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Ezekiel 36:32

Israel as Distinct Israel-Specific Promises

“Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord God, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.”

And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.

Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.

Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord God, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.

Thus saith the Lord God; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.

And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.

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Israel as Distinct

The verse itself does not explicitly define Israel's distinctness from the Church, nor does it directly mention specific promises, land covenants, or a future prophetic role. While the passage is addressed to "the house of Israel," and thus acknowledges them as a distinct entity at that time, the primary focus of this particular verse is on God's motivation for his actions ("Not for your sakes do I this") and Israel's shame for their past behavior. One could argue that the shame and confounding

Israel-Specific Promises

While the verse is addressed to "the house of Israel," the content is a rebuke and a statement of God's motivation, rather than a promise, prophecy, or covenant. It emphasizes God's glory over Israel's merit, which doesn't directly fit the definition of a "promise."

Israel as Distinct

Related Verses

Ezekiel 36:22

“Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.”

Ezekiel 20:44

“And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have wrought with you for my name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord God.”

Ezekiel 36:23

“And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.”

Ezekiel 29:16

“And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am the Lord God.”

Joel 2:27

“And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.”

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Israel as Distinct Israel-Specific Promises

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