Ezequiel 36:38

Filipino Cebuano Bible

38 Ingon sa panon alang sa halad, ingon sa panon sa Jerusalem sa iyang mga tinudlo nga fiesta, mao man ang mga awa-aw nga mga ciudad mapuno sa mga panon sa mga tawo, ug sila managpakaila nga ako mao si Jehova.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

holy flock: Heb. flock of holy things

as the flock: Exodus 23:17, Exodus 34:23, Deuteronomy 16:16, 2 Chronicles 7:8, 2 Chronicles 30:21-27, 2 Chronicles 35:7-19, Zechariah 8:19-23, Acts 2:5-11

the waste: Ezekiel 36:33-35, Ezekiel 34:31, Jeremiah 30:19, Jeremiah 31:27, Jeremiah 31:28, John 10:16, Revelation 7:4-9

Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:12 - will be Jeremiah 13:17 - because Zechariah 10:8 - and they Acts 27:23 - whose

Gill's Notes on the Bible

As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts,.... Like flocks of sheep, which were consecrated and set apart for holy uses, for sacrifices; even like the flocks of sheep, which were brought to Jerusalem to be offered in sacrifice at the three solemn festivals in the year; especially at the passover, when the Jews came from all parts of the country to slay and eat their passover; and every family had a lamb, which in all must be a great number: we read of thirty thousand lambs and three thousand bullocks given at one time for this service by King Josiah, besides what was given by the princes,

2 Chronicles 35:7. The Targum is,

"as the holy people, as a people that is cleansed, and comes to Jerusalem at the feasts of the passover:''

or, "as the flock of the Holy Ones" q; either of the holy God, Father, Son, and Spirit; or of holy men, who are made holy or sanctified by the Spirit of God:

so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men; or with men that are like sheep for meekness, harmlessness, patience, cleanness, society, and usefulness; and not with such as are comparable to unclean beasts, or beasts of prey; so it denotes both the quantity of persons that shall inhabit Judea, and dwelt both in the cities and churches there, and the quality of them.

q כצאן קדשים "sicut oves sanctorum", Vatablus, Gussetius, Starckius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As the holy flock - A reference to the flocks and herds brought up to Jerusalem to be consecrated and offered unto the Lord 2 Chronicles 35:7. Thus, the idea is brought out:

(1) of the multiplication of the people,

(2) of their dedication to the service of God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 36:38. As the holy flock — The Church of Christ, without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing.

The flock of Jerusalem — The Jerusalem that is from above, the city of the living God, the place where his Majesty dwells. As they came in ancient times to the solemn national feasts so shall they come when they have fully returned unto the Lord, and received his salvation by Christ Jesus.

I do not ask my reader's pardon for having considered this most beautiful chapter as relating, not to the restoration from the Babylonish captivity, but to the redemption under the new covenant by Jesus Christ. There is no period of the Jewish history from that time until now, to which it can be applied. It must belong to the Gospel dispensation; and if the Jews will still refuse, contradict, and blaspheme, let no Christian have any fellowship with them in their opposition to this Almighty Saviour. Let none be indifferent to his salvation; let all plead his promises; and let the messengers of the Churches proclaim to the Christian world a FREE, a FULL, and a PRESENT SALVATION! And may great grace rest upon themselves, and upon all their flocks!