Ezekiel 36

Ezekiel 36: 22-28

Lord, Send a Revival!

Introduction

I. God will regather [collect or gather again] His people from among the nations. (22-24) He will bring them back to honor His name.

II. God will regenerate [(especially in Christian use) give a new and higher spiritual nature to] His people, giving them new hearts (36:25–27): Their filth will be washed away.

Soanes, Catherine, and Angus Stevenson, eds. Concise Oxford English dictionary 2004 : n. pag. Print.

III. God will restore His people, allowing them to rebuild their cities and harvest their crops (36:28ff): They will be His people, and He will be their God.

Willmington, H. L. The Outline Bible. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1999. Print.

1 bring back (a previous right, practice, or situation); reinstate.

▶ return to a former condition or position.

2 repair or renovate.

3 give (something stolen or removed) back to the original owner.

Soanes, Catherine, and Angus Stevenson, eds. Concise Oxford English dictionary 2004 : n. pag. Print.

(22) sake - In Ezek 20:22 God refrained from punishment for the sake of his holy name. Here God’s reputation is the basis for Israel’s restoration.

(25) water - The Lord here uses a metaphor from the realm of ritual purification. For the use of water in ritual cleansing, see Exod 30:19–20; Lev 14:51; Num 19:18; Heb 10:22.

(26) stone - That is, a heart which symbolizes a will that is stubborn and unresponsive (see 1 Sam 25:37). In Rabbinic literature a “stone” was associated with an evil inclination (b. Sukkah 52a).

(26) flesh - That is, a heart which symbolizes a will that is responsive and obedient to God.

Biblical Studies Press. The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible. Biblical Studies Press, 2005. Print.

(29) Restore - bring back (a previous right, practice, or situation); reinstate.

▶ return to a former condition or position.

Soanes, Catherine, and Angus Stevenson, eds. Concise Oxford English dictionary 2004 : n. pag. Print