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:

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:

3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

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.

5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God.

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.

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.

8 Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord God; this is the day whereof I have spoken.

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:

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.

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.

12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.

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.

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.

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.

16 And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day and forward.

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.

24 According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.

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;

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.

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;

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.

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.

Commentary

Verse 1

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Gog.
The Lord will make the most careless and hardened transgressors know his holy name, either by his righteous anger, or by the riches of his mercy and grace. The weapons formed against Zion shall not prosper. Though this prophecy is to be fulfilled in the latter days, it is certain. From the language used, it seems that the army of Gog will be destroyed by miracle.
McArther Bible Commentary
I am against you. This scene of the army's ruin adds detail to Eze 38:18-23 such as: (1) the disarming of soldiers (Eze 39:3); (2) their fall in death (Eze 39:4-5); (3) the gorging of birds and beasts on the corpses (Eze 39:4); (4) fire sent also on others besides the army (Eze 39:6); and (5) the burning of weapons by Israelites (Eze 39:9-10).
Bible Cross References
Revelation 20:8 Psalm 120:5 Ezekiel 27:13 Ezekiel 32:26 Ezekiel 38:2 Ezekiel 39:2 Hosea 2:18

Verse 2

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Gog.
The Lord will make the most careless and hardened transgressors know his holy name, either by his righteous anger, or by the riches of his mercy and grace. The weapons formed against Zion shall not prosper. Though this prophecy is to be fulfilled in the latter days, it is certain. From the language used, it seems that the army of Gog will be destroyed by miracle.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
The sixth part - I will leave in thy country but one in six.
Bible Cross References
Ezekiel 32:30 Ezekiel 38:15 Ezekiel 39:1 Ezekiel 39:3

Verse 3

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Gog.
The Lord will make the most careless and hardened transgressors know his holy name, either by his righteous anger, or by the riches of his mercy and grace. The weapons formed against Zion shall not prosper. Though this prophecy is to be fulfilled in the latter days, it is certain. From the language used, it seems that the army of Gog will be destroyed by miracle.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
Thy bow - What is said of the bow rendered useless, is to be understood of all other weapons of war; this is one kind, the bow, being most in use with the Scythians, is mentioned for all the rest.
Bible Cross References
Psalm 76:3 Jeremiah 21:4 Jeremiah 21:5 Ezekiel 30:21 Ezekiel 39:2 Hosea 1:5 Amos 2:15

Verse 4

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Gog.
The Lord will make the most careless and hardened transgressors know his holy name, either by his righteous anger, or by the riches of his mercy and grace. The weapons formed against Zion shall not prosper. Though this prophecy is to be fulfilled in the latter days, it is certain. From the language used, it seems that the army of Gog will be destroyed by miracle.
Bible Cross References
Isaiah 14:24 Isaiah 14:25 Jeremiah 25:33 Ezekiel 29:5 Ezekiel 32:4 Ezekiel 32:5 Ezekiel 33:27 Ezekiel 35:8 Ezekiel 39:5 Ezekiel 39:17 Nahum 3:3

Verse 5

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Gog.
The Lord will make the most careless and hardened transgressors know his holy name, either by his righteous anger, or by the riches of his mercy and grace. The weapons formed against Zion shall not prosper. Though this prophecy is to be fulfilled in the latter days, it is certain. From the language used, it seems that the army of Gog will be destroyed by miracle.
Bible Cross References
Ezekiel 35:8 Ezekiel 39:4 Ezekiel 39:6

Verse 6

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Gog.
The Lord will make the most careless and hardened transgressors know his holy name, either by his righteous anger, or by the riches of his mercy and grace. The weapons formed against Zion shall not prosper. Though this prophecy is to be fulfilled in the latter days, it is certain. From the language used, it seems that the army of Gog will be destroyed by miracle.
Bible Cross References
Revelation 20:8 Revelation 20:9 Psalm 72:10 Isaiah 66:19 Jeremiah 25:22 Ezekiel 30:8 Ezekiel 30:9 Ezekiel 30:16 Ezekiel 37:6 Ezekiel 38:2 Ezekiel 38:19 Ezekiel 38:22 Ezekiel 39:5 Amos 1:4 Amos 1:7 Nahum 1:6

