Ezekiel 37:24

24 A king like my servant David will be their king. They will all be united under one ruler and will obey my laws faithfully. 1

Ezekiel 37:24 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 37:24

And David my servant shall be king over them
The King Messiah, as Kimchi interprets it; and so Abarbinel F9 and others; being of the seed of David, and of whom David was an eminent type; and who, as Mediator, is the Lord's servant, and as man appeared in the form of one: this shows that this prophecy looks further than the times of deliverance from the Babylonish captivity: and they all shall have one shepherd:
or king, the same as before: kings are called shepherds; see ( Ezekiel 34:23 ) ( John 10:16 ) : and they shall also walk in my judgments, and keep my statutes, and do
them;
not the statutes and ordinances of the ceremonial law, which are abolished; and which the Jews, when converted, shall have no regard unto; but rather the precepts of the moral law, and chiefly the evangelic ordinances of baptism and the Lord's supper; which ordinances they shall walk in, and attend unto with constancy and pleasure; and which statutes they shall keep, as they have been delivered, impartially, without delay, in faith and love, and with a view to the glory of God; see ( Ezekiel 36:27 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F9 Mashmiah Jeshuah, fol. 47. 4. Vid. Sepher Ikkarim, l. 2. c. 28.

Ezekiel 37:24 In-Context

22 I will unite them into one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. They will have one king to rule over them, and they will no longer be divided into two nations or split into two kingdoms.
23 They will not defile themselves with disgusting idols any more or corrupt themselves with sin. I will free them from all the ways in which they sin and betray me. I will purify them; they will be my people, and I will be their God.
24 A king like my servant David will be their king. They will all be united under one ruler and will obey my laws faithfully.
25 They will live on the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They will live there forever, and so will their children and all their descendants. A king like my servant David will rule them forever.
26 I will make a covenant with them that guarantees their security forever. I will establish them and increase their population, and will see to it that my Temple stands forever in their land.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 37.24Ezekiel 34.24.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.