Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:25
And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, [even] they, and their children, and their children’s children forever: and my servant David [shall be] their prince forever.
25. Cf. Eze 36:28.
Jacob my servant ] Jacob is here the patriarch himself, not as in Isaiah 40 seq. a name for the people. He is referred to as the ancestor cf Israel in Hos 12:12, as Abraham in Isa 29:22. Cf. ch. Eze 33:24; Isa 41:8; Isa 51:2; Isa 63:16.
their prince for ever ] It is not at all probable that “David my servant” means either the Davidic house or a line of kings. But possibly the point whether the king would be one person living for ever is not before the prophet’s mind. It is the quality of the new people and the new ruler that he specially refers to; the point whether generation after generation of the people shall dwell in the land and prince succeed prince is hardly in his mind. The unity of the people and the unity of the ruler, one such as David; the character of the people ( Eze 37:24) and their perpetual possession of the land these are the elements of the prophet’s idea, and further questions are not touched. In Eze 43:7, Eze 45:8, a succession of princes appears presupposed, but the idea hardly belongs to the present passage.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 25. The land that I have given unto Jacob my servant] Jacob means here the twelve tribes; and the land given to them was the whole land of Palestine; consequently, the promise states that, when they return, they are to possess the whole of the Promised Land.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
They; the ten tribes and the two tribes. That I have given: see Eze 28:25.
Your fathers, Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, whose memory you venerate, and greatly affect to be heirs more of their lands and houses than of their virtues and piety. Their childrens children for ever: if this prophecy or promise be to be understood with the precedent verses in the letter of it, and not mystically and only spiritually, I doubt not but to the end of the world, till Christs coming to judgment, the Jews converted to Christ, and professing the gospel, shall, they and their seed after them, inherit this land of Canaan in much peace and glory. But I speak on supposition, not asserting any thing herein.
My servant David; typically understood it asserts the everlasting kingdom of our Messiah, and the everlasting happiness of all the faithful subjects of this King: see Eze 34:23,24.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
25. for ever (Isa 60:21;Joe 3:20; Amo 9:15).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And they shall dwell in the land which I have given to Jacob my servant,…. Abraham and Isaac are not mentioned, as Kimchi observes, because they had other children, who did not inherit the land; only Jacob, because the land was given to him, and his seed alter him:
wherein your fathers have dwelt; and so the more desirable to them; and whose inhabitation and possession of it were a pledge of theirs:
and they shall dwell therein, even they and their children, and their children’s children for ever; unto the end of the world, or personal coming of Christ: and so everything after promised them is said to be for ever: this shows that this prophecy had not its accomplishment in the return of the Jews from Babylon to their own land; since they have been dispossessed of that again, in which state they now are; but that it refers to time to come, when, being converted to Christ, they shall possess their land again, and dwell in it, as long as the sun and moon endure:
and my servant David shall be their prince for ever; or their king, as the Targum; and which cannot be understood of any temporal prince, but of the King Messiah, whose throne is for ever and ever; whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; and who shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever and ever, Ps 45:6 and to whom it is applied by several Jewish writers k.
k T. Bab. Sanhedrin. fol. 98. 2. Ben Melech in Psal. cxliv. 14. Abendana Not. in Miclol Yophi in Hagg. ii. 23. Abarbinel, Mashmiah Jeshuah, fol. 8. 4. & 26. 1.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(25) For ever.Strong emphasis is placed upon this declaration by its frequent repetition. In this verse, the occupancy of the land is to be for ever, and the kingship of David is to be for ever; and in Eze. 37:26; Eze. 37:28 the sanctuary is to be in the midst of them for evermore, and the covenant of peace is to be an everlasting covenant. Such promises are taken up continually in the New Testament, and explained of the everlasting reign of the King of kings, the Good Shepherd, over His people, and of the Temple of the Holy Ghost in the heart of the believer.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Eze 37:25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, [even] they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David [shall be] their prince for ever.
Ver. 25. And they shall dwell in the land. ] So they did for six hundred years, or nearly so; and in heaven, whereof Canaan was a type, they shall live and reign for ever.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
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”.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
they shall dwell in: Eze 37:21, Eze 28:25, Eze 36:28, Eze 37:26, Jer 30:3, Jer 31:24, Jer 32:41
even they: Isa 60:21, Isa 66:22, Joe 3:20, Amo 9:15, Zep 3:14, Zep 3:15, Zec 14:11
and my: Eze 37:24, Isa 9:6, Isa 9:7, Dan 2:44, Dan 2:45, Zec 6:12, Zec 6:13, Luk 1:32, Luk 1:33, Joh 12:34, Heb 7:2, Heb 7:21
Reciprocal: Gen 28:13 – the land Gen 49:26 – everlasting hills 2Sa 5:2 – feed 2Sa 7:10 – plant them 1Ch 17:9 – and shall be 2Ch 10:16 – David Psa 89:29 – throne Isa 1:26 – And I will Isa 30:19 – dwell Isa 32:17 – quietness Isa 37:35 – and for Isa 53:10 – he shall prolong Isa 55:3 – the sure Isa 59:21 – this Jer 23:8 – General Jer 31:17 – General Jer 31:40 – it shall Jer 32:39 – for the Eze 18:2 – the land Eze 20:41 – I bring Eze 20:42 – when I Eze 21:27 – until Eze 34:23 – my servant Eze 36:14 – no more Eze 36:24 – General Eze 37:12 – and bring Eze 44:3 – the prince Hos 2:19 – for Hos 11:11 – and I Amo 9:11 – raise Amo 9:14 – build Zec 8:8 – and they shall dwell Mat 25:34 – the King Mar 11:10 – the kingdom Luk 1:69 – in Luk 24:27 – and all Act 2:39 – the promise Act 5:31 – a Prince Act 13:22 – he raised Act 13:34 – the sure Rev 11:15 – and he
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eze 37:25. The fleshly and spiritual sense of the prophecy are combined in one statement. Fleshly Israel did occupy Ihe land of Palestine after the return from captivity. It is also true that under Christ the son of David the people of God occupy the spiritual land of the kingdom of Christ, the church.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
37:25 And they shall dwell in the {f} land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell in it, [even] they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David [shall be] their prince for ever.
(f) Meaning that the elect by Christ will dwell in heaven by Jerusalem, which is meant by the land of Canaan.