Verse 7

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Gog.
The Lord will make the most careless and hardened transgressors know his holy name, either by his righteous anger, or by the riches of his mercy and grace. The weapons formed against Zion shall not prosper. Though this prophecy is to be fulfilled in the latter days, it is certain. From the language used, it seems that the army of Gog will be destroyed by miracle.
Bible Cross References
Exodus 20:7 Psalm 103:1 Isaiah 12:6 Isaiah 37:23 Isaiah 43:3 Isaiah 43:14 Isaiah 45:11 Isaiah 49:26 Isaiah 55:5 Isaiah 60:9 Isaiah 60:14 Ezekiel 20:9 Ezekiel 20:14 Ezekiel 36:20 Ezekiel 36:23 Ezekiel 38:16 Ezekiel 38:23 Ezekiel 39:8 Ezekiel 39:25

Verse 8

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Gog.
The Lord will make the most careless and hardened transgressors know his holy name, either by his righteous anger, or by the riches of his mercy and grace. The weapons formed against Zion shall not prosper. Though this prophecy is to be fulfilled in the latter days, it is certain. From the language used, it seems that the army of Gog will be destroyed by miracle.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
It is come - As sure as if already come. The day - That notable day of recompences against the last great enemies of the church.
Bible Cross References
Ezekiel 39:7 Ezekiel 39:9

Verse 9

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Gog.
The Lord will make the most careless and hardened transgressors know his holy name, either by his righteous anger, or by the riches of his mercy and grace. The weapons formed against Zion shall not prosper. Though this prophecy is to be fulfilled in the latter days, it is certain. From the language used, it seems that the army of Gog will be destroyed by miracle.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
The weapons - The warlike provision, instruments, engines, carriages and wagons. Shall burn - It may be wondered why they burn these weapons, which might be of use to them for defence; but it was done in testimony that God was their defence, on whom only they relied. With fire - In such a country where the need of fire is much less than with us, it will not seem incredible, that the warlike utensils of so numerous an army might be enough to furnish them with fuel for many years.
McArther Bible Commentary
burn the weapons. There is enough equipment to provide fuel for seven years.
Bible Cross References
Joshua 11:6 Psalm 46:9 Isaiah 66:24 Ezekiel 39:8 Malachi 1:5

Verse 10

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Gog.
The Lord will make the most careless and hardened transgressors know his holy name, either by his righteous anger, or by the riches of his mercy and grace. The weapons formed against Zion shall not prosper. Though this prophecy is to be fulfilled in the latter days, it is certain. From the language used, it seems that the army of Gog will be destroyed by miracle.
Bible Cross References
Exodus 3:22 Isaiah 14:2 Isaiah 33:1 Ezekiel 39:11 Micah 5:8 Habakkuk 2:8

Verse 11

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Its extent.
How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When good work is to be done, every one should further it. Having received special favours from God, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil. It is a work which will require persevering diligence, that search may be made into the secret recesses of sin. The judgments of the Lord, brought upon sin and sinners, are a sacrifice to the justice of God, and a feast to the faith and hope of God's people. See how evil pursues sinners, even after death. After all that ambitious and covetous men do and look for, "a place of graves" is all the Lord gives them on earth, while their guilty souls are doomed to misery in another world.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
Gog - And to many of those with him; but many were given to the birds and beasts to be devoured. Graves - Gog came to take possession; and so he shall, but not as he purposed and hoped. He shall possess his house of darkness in that land which he invaded. The valley of the passengers - So called from the frequent travels of passengers through it from Egypt and Arabia Felix, into the more northern parts, and from these again into Egypt and Arabia. The sea - The Dead Sea. Hamon Gog - That is, the multitude of Gog.
McArther Bible Commentary
give Gog a burial place. Israelites moving east from the Mediterranean Sea, with the sea to their backs and the Jezreel Valley before them, bury bodies. Further, people in the whole land help in the massive interment, which takes seven months. The description fits the time after Christ's second advent extending into the millennial era as those who go into His kingdom do the work (cf. Rev 20:1-10).
Bible Cross References
Ezekiel 38:2 Ezekiel 39:10 Ezekiel 39:12 Ezekiel 39:15

