Behold. heathen; and. land. These words were chosen for the legend on the Zionist medal commemorating the National Federation (of 1896), which is a landmark in the history of the Jewish nation. I even I. Figure of speech Epizeuxis ( App-6 ). heathen = nations. land, Hebrew ' eretz . Not the same word as in at Ezekiel 12:14 , Ezekiel 12:21 . read more
upon = among. mountains. A special various readirg called Sevir ( App-34 ) reads "cities". read more
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
David My servant = Hebrew My servant David. Occurs five times (Ezekiel 34:23 , Ezekiel 34:24 ; Eze 37:24 . 1 Kings 11:32 ; 1 Kings 14:8 ). In Ezekiel 37:25 and 2 Samuel 3:18 tis (in Hebrew) "David My servant" (though the Authorized Version there renders it "My servant David"). shepherd = ruler. judgments . . . statutes. See note on Deuteronomy 4:1 . read more
"And my servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in mine ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them. And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children's children, forever: and David my servant shall be their prince forever. Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them: it shall be an everlasting... read more
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
22. one nation— (Isaiah 11:13; Jeremiah 3:18; Hosea 1:11). one king—not Zerubbabel, who was not a king either in fact or name, and who ruled over but a few Jews, and that only for a few years; whereas the King here reigns for ever. MESSIAH is meant (Ezekiel 34:23; Ezekiel 34:24). The union of Judah and Israel under King Messiah symbolizes the union of Jews and Gentiles under Him, partly now, perfectly hereafter (Ezekiel 37:24; John 10:16). read more
23. ( :-). out of . . . their dwelling-places— (Ezekiel 36:28; Ezekiel 36:33). I will remove them from the scene of their idolatries to dwell in their own land, and to serve idols no more. read more
24. David—Messiah (See on :-). read more
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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