Ezequiel 20:44

44 E sabereis que eu sou o Senhor, quando eu proceder para convosco por amor do meu nome, não conforme os vossos maus caminhos, nem conforme os vossos atos corruptos, ó casa de Israel, diz o senhor Deus.

Ezequiel 20:44 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 20:44

And ye shall know that I am the Lord
Jehovah their righteousness, their Redeemer and Saviour, Lord and King; they shall know Christ, and him crucified, and God in Christ as their covenant God; (See Gill on Ezekiel 20:42); when I have wrought with you for my name's sake; in the thorough conversion of them; not that there is any cooperation with God in that work; ministers indeed are coworkers, not as efficients, but instruments; persons converted are wholly passive in the first work of conversion or regeneration; and in all later actings move as they are acted, turn being turned, walk and run being drawn, not being able to do anything as of themselves: but the phrase signifies a working in favour of them; doing great things for them, and good things in them, well pleasing in his sight, and good unto them; plucking them as brands out of the burning; taking them out of the hands of Satan; calling them out of darkness into light, and bringing them out of bondage into liberty; and all this for his own name's sake,
of his own will and pleasure, according to his abundant mercy, and for the glory of his rich grace: not according to your wicked ways, not according to your corrupt
doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord God;
had he, they must have perished in their sins, and been miserable for ever; but he neither proceeds according to the bad works nor the good works of men, in calling and converting them, but according to his own purpose and grace, ( 2 Timothy 1:9 ) , their evil works do not hinder his grace when he is resolved to work, and their good works do not merit it; he acts freely, and in a sovereign way.

Ezequiel 20:44 In-Context

42 E sabereis que eu sou o Senhor, quando eu vos introduzir na terra de Israel, no país a respeito do qual levantei a minha mão, jurando que o daria a vossos pais.

43 Ali vos lembrareis de vossos caminhos, e de todos os vossos atos com que vos tendes contaminado; e tereis nojo de vós mesmos, por causa de todas as vossas maldades que tendes cometido.

44 E sabereis que eu sou o Senhor, quando eu proceder para convosco por amor do meu nome, não conforme os vossos maus caminhos, nem conforme os vossos atos corruptos, ó casa de Israel, diz o senhor Deus.

45 E veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:

46 Filho do homem, dirige o teu rosto para o caminho do sul, e derrama as tuas palavras contra o sul, e profetiza contra o bosque do campo do sul.