Ezekiel 39:7-10 - I will make known my holy name

39:7,8

“I will make known my holy Name”. This is not vaingloriousness on the part of God. It would be if God was a mere mortal, but He is not. He is the creator of the universe and everything that is seen and unseen, He is the sustainer of all things, and He is perfectly good. Individuals and people groups can only live properly when they know the Lord. As the Old Testament outlines in great detail, Israel usually profaned the name of the Lord, this would no longer happen. Israel would know His name (i.e who God truly is, and knowing Him relationally as well, not just academic knowledge), and so the nations would also know Him. The same applies with the church, that is why it is so tragic when churches decide that it is a good idea to follow the world’s ways rather than God’s ways, for then we are denying the world the opportunity to know the Lord. 

“It is coming! It will surely take place”. God will ensure that such a day does indeed come to pass.

39:9,10

The weapons that were intended to be used against Israel would be used for fuel, for practical use. This supply would last for seven years. Seven appears three times in this chapter, and seven is the number of completeness, indicating the apocalyptic nature of the chapter. “They will plunder those who plundered them”. There will be a complete reversal of the situation envisioned by the forces of evil. We should remember this when we see evil apparently rampant in the world.