“Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme
God puts hooks in His enemy's jaws before the trouble even comes, so His people need not be frightened. He foresees those who will attack His church and declares Himself against them, yet turns even their wrath to His praise and the glory of His own name.
AI summary
Commenting on Ezekiel 38:1-13
Gog will boast to his counselors and confederates of an easy conquest: a land of undefended villages, people at rest and unsuspecting, dwelling in perfect security without walls or gates. He mistakes their peace for weakness and their trust in God's protection for vulnerability.
AI summary
an evil thought--as to attacking God's people in their defenseless state.