Matthew Poole Commentary - Ezekiel 38:5 - 38:5

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Ezekiel 38:5 - 38:5


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Persia; the land for the people who a Mahometans, and enemies to the name of Christ.



Ethiopia; not the African, which is Abyssinia, or Nubia, or both the old Macrobii, but the Asiatic or Arabian Ethiopia, posterity of Cush, Mahometans too. Libya; a people of Africa, either now subjects of, or confederates with, the Turks, and who are near enough to join, when the effect shall demonstrate this Gog who he is.



With shield and helmet; prepared to save themselves what they can, though they slay their enemies. Now some of all these were in the armies of Antiochus against the Jews, and many more will serve in the last army of Gog.