For His Glory
Ezek.
36:27, 29, 31
God is jealous for His own
Glory. Let us look first at the text
from a prophetic standpoint. It is a
promise to Israel
of restoration :24. This is not about
the Babylonian Captivity; it is a promise to take scattered Israel out of
all countries of the world and bring them back into their own land.
It is a promise of National
Conversion :25-27. God will clean them
from all their filthiness and from their idols.
He will give them a new heart. He will give them a new spirit, the
Spirit of God. He will cause them to
walk a new walk.
God promises to restore their
prosperity :28-30. He will increase
their corn. He will multiply their fruit
on the trees, and He will increase the harvest off the land.
Let us look at the passage as an
application to the conversion of a sinner.
Just as Israel
was found polluted among the nations :24, 29, 31 so are we seen to be polluted
in our depravity. Just as God will
restore Israel
in His grace :24; likewise He has chosen us in Christ before the foundation of
the world. Just as He will one day
convert the nation and give them life :26, 27; likewise He has quickened us who
were dead in trespasses and sins and made us alive in Christ. Just as He will give repentance to Israel :31; He
has also given repentance to us. Just as
He will give His Spirit to Israel
:27; He has made His Spirit to indwell us.
For Israel
and for us He does not do this out of necessity but for His own glory :22, 23,
32.
Forgive me for not including the
script of the noted verses. It would
have just made this too long.
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