Ezekiel 37:15-28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 37:24

And David my servant shall be king over them ,.... The King Messiah, as Kimchi interprets it; and so Abarbinel F9 Mashmiah Jeshuah, fol. 47. 4. Vid. Sepher Ikkarim, l. 2. c. 28. and others; being of the seed of David, and of whom David was an eminent type; and who, as Mediator, is the Lord's servant, and as man appeared in the form of one: this shows that this prophecy looks further than the times of deliverance from the Babylonish captivity: and they all shall have one shepherd :... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 37:25

And they shall dwell in the land which I have given to Jacob my servant ,.... Abraham and Isaac are not mentioned, as Kimchi observes, because they had other children, who did not inherit the land; only Jacob, because the land was given to him, and his seed alter him: wherein your fathers have dwelt ; and so the more desirable to them; and whose inhabitation and possession of it were a pledge of theirs: and they shall dwell therein, even they and their children, and their children's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 37:26

Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them ,.... So the covenant of grace is called, Isaiah 54:10 , one principal article of which is peace and reconciliation made between God and his people by the blood of Christ, agreed on in that covenant, from whence it has its name: now here it signifies that this covenant should be made known to the converted Jews, and their interest in it; in virtue of which they shall see that peace is made for them by the blood of Christ; and shall have a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 37:27

My tabernacle also shall be with them ,.... The symbol of his presence: the meaning is, that he shall dwell in them by his Spirit and grace; and everyone of them shall be the temple of the living God, in whom he will walk and dwell: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people ; which is repeated for the confirmation of it; see Ezekiel 37:23 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 37:28

And the Heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel ,.... Or the Gentiles, the converted Gentiles, shall observe and take notice of the gracious dealings of God with his people the Jews; that he calls them with an holy calling; implants principles of grace and holiness in them; separates and consecrates them for his service, and enables them to walk holily, soberly, and righteously: when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore ; when his worship shall be set up... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 37:16

Son of man, take thee one stick - The two sticks mentioned in this symbolical transaction represented, as the text declares the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah, which were formed in the days of Rehoboam, and continued distinct till the time of the captivity. The kingdom of Judah was composed of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, with the Levites; all the rest went off in the schism with Jeroboam, and formed the kingdom of Israel. Though some out of those tribes did rejoin themselves to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 37:19

The stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim - Jeroboam, the first king of the ten tribes, was an Ephraimite. Joseph represents the ten tribes in general; they were in the hand of Ephraim, that is, under the government of Jeroboam. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 37:22

I will make them one nation - There was no distinction after the return from Babylon. And one king shall be king to them all - Politically speaking they never had a king from that day to this; and the grand junction and government spoken of here must refer to another time - to that in which they shall be brought into the Christian Church with the fullness of the Gentiles; when Jesus, the King of kings and Lord of lords, shall rule over all. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 37:24

And David my servant shall be King - That this refers to Jesus Christ, see proved, Ezekiel 34:23 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 37:25

The land that I have given unto Jacob my servant - Jacob means here the twelve tribes; and the land given to them was the whole land of Palestine; consequently, the promise states that, when they return, they are to possess the whole of the Promised Land. read more

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