Verse 12

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Its extent.
How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When good work is to be done, every one should further it. Having received special favours from God, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil. It is a work which will require persevering diligence, that search may be made into the secret recesses of sin. The judgments of the Lord, brought upon sin and sinners, are a sacrifice to the justice of God, and a feast to the faith and hope of God's people. See how evil pursues sinners, even after death. After all that ambitious and covetous men do and look for, "a place of graves" is all the Lord gives them on earth, while their guilty souls are doomed to misery in another world.
Bible Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:23 Ezekiel 39:11 Ezekiel 39:14 Ezekiel 39:16

Verse 13

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Its extent.
How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When good work is to be done, every one should further it. Having received special favours from God, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil. It is a work which will require persevering diligence, that search may be made into the secret recesses of sin. The judgments of the Lord, brought upon sin and sinners, are a sacrifice to the justice of God, and a feast to the faith and hope of God's people. See how evil pursues sinners, even after death. After all that ambitious and covetous men do and look for, "a place of graves" is all the Lord gives them on earth, while their guilty souls are doomed to misery in another world.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
Glorified - The day of my being glorified shall be a renown to Israel.
Bible Cross References
Jeremiah 33:9 Ezekiel 28:22 Ezekiel 39:21 Zephaniah 3:19 Zephaniah 3:20

Verse 14

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Its extent.
How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When good work is to be done, every one should further it. Having received special favours from God, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil. It is a work which will require persevering diligence, that search may be made into the secret recesses of sin. The judgments of the Lord, brought upon sin and sinners, are a sacrifice to the justice of God, and a feast to the faith and hope of God's people. See how evil pursues sinners, even after death. After all that ambitious and covetous men do and look for, "a place of graves" is all the Lord gives them on earth, while their guilty souls are doomed to misery in another world.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
They - The rulers of Israel. Sever - Chuse out men who shall make it their work. Passing - To go up and down over the whole land; for many of Gog's wounded, flying soldiers, died in thickets, and corners into which they crept. The passengers - Whose assistance they would desire of courtesy. Remain - Unburied by the public labour of the house of Israel during the seven months.
Bible Cross References
Jeremiah 14:16 Ezekiel 39:12 Ezekiel 39:15

Verse 15

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Its extent.
How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When good work is to be done, every one should further it. Having received special favours from God, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil. It is a work which will require persevering diligence, that search may be made into the secret recesses of sin. The judgments of the Lord, brought upon sin and sinners, are a sacrifice to the justice of God, and a feast to the faith and hope of God's people. See how evil pursues sinners, even after death. After all that ambitious and covetous men do and look for, "a place of graves" is all the Lord gives them on earth, while their guilty souls are doomed to misery in another world.
Bible Cross References
Ezekiel 39:11 Ezekiel 39:14 Ezekiel 39:16

Verse 16

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Its extent.
How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When good work is to be done, every one should further it. Having received special favours from God, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil. It is a work which will require persevering diligence, that search may be made into the secret recesses of sin. The judgments of the Lord, brought upon sin and sinners, are a sacrifice to the justice of God, and a feast to the faith and hope of God's people. See how evil pursues sinners, even after death. After all that ambitious and covetous men do and look for, "a place of graves" is all the Lord gives them on earth, while their guilty souls are doomed to misery in another world.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
The city - That is, the multitude: the city which is next to this common tomb of Gog.
Bible Cross References
Ezekiel 39:12 Ezekiel 39:15 Ezekiel 39:17

