Ezekiel 36:19 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 36:19

17 “Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, ^athey defiled it by their own ways and deeds; to Me their way was like ^bthe uncleanness of a woman in her customary impurity.

18 Therefore I poured out My fury on them ^afor the blood they had shed on the land, and for their idols with which they had defiled it.

19 So I ^ascattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed throughout the countries; I judged them ^baccording to their ways and their deeds.

20 When they came to the nations, wherever they went, they ^aprofaned My holy name—when they said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord, and yet they have gone out of His land.’

21 But I had concern ^afor My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations wherever they went.

22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, ^abut for My holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went.

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Ezekiel 36:19-20

You can begin to see the context. Ezekiel is speaking to people who are in captivity, and he is telling them why they went into captivity.

God is complaining here that, even though He put them in captivity, it did not change them. Now listen to this next part and think of it in light of the church:

Anybody ever heard people say, These are God's people, and they do things like that? Is the name of God being profaned? Maybe.

If we had the time, I could show you many verses where God shows the rewards that are going to go to those who glorify His name. Remember that we do that (i.e., break the third commandment) not just with what comes out of our mouth - swear words. That is just one small part of it. God is interested in the whole landscape of our witness for Him - the conduct of our lives in every area, and even our attitudes. Do they live up to (are they holding up the reputation of) the name, which we now bear?

Excerpted from Holiness (Part 1)

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