Ezekiel Chapter 38 Summary - Key Points & Themes

Read Ezekiel Chapter 38 Summary

God prophesies against Gog of the land of Magog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, who will invade Israel in the latter years with a vast coalition of nations. God will bring Gog against Israel like a cloud covering the land, but then destroy him with pestilence, blood, rain, hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

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Characters in This Chapter

Ezekiel

Priest-prophet who ministered to the exiles in Babylon

Gomer

Unfaithful Wife of Hosea

Places in This Chapter

Babylon

Place of exile where Ezekiel received his visions and prophesied

Jerusalem

City whose destruction Ezekiel prophesied and saw in visions

Persia

Persia (modern Iran) was a major empire that conquered Babylon and allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem. King Cyrus issued the decree permitting the temple's reconstruction. The books of Esther and Daniel are set partly in the Persian court. Nehemiah served as cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes before returning to rebuild Jerusalem's walls.

Tarshish

Tarshish was a distant port city, possibly in Spain or another western Mediterranean location. Jonah tried to flee to Tarshish to escape God's call to go to Nineveh. It was known for its ships and trade in precious metals. King Solomon had a fleet of ships of Tarshish.

Position in Book

Call and CommissionChapters 1-3

Judgment on JerusalemChapters 4-24

Judgment on NationsChapters 25-32

Restoration PromisesChapters 33-39

The good shepherd, valley of dry bones, defeat of Gog and Magog.

The New TempleChapters 40-48