Ezekiel 36:28

28 Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors. You will be my people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 36:28 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 36:28

And ye shall dwell in the land which I gave to your fathers,
&c.] Not only shall be brought into it, but shall inhabit it, and continue there, and that in great safety and plenty; and which will be the more valued and esteemed, and reckoned a great blessing to enjoy; because this land is the gift of God, and what he gave to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, by promise so long ago, and to their seed; of which promise it appears he is not unmindful: and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God;
which is the sum and substance of the covenant of grace; which will now be renewed, and the blessings of it applied. The Jews will appear to be the people of God by their effectual calling and conversion; and God will show himself to be their God, by his presence with them, his protection of them, and that communion with himself he will admit them to: see ( Jeremiah 31:1 ) ( 32:38 ) , "the loammi" will be taken off, and they will be again declared to be the covenant people of God, ( Hosea 1:9 Hosea 1:10 ) .

Ezekiel 36:28 In-Context

26 I will give you a new heart and a new mind. I will take away your stubborn heart of stone and give you an obedient heart.
27 I will put my spirit in you and will see to it that you follow my laws and keep all the commands I have given you.
28 Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors. You will be my people, and I will be your God.
29 I will save you from everything that defiles you. I will command the grain to be plentiful, so that you will not have any more famines.
30 I will increase the yield of your fruit trees and your fields, so that there will be no more famines to disgrace you among the nations.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.