Verse 17

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Its extent.
How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When good work is to be done, every one should further it. Having received special favours from God, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil. It is a work which will require persevering diligence, that search may be made into the secret recesses of sin. The judgments of the Lord, brought upon sin and sinners, are a sacrifice to the justice of God, and a feast to the faith and hope of God's people. See how evil pursues sinners, even after death. After all that ambitious and covetous men do and look for, "a place of graves" is all the Lord gives them on earth, while their guilty souls are doomed to misery in another world.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
I do sacrifice - The punishment of these God calls a sacrifice, which he offers to his own justice. Upon the mountains - Where more thousands are offered at once, than ever were at any time offered; 'tis a sacrifice so great, that none ever was, or will be like it.
McArther Bible Commentary
Speak to … bird and … beast. God's word summons carrion birds and carnivorous animals to consume the fallen flesh as described in Rev 19:21.
Bible Cross References
Matthew 24:28 Revelation 19:17 Revelation 19:18 Isaiah 18:6 Isaiah 34:6 Isaiah 34:7 Isaiah 56:9 Jeremiah 12:9 Jeremiah 25:33 Jeremiah 46:10 Ezekiel 39:4 Ezekiel 39:16 Zephaniah 1:7

Verse 18

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Its extent.
How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When good work is to be done, every one should further it. Having received special favours from God, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil. It is a work which will require persevering diligence, that search may be made into the secret recesses of sin. The judgments of the Lord, brought upon sin and sinners, are a sacrifice to the justice of God, and a feast to the faith and hope of God's people. See how evil pursues sinners, even after death. After all that ambitious and covetous men do and look for, "a place of graves" is all the Lord gives them on earth, while their guilty souls are doomed to misery in another world.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
Ye shall eat - In these two and the following verses, God takes on him the person of one that makes a feast, invites his guests, and promises to satisfy them. Of the two former, the first is an Enigmatical invitation, or an invitation in a riddle; the latter is the key to this character. The mighty - Who had great authority, great courage and strength, the giant - like ones, commanders of great note in the army. Princes - Many princes came with their country men and subjects to assist in this war. Rams - These are compared to rams which lead the flock. Lambs - Lambs are the more ordinary in the army. Goats - Goats signify the more lascivious, and impetuous among them. Bullocks - Bullocks, such as though more slow, were of great strength. Fatlings - Well fed. Bashan - A mountain of most rich, and sweet soil.
Bible Cross References
Revelation 19:18 Psalm 22:12 Jeremiah 46:5 Jeremiah 50:27 Jeremiah 51:40 Ezekiel 29:5 Ezekiel 39:19 Amos 4:1

Verse 19

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Its extent.
How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When good work is to be done, every one should further it. Having received special favours from God, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil. It is a work which will require persevering diligence, that search may be made into the secret recesses of sin. The judgments of the Lord, brought upon sin and sinners, are a sacrifice to the justice of God, and a feast to the faith and hope of God's people. See how evil pursues sinners, even after death. After all that ambitious and covetous men do and look for, "a place of graves" is all the Lord gives them on earth, while their guilty souls are doomed to misery in another world.
Bible Cross References
Ezekiel 39:18 Ezekiel 39:20

Verse 20

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Its extent.
How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When good work is to be done, every one should further it. Having received special favours from God, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil. It is a work which will require persevering diligence, that search may be made into the secret recesses of sin. The judgments of the Lord, brought upon sin and sinners, are a sacrifice to the justice of God, and a feast to the faith and hope of God's people. See how evil pursues sinners, even after death. After all that ambitious and covetous men do and look for, "a place of graves" is all the Lord gives them on earth, while their guilty souls are doomed to misery in another world.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
At my table - In the field where Gog, his princes, and army, are slain, compared to a table. Horses - Horsemen, not common foot soldiers. Chariots - The men that ride in them.
Bible Cross References
Revelation 19:18 Psalm 76:5 Psalm 76:6 Ezekiel 38:4 Ezekiel 39:19 Haggai 2:22

