How does God judge the nations in Ezekiel 39?
In Ezekiel 39, God judges the nations by declaring Himself against Gog, turning the invading force back, leaving only a sixth part, and bringing them onto the mountains of Israel. He smites the bow from the left hand and causes arrows to fall from the right, defeating them by His power.
Les explains that Ezekiel 38 and 39 tie together. God first pleads against Gog with pestilence and blood, and rains upon him and his bands an overflowing rain of great hailstones, fire, and brimstone—the same language as Sodom and Gomorrah. The northern army is defeated not only by its own confusion, every man's sword against his brother, but by the tremendous power of God, and it is utterly destroyed on the hills and mountains of Israel. Then in Ezekiel 39:1-3, God says He is against Gog, will turn him back, leave but the sixth part, and cause him to come up from the north parts and bring him on the mountains of Israel. God will smite the bow out of his left hand and cause his arrows to fall out of his right. This is how God deals with nations when He judges them: He brings them into Israel, destroys them there, and turns them back.
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How does God deal with nations He is judging in Ezekiel 39?
God's method in judgment is to bring an invading nation down into Israel and destroy it there, just as He is doing with Gog.
How does God deal with nations when He judges them?
When God judges nations, He brings them down, brings them into Israel, and destroys them there.