Connect Ezekiel 39:25 with other scriptures on God's restoration of Israel. Restoration Declared: Ezekiel 39:25 “Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob and have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.” Three Core Themes to Notice - Restoration: “I will restore Jacob.” - Compassion: “have compassion on the whole house of Israel.” - Jealousy for His Name: “I will be jealous for My holy name.” Gathering the People Back Home - Ezekiel 36:24 — “For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries and bring you back into your own land.” - Isaiah 11:11-12 — God extends His hand “a second time to recover the remnant” and “gather the exiles of Israel … from the four corners of the earth.” - Jeremiah 32:37 — “I will gather them from all the lands to which I have banished them … and make them dwell in safety.” - Amos 9:14-15 — “They will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities … never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them.” Compassion and Mercy on the Whole House of Israel - Isaiah 14:1 — “The LORD will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel.” - Zechariah 10:6 — “I will restore them because I have compassion on them.” - Hosea 3:4-5 — “Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the LORD … and they will come trembling to the LORD and to His blessings in the last days.” Jealousy for His Holy Name - Ezekiel 36:21-22 — “I had concern for My holy name … I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name.” - Isaiah 48:9-11 — “For the sake of My name I delay My wrath … I will not give My glory to another.” New Heart, New Spirit, New Covenant - Ezekiel 36:25-27 — “I will sprinkle clean water on you … I will give you a new heart … I will put My Spirit within you.” - Jeremiah 31:31-33 — “I will make a new covenant … I will put My law in their minds and write it on their hearts.” - Jeremiah 32:38-40 — “They will be My people, and I will be their God … I will put the fear of Me in their hearts so that they will never again turn away from Me.” Security and Fruitfulness in the Land - Jeremiah 30:18-22 — Cities rebuilt, palace stands, “you will be My people, and I will be your God.” - Ezekiel 34:28-29 — “They will no longer be prey … I will make them a blessing.” - Amos 9:14-15 — Vineyards planted, gardens enjoyed, never to be uprooted again. Ultimate Fulfillment Foretold - Romans 11:25-27 — “A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, and so all Israel will be saved … ‘The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.’” Putting It All Together - God’s promise in Ezekiel 39:25 is part of an unbroken thread woven through the Law, Prophets, and New Testament. - The same God who scattered Israel pledges to regather, cleanse, and permanently plant His people in their land. - Compassion motivates Him, but His primary aim is to vindicate His own holy name before the nations. - Restoration is both physical (land, security, prosperity) and spiritual (new heart, indwelling Spirit, forgiveness of sin). - The prophetic picture points ahead to a future moment when “all Israel will be saved,” completing the cycle of exile and return with everlasting peace under the reign of the Messiah. |
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