38:7-9
The vast army would think that it had got itself together, but in reality God had called the hordes together, using Gog to do this. “In future years ...” This is looking to a long time ahead, and it is looking to a time when there is a land that “has recovered from war”. Revelation 20:8 speaks of Satan going out to deceive the nations, gathering a vast army to attack God’s people. And this happens after the millenium, after a time of godly rule. Rev 20:8 even mentions “Gog and Magog”. So it seems certain that we are meant to link this passage with Revelation. So there will be a vast army on the march against the people of God.
38:10-13
The invading army will be full of evil intent. Its leader will be especially so. He will also think that the people of God will be easy prey, living in a land without walls. This would imply that having a defence force is not part of the millennial kingdom. This ties in with Zech 2:4,5 where God says the new Jerusalem will be a city without walls, for God Himself will be a wall of fire around it. The land will look rich (because it will be rich), offering easy plunder to the massed armies. What we are looking at in this chapter is a people who are dependent upon God for their protection. The forces of evil think the people of God have no protection, but they could not be more wrong, for God Himself will be their protection.
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