Ezekiel 35:15

“As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, &c.] So Edom rejoiced at the destruction of Jerusalem, (Obadiah 1:12), and so the followers of the man of sin will rejoice at the slaying of the witnesses, (<661110>Revelation 11:10), which is resented by the Lord, and therefore adds, so will I do unto thee; make thee desolate, as is explained in the next clause: thou shall be desolate, O Mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it; not that mount only, but all the land of Edom, called Idumea; the destruction shall be general, as it was, and irretrievable; and so not Rome only, but all the antichristian states, will be destroyed, when God comes forth in…”

“(Oba 1:12, Oba 1:15). The distinction between Israel and the heathen (as Edom) is: Israel has a covenant relation to God ensuring restoration after chastisement, so that the heathen's hope of getting possession of the elect people's inheritance must fail, and they themselves be made desolate (Eze 36:1-15). The reason for the chastisement of Israel was Israel's sin and profanation of God's name (Eze 36:16-21). God has good in store for Israel, for His own name's sake, to revive His people; first, by a spiritual renewal of their hearts, and, next, by an external restoration to prosperity (Eze 36:22-33). The result is that the heathen shall be impressed with the power and goodness of God…”

“didst: Eze 36:2-5; Psa 137:7; Pro 17:5; Lam 4:21; Oba 1:12, Oba 1:15 shalt: Eze 35:3, Eze 35:4 Idumea: Eze 36:5; Isa 34:5, Isa 34:6; Mar 3:8 and they: Eze 35:4, Eze 35:9, Eze 39:6, Eze 39:7 Next: Ezekiel Chapter 36”