russia? Unclear and believe we need to be careful

(3) Greeks: nations of the North (note text, “ from the far north”)

v) Meshech, and Tubal:

(1) Phrygia and Cappadocia

(2) In antiquity, Phrygia (Greek: Φρυγία) was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia,

in what is now modern-day Turkey

(3) Cappadocia is a region in central Turkey





vi) Other sources:

(1) Gog and Magog occur in the Qur'an 21:96-97

(2) Ambrose: wrote: Gog iste Gothus est — "That Gog is the Goth"

(3) Isidore of Seville (7th

century): people in his day supposed that the Goths were

descended from Japheth's son Magog "because of the similarity of the last

syllable", and also mentions the view that they were anciently known as Getae

(4) Queen Christina of Sweden (d 1689)reckoned herself as number 249 in a list of

kings going back to Magog.

vii) Gog seen as the head of a confederacy against Israel

(1) Future enemy

(2) In alliance with Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya

(3) Well equipped

(4) With “many people”

(5) Sovereign God completely aware of and prepared for this battle!

(6) What God will do, “I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out,

with all your army, horses, and horsemen” (38:4)

b) Gog’s invasion (38:7-9)

i) Message to Gog; “Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are

gathered about you” (vs 7)

ii) When? “In the latter years” (vs 8) (also vs 16, “in the latter days that I will bring you against

My land,”)

iii) What will happen: “you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and

gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they

were brought out of the nations, and now all of them dwell safely.” (1) In re-gathered Israel

(2) Now a place of safety!

iv) Extended: “You will ascend, coming like a storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all

your troops and many peoples with you”

(1) Many peoples

(2) Like a storm

(3) Land covered “like a cloud”

v) Seen as a divine act: “After many days you will be visited” ( vs 8)

vi) Location: “on the mountains of Israel”





c) Their intention to plunder (38:10-13)

i) Plan called “an evil plan” (vs 10) that came from the mind and heart of Gog!

ii) The self-will and confidence of Gog: “I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will go

to a peaceful people, who dwell safely” (vs 11)

iii) Motive: “to take plunder and to take booty …. to take booty, to carry away silver and gold,

to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder” (12 & 13)

iv) Israel here seen as a wealthy nation. Cf also Isaiah 60:5-9

v) Israel is said to live “dwell in the midst of the land” (12) / ESV: “who dwell at the center of

the earth” (Think “Middle East”)

(1) Cf Ezekiel 5:5 (ESV): “This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the center of the nations, with

countries all around her.”

(2) Feinberg: literally “the navel of the earth”

(3) Israel is the center of the nations as far as God is concerned - Deut 32:8,

vi) Other nations seen joining in: “Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, and all their young

lions will say to you … ” (1) Sheba, Dedan = Arabic peoples

(2) Tarshish = Spain (??) or Sardinia

vii) Nations arrayed against Israel seen was wild animals: “young lions”

viii) Israel a prey

(1) Throughout history gentile nations have trodden Israel under!

(2) Cf phrase “time of the gentiles”

(a) Ezekiel 30: 3, “For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day

of clouds, the time of the Gentiles”

(b) Luke 21:24, “And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captiveinto all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the

Gentiles are fulfilled.”

d) God’s intention (38:14-16)

i) “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “On that day

when My people Israel dwell safely, will you not know it? 15 Then you will come from your

place out of the far north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a

great company and a mighty army.16

You will come up against My people Israel like a cloud,

to cover the land. It will be in the latter days that I will bring you against My land, so that the

nations may know Me, when I am hallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes.” 17 Thus says

the Lord GOD: “Are you he of whom I have spoken in former days by My servants the

prophets of Israel, who prophesied for years in those days that I would bring you against

them?”

ii) God’s overriding purpose is that glory would accrue to His name!

iii) Note stated purpose: “so that the nations may know Me”

(1) Gog thinks it is his plan!

(2) God says: “I will bring you against My land”





3) Gog’s Destruction (38:17-39:20)

a) Israel Is “the apple of *God’s+ eye” (Zech 2:8), “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which

plunder you; for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye”

b) The annihilation of the enemy (38:17-23)

i)

Motivated by His jealous love for His people, He will become enraged against Gog,“My fury will show in My face. 19 For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath …”

ii) What: “there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel”

iii) How destructive? “The mountains shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall, and

every wall shall fall to the ground.’”

iv) Results: “all men who are on the face of the earth shall shake at My presence”

v) Military fratricide? “man’s sword will be against his brother”

vi) “pestilence” AND

vii) “flooding rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone”

viii) Accomplished: “Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the

eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.”

c) Gog’s judgment described (39:1-10)

i) Mass destruction: “You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and

the peoples who are with you;” (vs 4)

ii) Weapons cache destruction: “hen those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and set

on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and bucklers, the bows and arrows, the

javelins and spears; and they will make fires with them for seven years” (vs 9)

d) The burial of Gog and his armies (39:11-16)

i) He wanted to be in Israel … well there he will be!

ii) “I will give Gog a burial place there in Israel, the valley of those who pass by east of the sea;and it will obstruct travelers, because there they will bury Gog and all his multitude.

Therefore they will call it the Valley of Hamon Gog” (Valley of the multitudes of Gog)

iii) A “seven month” effort by “men regularly employed, with the help of a search party”

e) The feast of the birds and beasts (39:17-20)

i) Birds and beasts will feed on decaying meat!

ii) “You shall eat the flesh of the mighty …”





2) Tribulation view (Feinberg)

a) “best harmonizes the prophetic scheme of the eschatology passages of the old and new

testaments” (p. 218)

b) Zechariah 12:1-9, “It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come

against Jerusalem” (vs 9)

c) Zechariah 14:1-5, “Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, And your spoil will be divided in

your midst. 2 For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; The city shall be

taken, The houses rifled, And the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity,

But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3 Then the LORD will go forth

And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle. 4 And in that day His feet will

stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives

shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall

move toward the north And half of it toward the south.5

Then you shall flee through My

mountain valley, For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal. Yes, you shall flee As you fled from

the earthquake In the days of Uzziah king of Judah”

d) Psalm 2:1-3, “The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together,

Against the LORD and against His Anointed” (vs 2)

e) Isaiah 29:1-9, “You will be punished by the LORD of hosts With thunder and earthquake and

great noise, With storm and tempest And the flame of devouring fire.” (vs 6)

f) Joel 2:20, “But I will remove far from you the northern army, And will drive him away into a

barren and desolate land, With his face toward the eastern sea And his back toward the

western sea; His stench will come up, And his foul odor will rise, Because he has done

monstrous things”

g) Joel 3:9-21, “Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there

I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.”

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