Easter Season · A Eighth Reading Easter Vigil · Year C
Ezekiel 36:24-28
A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel
April 16, 2028
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 Working Preacher
This is Working Preacher's commentary written specifically for this passage as an Easter Vigil reading.
Ezekiel 36 Commentary: A New Covenant for Israel's Land Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik walks through God's promise of cleansing, a new heart, and a new spirit verse by verse.
Ezekiel 36 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentators such as Pulpit Commentary and Barnes on this restoration oracle.
Ezekiel 36 Commentary Precept Austin
A detailed word by word study of the chapter with cross references, in the inductive Precept style.
Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 36 StudyLight
John Gill's exposition explains the promised heart of flesh against the chapter's Old Testament context.
Background & Word Study
Ezekiel 36 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria
Gives the Hebrew text so readers can see the specific vocabulary behind 'heart of stone' and 'heart of flesh.'
Ezekiel 36 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the Hebrew of each clause with parsing for close word study of the new heart promise.
Ezekiel 34-48 BibleProject
An animated overview of the second half of Ezekiel, the section containing this restoration promise.
The Church Fathers
Questions preachers ask
What does God promise in Ezekiel 36?
God will sprinkle clean water on his people, give them a new heart of flesh, and put his Spirit within them, a baptismal promise of the Vigil.
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