Year 6, Day 164: Ezekiel 38

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Discipleship Focus: King

• King: This is the pinnacle of the Kingdom Triangle.  When we look towards God’s position in the universe, we acknowledge that He is an omnipotent king.  Authority comes from Him.  Power comes through His authority.  He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.

Confusion comes with Ezekiel 38.  Honestly, we don’t really know much about this chapter.  We don’t know where Gog is.  We know that Magog is a word that means “From Gog.”  But since we don’t know where God is, we don’t really know much about Magog, either.  With respect to specifics, much of this chapter is an enigma to us.

However, we can take away some generalities.  In the end, whoever Gog and Magog is will rise up with their allies and come against God’s people.  In the end, there will be war with the Hebrew people.  That’s the generality surrounding this passage.

What is really interesting is why Gog and Magog will come against the people of the Lord.  They come because the people of the Lord are dwelling in cities without walls.  On one hand, it maybe that God’s people are seen as easy victims because they don’t have walls.  But I think there is more to it than this.  The world rejects God’s people and comes against them because their trust is in the Lord and not in manmade barriers.

Why is this important to note?  Remember that one of the reasons that the Hebrew people went into exile roughly is because they refuse to submit and surrender to God’s will.  They trusted in the walls of Jerusalem to protect them.

So what is Ezekiel saying in this chapter?  The Hebrew people will learn their lesson.  They will trust in God as their king.  But it will earn them the rejection of the world, because the world does not accept God as King.

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