Ezekiel 38

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Ezekiel 38 is a biblical chapter in the Book of Ezekiel that prophesies a future invasion of Israel by a coalition of nations led by Gog of the land of Magog.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical chapter
chapter of the Book of Ezekiel
authorTraditionallyAttributedTo Ezekiel NERFINISHED
canonicalStatus canonical in Christian Old Testament
canonical in Jewish Bible
centralTheme divine judgment on Gog
restoration and security of Israel
vindication of God’s holiness
containsProphecyAbout Gog NERFINISHED
Magog NERFINISHED
coalition of nations attacking Israel
future invasion of Israel
describesEvent God’s supernatural intervention against Gog
Gog’s invasion in the latter years
confusion and mutual slaughter among Gog’s forces
great earthquake in the land of Israel
hailstones, fire, and brimstone against Gog
eschatologicalFocus latter days
followedBy Ezekiel 39 NERFINISHED
follows Ezekiel 37 NERFINISHED
genre apocalyptic prophecy
prophetic literature
influenced later apocalyptic expectations in Judaism and Christianity
interpretedAs prophecy of a future attack on restored Israel
prophecy of an end-times war by many Christian interpreters
language Biblical Hebrew
locatedInWork Neviim NERFINISHED
Prophets
mainAdversaryDescribedAs Gog of the land of Magog NERFINISHED
mentionsNationOrRegion Beth-togarmah NERFINISHED
Cush NERFINISHED
Gomer NERFINISHED
Magog NERFINISHED
Meshech NERFINISHED
Persia NERFINISHED
Put NERFINISHED
Rosh (or chief prince)
Tubal NERFINISHED
mentionsPlace land of Israel NERFINISHED
mountains of Israel NERFINISHED
partOf Book of Ezekiel NERFINISHED
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Old Testament NERFINISHED
purposeStatement that the nations may know that I am the LORD
relatedTheme Gog and Magog NERFINISHED
relatedWork Ezekiel 39 NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism

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