Ezekiel 37:21-24

21 "Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will 1take the sons of Israel from among the nations where * they have gone, and I will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land;
22 and I will make them 2one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and 3one king will be king for all of them; and they will no longer be two nations and no longer be divided into two kingdoms.
23 "They will 4no longer defile themselves with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions; but 5I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. And they will be My people, and I will be their God.

The Davidic Kingdom

24 "My servant 6David will be king over them, and they will all have 7one shepherd; and they will walk in My ordinances and keep My statutes and observe them.

Ezekiel 37:21-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 37

This chapter contains a prophecy of the Jews' return from captivity to their own land; of the union of the each tribes with one another; and of the glorious kingdom of Christ among them. Their restoration is represented by a vision of dry bones made alive; the place in which they were; the condition they were in; and the manner in which they were made to live, are described, Eze 37:1-10, the explication and application of this vision to the Jews, Eze 37:11-14, their union is signified by a sign or emblem of two sticks, which became one in the hand of the prophet, Eze 37:15-17, the meaning of this is shown, Eze 37:18-20, then follow promises of their return to their own land, in express words; of their being one kingdom, under one King, Christ, the antitype of David, of their sanctification; of their covenant interest in God, made manifest to them; and of his presence, and dwelling among them, Eze 37:21-28.

Cross References 7

  • 1. Isaiah 43:5, 6; Jeremiah 29:14; Ezekiel 36:24; Ezekiel 39:27; Amos 9:14, 15
  • 2. Jeremiah 3:18; Jeremiah 50:4, 5; Ezekiel 36:10
  • 3. Ezekiel 34:23, 24; Ezekiel 37:24
  • 4. Ezekiel 36:25
  • 5. Ezekiel 36:28, 29
  • 6. Jeremiah 30:9; Ezekiel 34:24; Ezekiel 37:25; Hosea 3:5
  • 7. Psalms 78:71; Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:23

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Another reading is "backslidings"
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