From bb9559ea0836e0402bdc9561fda35f6f8df622aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2023 09:46:22 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Ezekiel 36:16-38 --- content/bible_journal/ezekiel_36:16-38.md | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/ezekiel_36:16-38.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_36:16-38.md b/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_36:16-38.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a35a422 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_36:16-38.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ ++++ +title = "Ezekiel 36:16–38" +date = "2023-06-18" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel36.16-38) + +Here the Lord reiterates His reasons for punishing Israel with exile, but then +continues to explain why He will also restore them to the land He had promised +to give them. They had rejected His covanent and followed after false gods, so +He scattered them to many different nations. But then these nations began to +question the power of the Lord, whose people these were, living in a foreign +land instead of their own. Therefore the Lord acted in ways only He could, to +restore Israel to the place they belonged. + +Not only does He bring them back to the land, but He purifies them, removing the +sin from them, and giving them hearts that will pursue righteousness instead of +corruption. As they follow in the ways He has laid out for them, the Lord will +also bless the land and cause the crops to give abundance. Note the remorse the +people will feel for the wicked ways they once did once they have been cleansed. +The divine heart transplant the Lord performs in His regenerated people affects +not only the outward behavior but also the inward attitudes, causing a complete +spiritual transformation. All for the declaration that the name of the Lord +is holy. + +The Lord will be praised for what He does to restore Israel to the former glory +He had provided for it. He will increase the population of His people the way +the flocks were multiplied in preparation for the sacrifices on the feast days. + +* * * + +You deserve all honor, glory, and fame. Worthy are You of all our worship.