John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 36:22
Therefore say unto the house of Israel ,.... This is an order to the prophet, the son of man, Ezekiel 36:17 , thus saith the Lord God, I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel ; what he hereafter promises to do for them, both with respect to things temporal and spiritual; which he did, not on account of any deserts or worthiness in them; for they had none, having done nothing to merit his favour, but, on the contrary, everything to provoke the eyes of his glory: but for my... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 36:16-24
When God promised the poor captives a glorious return, in due time, to their own land, it was a great discouragement to their hopes that they were unworthy, utterly unworthy, of such a favour; therefore, to remove that discouragement, God here shows them that he would do it for them purely for his own name's sake, that he might be glorified in them and by them, that he might manifest and magnify his mercy and goodness, that attribute which of all others is most his glory. And, the restoration... read more