Matthew Henry Commentary


Matthew Henry Commentary
"Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas Jehovah was there: therefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast showed out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I shall judge thee. And thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, have heard all thy revilings which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour. And ye have magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard it. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate. As thou didst rejoice over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of it; and they shall know that I am Jehovah." — Ezekiel 35:10-15 (ASV)
When we see the vanity of the world in the disappointments, losses, and crosses that others encounter, instead of being greedy for worldly things, we should hold them more loosely.
In the multitude of words, not one is unknown to God; not the most idle word; and the most daring is not beyond his rebuke.
In the destruction of the enemies of the church, God intends his own glory; and we can be sure that he will not fall short of his design. And when the fullness of the Jews and Gentiles enters the church, all antichristian opposers will be destroyed.