Ezekiel 36:26-27 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 36:26-28

The three elements of piety. The Israelites were "profaning the Name' of Jehovah in the lands through which they were dispersed. But this could not be permitted to remain. For the sake of his own Divine Name, the sacredness of which was of such vital moment to mankind (see previous homily), God would work a gracious revolution ( Ezekiel 36:21-23 ). And what he would do is this: 1. He would work within their hearts an entire change of thought and feeling, removing their strong... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 36:27

The indwelling Spirit. Three stages in redemption are successively brought before us. First, cleansing: "Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you," etc.; second, renewal: "A new heart also will I give you," etc.; third, inspiration: "And I will put my Spirit within you." Let us now consider this third stage of the grand process of redemption. I. THE PRESENCE OF GOD 'S SPIRIT DEPENDS ON THE CONDITION OF MEN 'S HEARTS AND LIVES . The third stage of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 36:26-27

Ezekiel 36:26-27. A new heart also will I give you A new disposition of mind, excellent in itself, and vastly different from what it was before; a frame of soul changed from sinful to holy, from carnal to spiritual; a heart in which the law of God is written, Jeremiah 31:33; a sanctified spirit, in which the almighty grace of God is victorious, and turns it from the world to God, and from all sin to all holiness; a state of mind which is the supernatural gift of God, and not wrought in any... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 36:16-38

For the sake of God’s holy name (36:16-38)God had driven the people of Israel out of their land because their sins had made them unclean in his sight (16-19). Onlooking nations, however, did not see it that way. They mocked God, saying that the removal of Israel from its land showed that he was weak. He could not save his people from the superior gods of the nations (20-21).Therefore, God will correct this misunderstanding and restore his honour by bringing Israel back to its land (22-24). He... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 36:26

new heart . Not the old heart improved, but a new heart created and "given". The old one "taken away". spirit. Hebrew. ruach . App-9 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 36:27

statutes . . . judgments. Reference to Pentateuch. See note on Deuteronomy 4:1 . App-92 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 36:27

Ezekiel 36:27. And cause you to walk in my statutes— "By preventing you with my grace, and inspiring you with a love for that which is good, which shall enable you to surmount your propensity to that which is evil. I will aid you with the succour of my grace, that you may thereby keep my judgments and do them." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 36:26

26. new heart—mind and will. spirit—motive and principle of action. stony heart—unimpressible in serious things; like the "stony ground" (Matthew 13:5; Matthew 13:20), unfit for receiving the good seed so as to bring forth fruit. heart of flesh—not "carnal" in opposition to "spiritual"; but impressible and docile, fit for receiving the good seed. In Matthew 13:20- : they are commanded, "Make you a new heart, and a new spirit." Here God says, "A new heart will I give you, and a new spirit will I... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 36:27

27. my spirit— (Ezekiel 11:19; Jeremiah 32:39). The partial reformation at the return from Babylon (Ezra 10:6; Nehemiah 8:1-9) was an earnest of the full renewal hereafter under Messiah. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 36:22-32

The method of Israel’s restoration 36:22-32"The next verses in the chapter are among the most glorious in the entire range of revealed truth on the subject of Israel’s restoration to the Lord and national conversion." [Note: Feinberg, p. 209.] read more