“‘Come from your place!
Come out
Of the uttermost parts
Of the north!
You!
Many people
With you!
All of them
Will be riding on horses,
With a great multitude,
With a mighty army.
You will come up
Against my people
Israel,
Like a cloud
Covering the earth.
In the latter days,
I will bring you
Against my land.
Thus,
The nations
May know me,
When through you,
O Gog!
I vindicate
My holiness
Before their eyes.’”
Yahweh, via Ezekiel, exhorted Gog to attack Israel. Gog was to come out of his home in the far north, along with many people. His whole army would be riding on horses. They would come up against Yahweh’s people Israel. Gog would be like a cloud covering the earth with a great army. This was going to happen later. Yahweh wanted Gog to fight against Israel, so that all the various nations and countries would know about Yahweh. He was going to vindicate his holiness in front of everyone.