Verse 21

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Its extent.
How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When good work is to be done, every one should further it. Having received special favours from God, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil. It is a work which will require persevering diligence, that search may be made into the secret recesses of sin. The judgments of the Lord, brought upon sin and sinners, are a sacrifice to the justice of God, and a feast to the faith and hope of God's people. See how evil pursues sinners, even after death. After all that ambitious and covetous men do and look for, "a place of graves" is all the Lord gives them on earth, while their guilty souls are doomed to misery in another world.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
All the heathen - In the countries to which the news shall come.
McArther Bible Commentary
I will set My glory. God vanquishes Israel's foes to show His glory so that His enemies and Israel will all know that He is the Lord (Eze 39:6, Eze 39:22). This is Israel's salvation spoken of in Zec. 12:10-13:9; Rom 11:25-27.
Bible Cross References
Exodus 9:16 Isaiah 37:20 Ezekiel 36:23 Ezekiel 38:16 Ezekiel 38:23 Ezekiel 39:13 Micah 2:9

Verse 22

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Its extent.
How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When good work is to be done, every one should further it. Having received special favours from God, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil. It is a work which will require persevering diligence, that search may be made into the secret recesses of sin. The judgments of the Lord, brought upon sin and sinners, are a sacrifice to the justice of God, and a feast to the faith and hope of God's people. See how evil pursues sinners, even after death. After all that ambitious and covetous men do and look for, "a place of graves" is all the Lord gives them on earth, while their guilty souls are doomed to misery in another world.
Bible Cross References
Jeremiah 24:7 Ezekiel 39:23

Verse 23

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Israel again favoured.
When the Lord shall have mercy on the whole house of Israel, by converting them to Christianity, and when they shall have borne the shame of being cast off for their sins, then the nations shall learn to know, worship, and serve him. Then Israel also shall know the Lord, as revealed in and by Christ. Past events do not answer to these predictions. The pouring out of the Spirit is a pledge that God's favour will continue. He will hide his face no more from those on whom he has poured out his Spirit. When we pray that God would never cast us from his presence, we must as earnestly pray that, in order thereto, he would never take his Holy Spirit from us.
Bible Cross References
Isaiah 1:15 Isaiah 59:2 Jeremiah 22:8 Jeremiah 22:9 Jeremiah 44:22 Ezekiel 7:22 Ezekiel 20:27 Ezekiel 36:18 Ezekiel 36:19 Ezekiel 39:29

Verse 24

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Israel again favoured.
When the Lord shall have mercy on the whole house of Israel, by converting them to Christianity, and when they shall have borne the shame of being cast off for their sins, then the nations shall learn to know, worship, and serve him. Then Israel also shall know the Lord, as revealed in and by Christ. Past events do not answer to these predictions. The pouring out of the Spirit is a pledge that God's favour will continue. He will hide his face no more from those on whom he has poured out his Spirit. When we pray that God would never cast us from his presence, we must as earnestly pray that, in order thereto, he would never take his Holy Spirit from us.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 17:7 Jeremiah 2:17 Jeremiah 2:19 Jeremiah 4:18 Ezekiel 7:22 Ezekiel 36:19

Verse 25

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Israel again favoured.
When the Lord shall have mercy on the whole house of Israel, by converting them to Christianity, and when they shall have borne the shame of being cast off for their sins, then the nations shall learn to know, worship, and serve him. Then Israel also shall know the Lord, as revealed in and by Christ. Past events do not answer to these predictions. The pouring out of the Spirit is a pledge that God's favour will continue. He will hide his face no more from those on whom he has poured out his Spirit. When we pray that God would never cast us from his presence, we must as earnestly pray that, in order thereto, he would never take his Holy Spirit from us.
Bible Cross References
Exodus 20:5 Psalm 85:1 Isaiah 27:12 Isaiah 27:13 Jeremiah 30:3 Jeremiah 31:1 Jeremiah 33:7 Jeremiah 33:26 Ezekiel 34:13 Ezekiel 36:10 Ezekiel 36:23 Ezekiel 37:11 Ezekiel 37:21 Ezekiel 37:22 Ezekiel 39:7 Hosea 1:11 Nahum 1:2

