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title = "Ezekiel 38:17–23"
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date = "2023-06-26"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel38.17-23)
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Ezekiel spends a lot of time talking about Gog and the things that will happen
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to him, so when the Lord asks the question in verse 17, it is a bit confusing.
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Nowhere else in the Old Testament is Gog mentioned, though there are some other
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prophecies of enemies coming from the north. So then, _is_ Gog the one the Lord
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spoke of through His prophets for years? Apparently not! There are not many
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instances of the Lord being sarcastic, but I believe this is one of them. Gog
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amasses a great army and thinks he's going to be this famous conquering invader
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whose coming is foretold for a long time.
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Instead he's treated as a footnote. Ezekiel recorded more words for the
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destruction of Tyre than Gog gets in the entire Bible. Furthermore, Gog's
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accomplishments amount to only assembling an army and provoking the wrath of
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the Lord. As this army marches against Israel, they are opposed and stopped by
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only one Warrior. The Lord Himself rises to defend the land of His people, and
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His presence is felt across the whole world. An earthquake sends mountains,
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cliffs, and walls tumbling down; Gog's army begins fighting itself; rain,
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hailstones, fire, and sulfur comed down in torrents upon them. The combined
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might of the world are pitted against the holiness of Yahweh, and they are
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outmatched.
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* * *
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There is no one like You in might, righteousness, and holiness.
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