Ezekiel 39:21-29

Israel's Restoration to God

21 "I will display My glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the judgment I have executed and the hand I have laid on them.
22 From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God.
23 And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile on account of their iniquity, because they dealt unfaithfully with Me.[a] Therefore, I hid My face from them and handed them over to their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword.
24 I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions, and I hid My face from them.
25 "So this is what the Lord God says: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.
26 They will feel remorse for[b][c] their disgrace[d] and all the unfaithfulness they committed against Me, when they live securely in their land with no one to frighten [them].
27 When I bring them back from the peoples and gather them from the countries of their enemies, I will demonstrate My holiness through them in the sight of many nations.[e]
28 They will know that I am the Lord their God when I regather them to their own land after having exiled them among the nations. I will leave none of them behind.[f]
29 I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel."[g] [This is] the declaration of the Lord God .

Ezekiel 39:21-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 39

This chapter is a continuation of the prophecy of the destruction of Gog, which is both repeated, and more largely described, Eze 39:1-8, then follows an account of the burning of his weapons of war, which will last seven years in burning, during which time there will be no need of the use of wood, Eze 39:9,10, and of the burial of him, and many of his army; the place where, and the time that will be taken up in doing this, even seven months, are observed, Eze 39:11-16, and every feathered fowl and beast of the field are called upon to feed on the flesh of those that are left unburied, Eze 39:17-20 and by all this the glory of the Lord will be seen, known, and acknowledged, both by the Heathens, and by the house of Israel, Eze 39:21,22, and the former will also be informed that the present captivity of the Jews has been for their sins and transgressions, Eze 39:23,24, and the chapter is concluded with a promise of their return from captivity, when they shall know the Lord, and their interest in him; who will after this no more hide his face from them, but pour out his Spirit upon them, under whose influence they shall ever continue, Eze 39:25-29.

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