These doubts were strong enough, in those early days, to raise the question of whether ezekiel should be one of the biblical books. I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Paradise the message of ezekiel capitol hill baptist church. Not once in the book of ezekiel, including in this very passage, does god act out of love for israel. The substitution of one heart for another implies an entire change in the character and current of our affections. Study the bible online using commentary on ezekiel 36 and more. I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. Ezekiel 36 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. Watch our overview video on the second part of the book of ezekiel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Nebuchadnezzar had carried him away when the nation of judah was taken captive. The following scripture describes, better than i could, the meaning of this scripture above.
The problem with israel was not the law which they had been given, but their hearts. His name, which in hebrew is yehezqel god strengthens was very much in keeping with the mission god planned for him. God started by showing him an incredible vision of gods traveling throne, with angels with four faces and four wings, and wheels within wheels full of eyes. This book is basically about the destruction and exile of judah and the promise of its eventual restoration by god. Ezekiel 36 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Study ezekiel 36 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. When some people remember their sins, they enjoy them again in the dirty depths of their imagination. A sanctified heart, in which the almighty grace of god is victorious, and turns it from all sin to god.
Ezekiel 36, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Albeit that they are now waste and barren, they are yet to be as. Ezekiel 36 hope for the mountains of israel 1 son of man, prophesy to the mountains of israel and say, mountains of israel, hear the word of the lord. His name means strengthened by god, which, indeed, he was for the propheti. A heart in which the law of god is written, jeremiah 31. Ezekiel 36 new international version niv hope for the mountains of israel. It records seven visions of the prophet ezekiel, exiled in babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 bc. Ezekiel was a captive of the babylonians when god called him to be a prophet. Read ezekiel 36 commentary using wesleys explanatory notes. Ezekiel s in babylon, having been exiled there after the first siege of judah by the babylonians. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of the bible. Ezekiel 36 is the thirtysixth chapter of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Ezekiel 26 is the twentysixth chapter of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills.
Heavenly father, you are a good and gracious god, longsuffering and tenderhearted towards all your children. This prophecy refers to the millennium and beyond, when satan will be bound and thus rendered ineffective in spreading his evil attitudes. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. I shall remove the heart of stone from your bodies and give you a heart of flesh instead. I will remove from you your heart of stone b and give you a heart of flesh. A new heart also will i give you, and a new spirit will i put within you. At that time, god will repair the damagefirst done in the garden of eden and in every human heart sinceby replacing mans human nature with his spirit. These awesome descriptions probably convince many readers that ezekiel is a book we cant really understand. This is evidence that they really havent judged them and repented. To make this restoration permanent, god replaces israels rebellious and obdurate interiority heart of stone with an interiority heart of flesh. The book of ezekiel has always been a problem book. A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of ezekiel in easy english. We have done with mount seir, and left it desolate, and likely to continue so, and must now turn ourselves, with the prophet, to the mountains of israel, which we find desolate too, but hope before we have done with the chapter to leave in better plight.
A new heart a new frame of soul, a mind changed, from sinful to holy, from carnal to spiritual. God promised, through his spirit, to give his people a new heart, a heart which would dispose his people to love and to keep his laws, and thus to pave the way for the pouring out of his blessings on his people cf. But no water can do more than take away the filth of the flesh. In the verse preceding the text, ezekiel speaks of the spiritual process of. And i will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. This commentary adheres to a literal interpretation of the scriptures, a belief that god is not yet finished with the nation of israel, a belief in a literal return of christ to literally reign and rule on the earth for years. You can find the best commentary on ezekiel for you using the tools on the right side. Ezekiel 36 niv hope for the mountains of israel bible gateway.
Ezekiel chapters 25 to 39 free bible commentary in easy english. Study guide for ezekiel 36 by david guzik blue letter bible. A new heart also will i give you i will change the whole of your infected nature. The reason for the chastisement of israel was israels sin and profanation of gods name ezekiel 36. When some people remember their sins, they enjoy them again in. The book of ezekiel is one of the major prophetic books in the old testament and had more influence on revelation than any other book. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophetpriest ezekiel, and is one of the books of the prophets. A new heart also will i give you a new disposition of mind, excellent in itself, and vastly different from what it was before. The hebrew prophet ezekiel was a captive in the land of babylon during the seventy years of exile. Title the book has always been named for its author, ezekiel 1. Moreover, i will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. The third step in the progress of sanctifying jehovahs name comp.
Spurgeon said in a 1864 sermon, these words were addressed to the mountains of palestine. We have no reason to complain, if the more unkind men are, the more kind god is. The old heart is taken away and a new one put in its place. Ezekiel 36 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. David guzik commentary on ezekiel 36 describes the new covenant for israels land and people, and gods judgment upon a disobedient israel. Ezekiel chapter 36 explained discover the 66 books of. Ezekiel is the first prophet of the exile in babylon.