Ezekiel 36 Footnotes

36:1-15 This passage was a reversal of the message against the mountains in 6:1-14. It was a celebration of the repossession of the land by the Judeans returning from exile. The passage includes additional accusations against Edom. First, when the Judeans were exiled, the Edomites rushed in to claim the land for themselves (36:2-3,5). Second, they plundered Judah and left the land desolate (vv. 3-4). Third, they ridiculed and scorned the people of Judah (vv. 3-6,15). Consequently, God gave four promises to the Judeans who would be returning. (1) The land would again be fruitful (vv. 8-9; see 6:8-10). (2) All the people of Judah ultimately would return, multiply, and prosper in the land (vv. 10-11). (3) Their return would be permanent (vv. 12-14). (4) The Judeans would no longer be an object of scorn by other nations (v. 15).