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Ezekiel 36:24-28

A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel

April 5, 2026

Pentecost (Pentecostes), Juan Bautista Maino
Pentecost (Pentecostes), Juan Bautista Maino, c. 1615–1620Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
A Spanish painting of unusual naturalism: the apostles are specific weathered men in a plain room, with the flames very small.A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you.Juan Bautista MainoA Spanish painter and Dominican friar who taught drawing to the future Philip IV and painted with unusual naturalism.Museo Nacional del Prado, MadridBuilt on the Spanish royal collection, which is why it is unrivalled in Titian, Velázquez, Rubens and Goya and thinner elsewhere.Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
Revised Common Lectionary
Old TestamentEzek. 36:24-28Ez 36:24-28
PsalterPs. 42, 43Ps 42, 43

Overview & Insights

“I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you.” (Ezekiel 36:26)

Ezekiel 34–48, the second major part of this book, is concerned with a message of hope for the exiles and with the promise of Israel’s future restoration. That message has broken through in a muted sense in chapters 1–33 (11:14–21; 16:53–63; 20:33–44; 28:25–26), but it now becomes the central theme. These fifteen chapters fall into three sections. The first, chapters 34–37, is a series of seven oracles dealing with the restoration of Israel. The second section describes the rise and fall of Gog of Magog, Israel’s last great enemy (chs. 38–39). Finally, chapters 40–48 express a message of hope for Israel’s present and future, grounded in the presence of the Lord. These chapters present Ezekiel’s third great vision of the Glory of the Lord (see chs. 1–3 and 8–11) entering the perfect temple of the prophet’s vision just as it had departed the corrupted temple in Jerusalem.

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Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 36:24-28 (Vigil of Easter)Commentary on Ez 36:24-28 (Vigil of Easter) Working Preacher

Luther Seminary's Easter Vigil commentary on the gathering, the sprinkled clean water, and the promise of a new heart and new spirit.

Ezekiel 36 Commentary: A New Covenant for Israel's LandEz 36 Commentary: A New Covenant for Israel's Land Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse treatment of the clean water, the heart of flesh, and God acting for the sake of his holy name.

Ezekiel 36 CommentaryEz 36 Commentary Precept Austin

Gathers many commentators and word studies on the regeneration God promises before restoring his people to the land.

Ezekiel 36:24 CommentariesEz 36:24 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentary set from the reading's opening, where God gathers Israel from the nations and cleanses them.

Ezekiel 36 - Spurgeon's Verse ExpositionsEz 36 - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions StudyLight

Spurgeon's expositions, including 'The Stony Heart Removed' and 'The New Heart,' preaching directly from this passage.

Background & Word Study

Ezekiel 36 (Hebrew and English)Ez 36 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria

The Hebrew text with English and Jewish commentary for study of the new heart (lev) and new spirit (ruach).

Ezekiel 36:24 InterlinearEz 36:24 Interlinear BibleHub

Word-by-word Hebrew with Strong's numbers for the vocabulary of cleansing, heart, and spirit.

The Church Fathers

Ezekiel 36, CatenaEz 36, Catena Catena

Patristic and medieval comment reading the clean water and new heart as figures of baptism and the gift of the Spirit.

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