Ezekiel 20 (WK) - Bible Truth Library

in mine.These predictions received a partial accomplishment by the restoration of the Jews from the Babylonian captivity; but they seem chiefly to relate to the establishment of the Christian church, and more especially to the future conversion of the Jews, and their restoration to their own land.

Ezek. 17:23• ²³in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell. (Ezek. 17:23)

;

Psa. 2:6• ⁶"Yet have I anointed my king upon Zion{HR}The mountain of my holiness." (Psa. 2:6)

;

Psa. 68:15‑16• ¹⁵A mount of God [is] mount Bashan;{HR}A mount of peaks [is] mount Bashan.
¹⁶Why, mounts of peaks, look ye with envy{HR}On the mount God desired for his dwelling;{HR}Yea, Jehovah will dwell [there] forever. (Psa. 68:15‑16)

;

Isa. 66:20• ²⁰And they shall bring all your brethren [for] an offering unto Jehovah out of all the nations upon horses and in chariots, and in covered wagons, and upon mules, and upon dromedaries, to my holy mountain, to Jerusalem, saith Jehovah, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of Jehovah. (Isa. 66:20)

;

Jer. 31:12• ¹²Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. (Jer. 31:12)

;

Joel 3:17‑18• ¹⁷So shall ye know that I am Jehovah your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her anymore
¹⁸{i}And it shall come to pass in that day{/i}, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim. (Joel 3:17‑18)

;

Obad. 16• ¹⁶For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been. (Obad. 16)

;

Mic. 4:1‑2• ¹But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of Jehovah shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
²{i}And{/i} many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem. (Mic. 4:1‑2)

;

Heb. 12:20‑22• ²⁰for they could not bear what was enjoined, And if a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;
²¹and, so fearful was the appearance, Moses said, I am affrighted and trembling all over.
²²But ye have approached to mount Zion; and to a living God's city, heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads of angels, a universal assemblage; (Heb. 12:20‑22)

;

Rev. 21:10• ¹⁰And he carried me away in {i}the{/i} Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, having the glory of God. (Rev. 21:10)

there shall.

Ezek. 37:22‑28• ²²and I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms anymore at all:
²³neither shall they defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwelling-places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.
²⁴And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
²⁵And 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.
²⁶Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
²⁷My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
²⁸And the heathen shall know that I Jehovah do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore. (Ezek. 37:22‑28)

;

Isa. 56:7• ⁷even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices [shall be] accepted upon my altar: for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all the peoples. (Isa. 56:7)

;

Isa. 66:23• ²³And it shall come to pass, [that] from new moon to new moon, and from Sabbath to Sabbath, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith Jehovah. (Isa. 66:23)

;

Zech. 8:20‑23• ²⁰{i}Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet again shall there come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;{/i}
²¹{i}and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to supplicate Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of hosts: I will go also.{/i}
²²{i}And many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek Jehovah of hosts in Jerusalem, and to supplicate Jehovah.{/i}
²³{i}Thus saith Jehovah of hosts:{/i} in those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. (Zech. 8:20‑23)

;

Mal. 1:11• ¹¹From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 1:11)

;

Mal. 3:4• ⁴Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in former years. (Mal. 3:4)

;

Rev. 12:1• ¹And a great sign was seen in the heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; (Rev. 12:1)

;

Heb. 13:15• ¹⁵Through him then let us offer sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, fruit of lips confessing his name. (Heb. 13:15)

;

1 Peter 2:5• ⁵yourselves also as living stones are being builded up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:5)

first-fruits.

or, chief.

• The people and land of Israel will then be holy in the full force of the expression. Then, not before, will Jehovah be vindicated through Israel before the eyes of the nations. (“Notes on Ezekiel 20:1-44” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah, there shall all the house of Israel serve me, the whole of it, in the land; there will I accept them, and there will I require your heave-offerings and the first-fruitsa of your offerings, with all your holy thingsb.

JND Translation Notes

Or "the choicest," as 1 Sam. 15.21; 2.29, "primest."

Or "consecrated things."

W. Kelly Translation

For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.