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G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 37:1-28

The wonderful vision of the valley filled with bones was now granted to the prophet. As he gazed on them, he was asked, "Son of man, can these bones live?" His utter abandonment to God, even in the matter of his conception, was evident in his reply, "O Lord God, Thou knowest." Over these bones he was then told to prophesy, commanding the people to hear the word of the Lord, proclaiming to them the promise that breath should enter into them and flesh be restored to them. He obeyed, and beheld... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 37:24-25

The Future, Both Temporal and Eternal. “And my servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd. They will also walk in my judgments and observe my statutes, and do them. And they will dwell in the land which I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers dwelt. And they will dwell in it, they, and their children, and their children’s children, for ever. And David my servant will be their prince for ever.” This verse is very important in determining our view... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 37:24

David: see Ezekiel 34:23,Ezekiel 34:24. It is the Son of David, who was also his Lord, that is here intended. My servant: the Messiah, in his mediatory office, is God’s servant and our Saviour. Over them; over their hearts, and rule there in spiritual manner. One shepherd; this King shall be a Shepherd, that feeds, not fleeceth, the flock; there is but one chief Shepherd, others that feed and rule the flock are so by commission from him. They shall also walk, & c.: it is both declaratory of... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ezekiel 37:1-28

THE VISION OF THE DRY BONES REVIVIFIED A SYMBOL OF THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF ISRAEL. (Chap. 37.)EXEGETICAL NOTES.—Ezekiel 37:1. “The hand of the Lord was upon me.” “The abrupt commencement without and, points out that the fact here related is extraordinary and out of connection with the usual prophetic activity. The hand of the Lord denotes the overruling Divine influence.”—Hengstenberg. “The valley”—“the plain or valley near Tel Abib, familiar to Ezekiel as the scene of the vision of the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 37:1-28

Chapter 37Now in chapter 37, again, a prophecy of the restoration of the nation of Israel, the rebirth of the nation.The hand of the LORD was upon me, carried me out in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of a valley which was full of bones ( Ezekiel 37:1 ),So Ezekiel taken now by the Spirit in this vision to this valley that was filled with these bones.And he caused me to pass by them all around: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and they were very dry. And... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 37:1-28

Ezekiel 37:14 . I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live. A moral resurrection shall pass upon the people of Israel; the Lord shall “bring them up out of their graves,” where they have long been buried in unbelief, and quicken those who were dead in trespasses and sins. By his Spirit he will illuminate the understanding, renew and sanctify the heart, and build them up a holy temple for the Lord. Ezekiel 37:19 . I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim with... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 37:24

Eze 37:24 And David my servant [shall be] king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. Ver. 24. And David my servant, ] i.e., Christ, who came to do the will of his Father in the shape of a servant. Php 2:7 Isa 42:1 And they shall all have one shepherd. ] Even David their king is for his clemency here called a shepherd, saith Jerome, tending and tendering his people. See Ezekiel 34:23-24 They shall also... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ezekiel 37:24

David: Ezekiel 37:25, Isaiah 55:3, Isaiah 55:4, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 30:9, Hosea 3:5, Luke 1:32 one: Ezekiel 37:22, Ezekiel 34:23, Ezekiel 34:24, Psalms 78:71, Psalms 78:72, Psalms 80:1, Ecclesiastes 12:11, Isaiah 40:11, Micah 5:2, Micah 5:4, Zechariah 13:7, John 10:11, John 10:14-Nehemiah :, Ephesians 4:4-Joshua :, Hebrews 13:20, 1 Peter 5:4 they shall: Ezekiel 36:27, Deuteronomy 30:6, Jeremiah 31:33, Jeremiah 32:39, 1 Corinthians 11:2, Ephesians 2:10, Philippians 2:12, Philippians 2:13,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ezekiel 37:24

And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.David — The son of David.One shepherd — This king shall be their one chief shepherd, others that feed and rule the flock, are so by commission from him. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 37:23-28

23-28. The new Israel will not be defiled by idolatry, but God will cleanse them and save them from the temptations connected with their ancient dwelling places, and “from all their backslidings” (Ezekiel 37:23, R.V., margin), and a new David, who shall live forever (Ezekiel 37:25), shall be their shepherd-king (Ezekiel 37:24; compare Ezekiel 34:23-24), and they shall dwell in the land which was promised to Jacob and to Abraham before him, though he never made a sandal track in it (Acts... read more

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