What is the context?
The prophecy returns to Gog’s defeat and begins to describe its aftermath. The Lord brings the invader against Israel’s mountains, strikes the bow and arrows from his hands, and declares that he and his forces will fall.
The army that came to take the land will become food for birds and wild animals. Fire will also reach Magog and those dwelling securely in the coastlands. The judgment is not confined to the soldiers’ immediate position.
The Lord’s holy name is central. He will make it known among His people and before the nations, and will no longer allow it to be profaned. The closing assurance treats His promise as certain: the day He has spoken of will come.
How is this passage commonly understood?
Henry understands the destruction as a miraculous act by which the Lord makes His name known. Wesley treats the disabled bow as a picture of the failure of the invaders’ weapons generally.
The emphasis is the same: the army’s equipment cannot preserve it when the Lord acts against it. His people’s security rests on His faithfulness.
What is our position?
We don't have a position on this passage yet. When our study reaches a conclusion the text supports, it will appear here.