Ezekiel 39:21-22 (ESV Strong's)
“And I will set my glory among the nations, and all the nations shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid on them. The house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God, from that day forward.
Title: The Nation(s) Shall Know
The entire theme of this section of Ezekiel’s prophecy can be summed up in the above verses. Ezekiel is sent to tell the nation of Israel and Judah they would once again be one nation. He was sent to tell all the nation that this one nation of Israel was God’s chosen people. The prophet was sent to tell all the nations that did not honor and fear this one chosen people of God would be put in the cross hairs of God’s wrath. All of this so that the nations and Israel would “know that I am the Lord their God, from that day forward.” The nation of Israel has forgotten their God and God put them into captivity. The surrounding nations have not honored God’s chosen people and taken them captive. In this section we read the final chapters for Israel. God is going to restore Israel. Many would want us to believe that this restoration is the Church. But, if that were the case, why at the end of this section of Ezekiel’s prophecy do we have the elaborate measurements of the Temple (chapters 40-42). God fully intends on finishing what He started with Israel. The nations that forget that and fight against Israel should be warned. That prophecy is their warning. Note the next verses that follow those above:
Ezekiel 39:23-24 (ESV Strong's)
And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt so treacherously with me that I hid my face from them and gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword. I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and their transgressions, and hid my face from them.
The “nations shall know” about God’s work with Israel. Since God is not done with Israel, He is not done with the surrounding nations.
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