Ezekiel 29:21

"In that day will I cause a horn to bud forth unto the house of Israel, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah."

A GLIMPSE OF A NEW AGE FOR ISRAEL

The first statement here has the earmarks of a Messianic promise; but the last half of the verse appears to limit it to those projected "better times" when Ezekiel will be able to open his mouth freely unto God's people, who shall at that time truly learn that the Lord is Jehovah.

We cannot explain exactly how these two declarations relate to each other, or how they belong in the same verse. Nevertheless, we are unwilling to give up the Messianic import of the initial clause.

"In that day" is usually a reference to the Messianic dispensation; and we believe it is that in this verse. Furthermore "a horn" unto the house of David is a prophecy of the revival of the Davidic dynasty; and that took place only in the elevation of Jesus Christ to the right hand of God (Acts 2). Psalms 132:17, and Luke 1:69 demonstrate this common usage of the term "horn."

Keil pointed out that "The horn in this passage is the Messianic salvation. The words are unquestionably connected with God's promise to Ezekiel in Ezekiel 24:26-27, that after the fall of Jerusalem, the mouth of Ezekiel will be opened; but they have a much more comprehensive meaning, namely, that with the dawn of salvation in Israel, in the church of the Lord, the word of prophecy would sound forth in the richest measure."[18]

This characteristic of sweet promises of the ultimate victory of the people of God is a hallmark of true prophecy. We should be disappointed if it were not here, just as it is in countless other places throughout the Word of God.