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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:21-28

explain how the unification of the two kingdoms should be brought about. The first step should be the bringing of the people home to their own land ( Ezekiel 37:21 , Ezekiel 37:22 ); the second, their purification from idolatry ( Ezekiel 37:23 ); the third, the installation over them, thus united and purified, of one King, the ideal David of the future, or the Messiah ( Ezekiel 37:24 , Ezekiel 37:25 ); the fourth, the establishment with them of Jehovah's covenant of peace ( Ezekiel... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:21-28

The blessed kingdom. Understanding this Divine promise to find its true and complete fulfillment in the kingdom of Christ, we may recognize some of the features of that kingdom as it will one day be constituted. I. ITS ONE ACKNOWLEDGED HEAD . The ideal " David " ( Ezekiel 37:24 , Ezekiel 37:25 ) is found, not in any future ruler like Judas Maccabaeus, but in Jesus Christ; in him who is exalted "to be a Prince and a Savior," the Lord and Sovereign of his people... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:23

The dwelling-places wherein they have sinned , from which Jehovah premises to save them, are in accordance with the views expressed above, not, as Hengstenberg and Hitzig conjecture, the dwelling-places of the exile in which the people then were, but the dwelling-places in Canaan in which they had formerly transgressed, but would in future be preserved from transgressing. The idea is, as Schroder suggests, the localization of transgression which is viewed as proceeding from the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:23

The fascination of idolatry. Idolatry was a besetting sin of Israel. No sooner were the people delivered from Egypt by the great unseen God than they made a golden calf. Intercourse with the Moabites led to idolatry in a later stage of the wilderness-wanderings ( Numbers 25:2 ). The story of Micah and his god gives us a glimpse of the gross popular superstition that was to be found in Israel during the days of the judges ( 17:4 ) Solomon in all his glory was lured to idolatry by... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 37:16-28

A prophecy of the reunion of Israel and Judah, the incorporation of Israel under one Ruler, the kingdom of Messiah upon earth and in heaven.Ezekiel 37:16One stick - So in the marginal reference the names of the tribes had been written on rods or sticks.For Judah ... - To the house of David had remained faithful, not only Judah, but also Benjamin, Levi, and part of Simeon, and individual members of various tribes 2 Chronicles 11:12-16. Compare the marginal references.Joseph ... Ephraim - Compare... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 37:21-25

Ezekiel 37:21-25. Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen See the margin. I will make them one nation They shall not be divided any more into separate kingdoms; the consequence of which was, their setting up separate ways of worship, and espousing separate interests: compare Isaiah 11:13. This promise was in a great degree fulfilled in the restoration of the Jews to their own land from their captivity in Babylon; for then many of the house of Israel returned with... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 37:1-28

The nation revived and reunited (37:1-28)With Jerusalem destroyed and the people in exile, Israel’s national life had come to an end. To Ezekiel it appeared as if a great army had been slaughtered in battle and the bodies of the dead left to rot in the sun. All that was left was a lot of dry bones. Israel’s condition appeared to be beyond hope (37:1-3).God now promises Ezekiel that he will do the impossible. He will bring Israel back to life - as if he brings the scattered bones together, puts... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 37:22

upon = among. mountains. A special various readirg called Sevir ( App-34 ) reads "cities". read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 37:23

idols = dirty gods. detestable = abominable. Referring to idolatry, and its accompaniments. transgressions = rebellions. Bob. pasha '. App-44 . dwellingplaces . Septuagint reads "lawlessnesses". Compare Jeremiah 2:19 ; Jeremiah 3:22 ; Jeremiah 5:6 . So Houbigant, Bishops Newcombe and Horsley, with Ginsburg. wherein = whereby. sinned. Hebrew. chata '. App-44 . My People = to Me a People. their God = to them a God. God. Hebrew. Elohim . App-4 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 37:23

Ezekiel 37:23. But I will save them, &c.— And I will save, or deliver them from all their transgressions. Houbigant after the LXX. read more

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