The inhabitants of Israel will go out and make fires with the weapons of Gog, the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the war clubs and spears, and for seven years they will make fires with them—a description that emphasizes the abundance of weapons captured from Gog's defeated forces. The use of Gog's weapons as fuel for fires suggests both abundance and humiliation; the mighty weapons of the invader become merely combustible material. The seven-year duration suggests a long process of disposal and symbolizes complete exhaustion of the weapons; the abundance is so great it takes years to consume. The detail emphasizes that Israel will not only survive the invasion but will plunder the invader's equipment. This verse describes the material aftermath of Gog's defeat and the abundance of spoil that falls to Israel.

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