Ezek kc 66

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The true house of Israel,
who in their ignorance believe they are "gentiles"

We read in chapter 35of Ezekiel that God
was very much against Mount Seir,
the land of Jacob's brother Esau,
because of Esau's perpetual hatred (vs. 35:5) for his brother
and for his boasting and supporting the desolation
and scattering of both the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
Therefore, there is a judgment of Edom,
even of all nations, coming "in that day"
when Jesus Christ returns, when they "shall know that He is the LORD".

Even so, today we can actually SEE and understand
how that judgment will be.

For we have already read in chapter 35 regarding the very "land" itself of Mount Seir,
which is symbolic of Edom, i.e. Esau's land,
that is was to become desolate and unproductive.

Is there any doubt that the land of the Edom, that "red" nation,
is "far from the fatness of the earth",
exactly as it was foretold in Gen. 27:39
(see note in Companion Bible regarding this verse)?

Where are their rolling fields after fields of amber waves of grain?
They have few so they come to their brother Jacob to obtain their wheat.

In the 36th chapter of Ezekiel we read about the restoration of God's people (verses 16-29)
and the restoration of the land of Israel
which was made desolate (verses 1-15).
Of course the complete fulfillment of this will occur at the coming of our Lord,
i.e. during the Millennium.

You see, the true house of Israel has a covenant relationship with Almighty God,
who promised to restore the land to her, following her chastisement.

Israel once possessed their own land,
which God gave to them,
but they were scattered abroad
and dispersed among the heathen (nations),
the reason for which we will see in verses 17-21.
However, God promised to gather them
and give them their own land:
Ezekiel 36:24 "For I will take you from among the heathen,
and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land."

So before we begin with verse 1 of chapter 36,
let's read ahead a little concerning the reason for the scattering.

Ezekiel 36:17 Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.

We read all about the "whoredoms" of God's people
and their "own way", which is the way of following the traditions of men.
We also read that many of those "traditions" and religious practices
have been passed down to this generation and now pollute
the houses of God.

[18] Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:
[19] And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.

God had to punish Israel according to His Word
which did promise that punishment IF they disobeyed.

They did disobey,
and He did scatter them,
and thus they became known as the 10 lost tribes of Israel,
but their Father never lost sight of even the least among them.

[20] And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.

This didn't make either Israel or the LORD look very good to the heathen, did it?

In fact, the heathen thought they could move right in there
and possess the land and claim it as their own.
Not so!

They themselves are going to be made desolate as we have already seen
in prior chapters and shall even review in the first 15 verses of this 36th chapter.

Those who have eyes to see and ears to hear
know that the desolation and captivity of the house of Israel by Assyria
and that of Judah by the king of Babylon shows us in type the spiritual captivity
and desolation of the final generation when the king of Babylon,
antichrist,
comes against our people.

So too does the desolation of the heathen nations
and gathering and the restoration of the house of Israel into their lands
in which they dwell today, give us a picture of that restoration
which will occur at His coming, at that day!
What a beautiful time the children of God have to look forward to in the Millennium.

In chapter 36 of Ezekiel we are going to read about the restoration
and the blessings of the "land" of Israel.
If you live the USA and you know the melody to the song "America the Beautiful",
you should now play it on your mental jukebox while reading the rest of today's study.

Ezekiel 36:1 Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:

Mountains are symbolic of nations,
so this is being addressed to the nations of the house of Israel,
even those nations which were scattered abroad.
This is in contrast to the mountain (nation) of Esau,
Mount Seir of the previous chapter.
So while chapter 35 was about Esau
and the heathen nations,
this chapter concerns Esau's brother Jacob,
who received the blessings of the birthright of the firstborn, in Esau's stead.

Israel (true Israel, not Judah), you are mocked and slandered
because of your desolation.
Even today, because of the blindness of our people (Rom. 11),
the residue of the heathen and especially those residue who claim to be God's chosen people
but are not (Rev. 2:9 & 3:9), do "take up in the lips"
and mock those of the true house of Israel,
who in their ignorance believe they are "gentiles".
For example, they are sometimes called "goyim" in a mocking,
demeaning manner, like their reason for being is that
"someone has to pay retail".

[4] Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;

All you nations of the house Israel,
from the mountains to the hills to the valleys, etc., i.e.
from biggest to the smallest Christian nations,
HEAR the word of Adonai Yahveh!

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