Reading for March 16th

Read Ezekiel 38.17-23 God portrays the defeat of Gog as a cosmic event that was announced by the prophets, On that day is a formula that appears throughout Isaiah 1-39 (Isa 4.2; 7.18, 20,21, 23). The cosmic dimension of the defeat appear in the quaking of the land, including the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the animals of the field, all creeping things, and all human beings, which alludes to the created order as described in Gen 1. Likewise, the defeat of Gog by the sword and natural elements, such as torrential rains, hailstones, fire, and sulphur, appeal to God's role as creator as well as to the tradition about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen 18-19). Recognition by the nations, is the object of God's action. Comments or Questions..