Ezekiel 39:23

“And the Heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, &c.] Before this they thought the captivity of the Jews, and all their distresses, were owing to their own weakness, and the weakness of the God they served, and to the superior strength of their enemies, and the power of their gods; but now, by this strange and amazing destruction of Gog and his army, they will see that it was not owing to those things, but to the sins and transgressions of the people of the Jews: because they transgressed against me; prevaricated with him, acted a perfidious and treacherous part to him, as the wordf677 signifies; which they did, when they delivered Jesus of…”

“hid I my face-- (Deu 31:17; Isa 59:2).”

“The purposes of the past dispensation shall be made clear to God’s people themselves and to the pagan. His judgments were the consequence of their sins; and these sins once abandoned, the favor of their God will return in yet more abundance. Ezekiel 39:29 Compare Acts 2:17. Peter distinctly appropriates these prophecies (marginal references) to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, and the inauguration of the Church of Christ by that miraculous event. This was the beginning of the fulfillment. They shall find their consummation when time shall be no more. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information…”

“the heathen: Eze 36:18-23, Eze 36:36; Ch2 7:21, Ch2 7:22; Jer 22:8, Jer 22:9, Jer 40:2, Jer 40:3; Lam 1:8, Lam 2:15-17 hid I: Eze 39:29; Deu 31:17, Deu 31:18, Deu 32:20; Psa 10:1, Psa 30:7; Isa 1:15, Isa 8:17, Isa 59:2, Isa 64:7; Jer 33:5 gave them: Lev 26:25; Deu 32:30; Jdg 2:14, Jdg 3:8; Psa 106:41; Isa 42:24 Ezekiel 39:24”