Ezekiel - Chapter 39

Ezekiel 39.1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: Ezekiel 39.2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: Ezekiel 39.3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. Ezekiel 39.4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. Ezekiel 39.5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 39.6 And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD. Ezekiel 39.7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. Ezekiel 39.8 Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken. Ezekiel 39.9 And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years: Ezekiel 39.10 So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 39.11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog. Ezekiel 39.12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. Ezekiel 39.13 Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 39.14 And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search. Ezekiel 39.15 And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog. Ezekiel 39.16 And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land. Ezekiel 39.17 And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. Ezekiel 39.18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. Ezekiel 39.19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. Ezekiel 39.20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 39.21 And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. Ezekiel 39.22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward. Ezekiel 39.23 And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. Ezekiel 39.24 According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them. Ezekiel 39.25 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; Ezekiel 39.26 After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid. Ezekiel 39.27 When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; Ezekiel 39.28 Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. Ezekiel 39.29 Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel : Chapter 39

The Prophecy of Ezekiel 39: A Divine Revelation

Ezekiel chapter 39 marks the conclusion of the prophecy concerning Gog and Magog. This powerful passage allows us to reflect on how God demonstrates His power in this final conflict. Through vivid imagery, Ezekiel describes the total destruction of the invaders as well as the subsequent purification of the land.

Chapter Themes

This chapter addresses fundamental topics such as:

Furthermore, Ezekiel 39 promises the permanent outpouring of the Spirit upon Israel. We invite you to reflect with us on five biblical passages that illuminate the glorious themes of this climactic chapter.

Biblical References

Revelation 19:17-18

"I saw an angel standing in the sun. He called out with a loud voice to all the birds flying in midheaven, 'Come, gather yourselves together for the great banquet of God, to eat the flesh of kings, of commanders, and of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of their riders, and the flesh of all men, free and slave, small and great.'"

This vision of John echoes the language of the "great banquet" in Ezekiel 39:17-20.

Isaiah 34:2-3

"The Lord is angry with all the nations; his anger is against all his armies. He will completely destroy them and give them over to the slaughter. Their slain will be thrown out, and the stench of their corpses will ascend; the mountains will melt with their blood."

Isaiah's description of the judgment of the nations resembles the destruction of Gog in Ezekiel 39.

Jeremiah 25:33

"In that day those slain by the Lord will be scattered from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, nor gathered, nor buried, but will be as dunghill on the face of the earth."

This prophecy of Jeremiah about universal judgment echoes the destruction described in Ezekiel 39.

Zephaniah 1:7

"Keep silent before the Sovereign Lord, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated his guests."

The image of the "sacrifice" prepared by God in Zephaniah aligns with the "great banquet" of Ezekiel 39.

Joel 2:20

"I will drive out the northern army from you and drive them into a land of dry and desolate waters. I will throw your vanguard into the eastern sea and your rearguard into the western sea. And its foul odor will increase; your stench will rise. He has done great things!"

Joel describes the destruction of an invading army in a similar way to the destruction of Gog in Ezekiel 39.

Conclusion

As we meditate on these passages, we are invited to consider the greatness of God's promise and His plan of redemption. The proclamation of his power and his faithfulness in restoring his people Israel reminds us that, even in times of judgment, his grace and mercy remain.