I will display My glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the judgment that I execute and the hand that I lay upon them.
God speaks of this victory as already done, though the fulfillment lies ahead, because it is as certain as if accomplished. The routed army leaves behind such mountains of weapons that Israel will burn them for fuel seven years instead of cutting wood from the forests, turning the instruments of war into the ordinary means of warming their homes.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 39:8-22
And I will set my glory among the Heathen,.... The glory of his divine perfections, particularly his power and his goodness, in destroying the enemies of his people, and saving them; which will be set in a clear point of view to the Heathen, that they cannot but observe it; and this is the ultimate end of this strange event, as it is of all...
The judgment on Gog displays God's glory to all nations in two ways: Israel learns that the Lord is and remains their God, and the nations see that He gave Israel into captivity because of their faithlessness, then restored them because He is zealous for His holy name.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 39:21-29