Verse 26

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Israel again favoured.
When the Lord shall have mercy on the whole house of Israel, by converting them to Christianity, and when they shall have borne the shame of being cast off for their sins, then the nations shall learn to know, worship, and serve him. Then Israel also shall know the Lord, as revealed in and by Christ. Past events do not answer to these predictions. The pouring out of the Spirit is a pledge that God's favour will continue. He will hide his face no more from those on whom he has poured out his Spirit. When we pray that God would never cast us from his presence, we must as earnestly pray that, in order thereto, he would never take his Holy Spirit from us.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
Their shame - Reproach for their sins.
Bible Cross References
1 Kings 4:25 Isaiah 17:2 Ezekiel 16:63 Ezekiel 20:27 Ezekiel 20:43 Ezekiel 34:25 Ezekiel 34:28 Ezekiel 36:31 Ezekiel 38:8 Ezekiel 44:13 Micah 4:4

Verse 27

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Israel again favoured.
When the Lord shall have mercy on the whole house of Israel, by converting them to Christianity, and when they shall have borne the shame of being cast off for their sins, then the nations shall learn to know, worship, and serve him. Then Israel also shall know the Lord, as revealed in and by Christ. Past events do not answer to these predictions. The pouring out of the Spirit is a pledge that God's favour will continue. He will hide his face no more from those on whom he has poured out his Spirit. When we pray that God would never cast us from his presence, we must as earnestly pray that, in order thereto, he would never take his Holy Spirit from us.
Bible Cross References
Ezekiel 36:23 Ezekiel 36:24 Ezekiel 37:21 Ezekiel 38:8 Ezekiel 38:16 Ezekiel 38:23 Ezekiel 39:28

Verse 28

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Israel again favoured.
When the Lord shall have mercy on the whole house of Israel, by converting them to Christianity, and when they shall have borne the shame of being cast off for their sins, then the nations shall learn to know, worship, and serve him. Then Israel also shall know the Lord, as revealed in and by Christ. Past events do not answer to these predictions. The pouring out of the Spirit is a pledge that God's favour will continue. He will hide his face no more from those on whom he has poured out his Spirit. When we pray that God would never cast us from his presence, we must as earnestly pray that, in order thereto, he would never take his Holy Spirit from us.
Bible Cross References
Psalm 147:2 Ezekiel 38:8 Ezekiel 39:27 Ezekiel 39:29

Verse 29

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
Israel again favoured.
When the Lord shall have mercy on the whole house of Israel, by converting them to Christianity, and when they shall have borne the shame of being cast off for their sins, then the nations shall learn to know, worship, and serve him. Then Israel also shall know the Lord, as revealed in and by Christ. Past events do not answer to these predictions. The pouring out of the Spirit is a pledge that God's favour will continue. He will hide his face no more from those on whom he has poured out his Spirit. When we pray that God would never cast us from his presence, we must as earnestly pray that, in order thereto, he would never take his Holy Spirit from us.
McArther Bible Commentary
poured out My Spirit. God's provision of His Spirit at the second advent complements the regathering (cf. Eze 36:27; Eze 37:14; Joe 2:28).
Bible Cross References
Isaiah 32:15 Isaiah 54:9 Jeremiah 32:40 Ezekiel 16:42 Ezekiel 36:27 Ezekiel 37:14 Ezekiel 39:23 Ezekiel 39:28 Joel 2:28 Zechariah 12:10