The Elect Produced on Men by the Displays of Kindness from God
Ezekiel 34:27-31
And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land…


I. THE IMPORT OF THIS EXCEEDING GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISE.

1. It ensures deliverance from the grievous oppression of cruel, inveterate, and powerful enemies. As it respects ourselves, we are to regard the promise as having a chief reference to the deliverance obtained, or to be obtained, for us from our spiritual foes. It is, accordingly, thus applied (Luke 1:74, 75). All genuine saints have the happiness to enjoy "the glorious liberty of the children of God" (John 8:36; 2 Timothy 2:26; Romans 6:14; 1 John 5:4). To spoil our enemies, to break the bands of their yoke, and thus to deriver us from their wretched dominion, was one grand design of the mission and mediation of the Son of God (Isaiah 61:1). It is the grand object He has still in view, by the preaching of the everlasting Gospel (Acts 26:17 18); and the blessing thus promised is of infinite importance.

2. It ensures abundant supplies for our support. Both the bodies and the souls of God's people have been bought with a price; and both, therefore, shall be supplied with abundance of nourishment. That single promise secures all (Isaiah 33:16). He who feeds the ravens when they cry, will not surely suffer His redeemed people to be in want of any kind (Psalm 34:9, 10).

3. It ensured to the Israelites great happiness and continued security in their inheritance. Canaan was typical of heaven, which accordingly is, in reference to it, denominated "another and a better country, even an heavenly." Here, then, it is implicitly promised to all true Israelites, that they shall ultimately have heaven for their inheritance — that is the land in which they are to dwell; and how great is the glory of that land! Surely the people of God shall be safe when there (Revelation 21:4). How great, and boundless, and endless, the happiness of the inhabitants! (Revelation 7:14-17.)

II. THE RELIGIOUS IMPROVEMENT TO BE MADE AND TO WHICH THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE PROMISE WAS TO LEAD. "They shall know that I am the Lord."

1. It would lead the Israelites to acknowledge the existence and the providence, the glory and the grace of Jehovah, Jacob's God.

2. It would lead them more and more to admire and love, to worship and obey, the Lord.Application —

1. What think you of promises like these? What would you think of promises from some great man, ensuring temporal abundance, or temporal riches? But if you have any spiritual discernment, will you not much more value promises of infinitely better things, especially as coming from God?

2. To whom do you look for the supply of all your wants?

3. What improvement do you make of the kindness of God in the dispensations of His providence and grace?

4. The enemies of Israel, and of Israel's God, must perish forever.

(A. Thomson, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.

WEB: The tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land; and they shall know that I am Yahweh, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those who made slaves of them.




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