Son of man, See note on Ezekiel 2:4.
Gog.. symbolical name for the nations north and east of Palestine, or the nations as. whole. That the prophecies of Ezekiel 38 and Ezekiel 39 are still future is clear from Ezekiel 38:8; Ezekiel 38:14; Ezekiel 38:16; Ezekiel 39:9; Ezekiel 39:25; Ezekiel 39:26. as Israel will have then already been "gathered", and complete restoration enjoyed immediately following the destruction of Gog "Now will. bring again the captivity of Israel". It must therefore precede the Millennium; and on that account must be distinguished from Revelation 20:8; Revelation 20:10. and may therefore perhaps be identified with Revelation 16:14; Revelation 17:14; Revelation 19:17-21. Compare Matthew 24:14-30; Zechariah 12:1-4. It marks the climax of Satan's effort to destroy Israel from being. People, and clearly belongs to the close of. yet future kingdom age. See Ezekiel 38:8, &c., above). The name is connected with "Og" (Deuteronomy 3:1-13), and "Agag "(Numbers 24:7), where the Samaritan Pentateuch reads "Agog", and the Septuagint reads "Gog", Here the Arabic reads "Agag". The historical interpretation of this prophecy is confessedly impossible.
the land of Magog. of the land of the Magog. If "Gog" denotes and symbolises all that is powerful, gigantic, and proud, then "Magog" is symbolical of the same lands and peoples. Magog was. son of Japheth.
the chief prince. the head, or leader of Rosh. Hebrew Rosh, which may point to Russia.
Meshech and Tubal. The Sept, renders these Mesoch and Thobel: i.e. the Moschi and Tibareni, occupying regions about the Caucasus. All these. nations distant from Palestine: not near nations, or nations connected by consanguinity. They were also descended from Japheth (Genesis 10:2).