(6) Ultimate Acknowledgment of God by the Nations (16:19–21) 19 O Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say,“Our fathers possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good.20 Do men make their own gods? Yes, but they are not gods!” 21 “Therefore … More Jeremiah 16:19-21 – Commentary
36:24–32. The means God will use to show His holiness are explained in these verses. He will first restore the nation physically: He will gather her from all the countries and bring her back into her own land (v. 24). Headlining God’s future program will be the restored nation of Israel. However, Israel’s restoration will … More Ezekiel 36:24-32
A new heart Ezekiel Chapter 36 The previous section has considered the desperate condition of the human heart—we now turn our attention to Ezekiel’s teaching on God’s cure for the human heart described in chapter 36. The promise of God in Ezekiel 36:25–26 is to give us a new heart. The way God deals with … More Ezekiel 36 – Commentary
4. The Renewal of Grace (36:22–38) This passage is one of the mountain peaks of the Old Testament. God’s pure grace is manifested in a promise to His people. Skinner says: It contains the clearest and most comprehensive statement of the process of redemption to be found in the whole book, exhibiting as it does … More Ezekiel 36:26-27
Vers. 11–14.The Divine Interpretation of the Vision The process in the vision vers. 1–10 is symbolical, as shown by the phrase in ver. 11: these bones are, etc., which refers to the whole vision as it treated of the bones. Hence the bones, which lay there very dry, but at Jehovah’s word became alive, which … More Ezekiel 37:11-14 – Commentary
Ver. 19, just as it explains the reformation (ver. 18). [Hitzig: אַחֵר, “another” heart, like the Sept.] The one heart (Acts 4:32) and the new spirit in the inward part are parallel. The old spirit which ruled them inwardly did not permit the harmony and concord which now ensue. But with the gift of a … More Ezekiel 11:19-20 – Commentary
The final movement of thought and the close of the vision are the first rays of hope in the ominous prophecies of Ezekiel. It is primarily a word of comfort to the prophet: the word of Jehovah came unto me. Even before the final destruction of the city, and before more complete prophecies of the … More Ezekiel 11:14-25 – Commentary
37:11–14 God interpreted the vision for Ezekiel. It was God’s response to the people’s expression of hopelessness, “Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off” (v. 11). These “bones” were “the whole house of Israel” (3:7; 5:4; 12:10; 20:40; 36:10; 37:16; 39:25; 45:6), meaning both the Northern and Southern … More Ezekiel 37:11-14 – Commentary
17 Therefore say: Thus says the Lord God: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. 18 When they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations. 19 I will give … More Ezekiel 11:17-21 – Commentary
36:24–32 Seven additional elements of restoration are present in these verses that expand ideas first presented in 11:14–21 (see the discussion there).54 First, God promised to return his people to their land (v. 24; cf 11:16–17; 20:34; 34:13; 37:21). The use of “nations” and “countries” echoes v. 19 in reverse, which recalled their dispersion. But … More Ezekiel 36:24-32 – Commentary
