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The corpses of the armies of Gog defile the land and must be buried in order to purify the land. However, the valley in which they are buried alludes to the valley of Ben Hinom, the valley in which children were sacrificed to Molekh. Thus, on a deeper level the prophet is hinting that the passing of children through fire – which had been common in the land – is what truly caused the land\u2019s defilement. In addition to purifying the land from the casualties of war, this ceremony also purifies the land from the sins of the past.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although burying the dead bodies can stop those bodies from causing impurity, the burials cannot stop the graves from becoming a pilgrimage site. In these verses, the dead themselves become flesh for consumption. Those who consume them \u2013 the birds and the beast of the field \u2013 could have been sacrificed as offerings to the dead, while here the situation is reversed: they themselves eat the flesh and drink the blood of God\u2019s enemies, thus ensuring that the graves do not become places of worship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whereas in Jeremiah\u2019s prophecy of destruction, the flesh of the sinners from the nation of Israel is eaten by the birds and the beasts of the field, in Ezekiel\u2019s prophecy of revival it is God\u2019s enemies who succumb to this fate.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is posted in conjunction with hatanach.com. For the full article, <\/span>see here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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