Ezekiel 37:24-25 NIV,NKJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:21-28

The blessed kingdom. Understanding this Divine promise to find its true and complete fulfillment in the kingdom of Christ, we may recognize some of the features of that kingdom as it will one day be constituted. I. ITS ONE ACKNOWLEDGED HEAD . The ideal " David " ( Ezekiel 37:24 , Ezekiel 37:25 ) is found, not in any future ruler like Judas Maccabaeus, but in Jesus Christ; in him who is exalted "to be a Prince and a Savior," the Lord and Sovereign of his people... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:24-25

Christ the King. I. THE KINGSHIP OF CHRIST IS A GLORIOUS FACT . In Ezekiel it is only predicted. To Christians it is an accomplished fact. Christ has come and has realized the ideal of ancient prophecy. 1. He is of the line of David . He was welcomed as the Son of David ( Luke 18:38 ). He gathers up the old traditions of Israel's golden age, and lifts their promises to a higher fulfillment. 2. He is a Shepherd . Aristotle quoted Homer to show that the true... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:25

The phrase, my servant David (comp. Ezekiel 34:23 , Ezekiel 34:24 ; Jeremiah 33:21 , Jeremiah 33:22 , Jeremiah 33:26 ; Psalms 78:70 ; Psalms 89:3 , Psalms 89:20 ; Psalms 144:10 ), goes back to the Messianic promise of 2 Samuel 7:12-16 , and cannot be satisfactorily explained as signifying the Davidic house (Smend), or as pointing to "a line of true rulers, each faithfully representing the ideal David as the faithful Ruler, the true Shepherd of his people" (Plumptre, on ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 37:16-28

A prophecy of the reunion of Israel and Judah, the incorporation of Israel under one Ruler, the kingdom of Messiah upon earth and in heaven.Ezekiel 37:16One stick - So in the marginal reference the names of the tribes had been written on rods or sticks.For Judah ... - To the house of David had remained faithful, not only Judah, but also Benjamin, Levi, and part of Simeon, and individual members of various tribes 2 Chronicles 11:12-16. Compare the marginal references.Joseph ... Ephraim - Compare... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 37:21-25

Ezekiel 37:21-25. Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen See the margin. I will make them one nation They shall not be divided any more into separate kingdoms; the consequence of which was, their setting up separate ways of worship, and espousing separate interests: compare Isaiah 11:13. This promise was in a great degree fulfilled in the restoration of the Jews to their own land from their captivity in Babylon; for then many of the house of Israel returned with... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 37:1-28

The nation revived and reunited (37:1-28)With Jerusalem destroyed and the people in exile, Israel’s national life had come to an end. To Ezekiel it appeared as if a great army had been slaughtered in battle and the bodies of the dead left to rot in the sun. All that was left was a lot of dry bones. Israel’s condition appeared to be beyond hope (37:1-3).God now promises Ezekiel that he will do the impossible. He will bring Israel back to life - as if he brings the scattered bones together, puts... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 37:24

David My servant = Hebrew My servant David. Occurs five times (Ezekiel 34:23 , Ezekiel 34:24 ; Eze 37:24 . 1 Kings 11:32 ; 1 Kings 14:8 ). In Ezekiel 37:25 and 2 Samuel 3:18 tis (in Hebrew) "David My servant" (though the Authorized Version there renders it "My servant David"). shepherd = ruler. judgments . . . statutes. See note on Deuteronomy 4:1 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 37:25

And they shall dwell . Repeated in middle of the verse by the Figure of speech Mesarchia ( App-6 ), for emphasis. given unto Jacob. And not any other land. My servant David . Here, it is (in Hebrew) "David My servant". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 37:24

"And my servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in mine ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them. And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children's children, forever: and David my servant shall be their prince forever. Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them: it shall be an everlasting... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 37:24

24. David—Messiah (See on :-). read more