20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
20 Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
20 that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
20 Then you'll obey my statutes and be careful to obey my commands. You'll be my people! I'll be your God!
20 that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
20 so they will obey my decrees and regulations. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God.
27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.
27 My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
27 I'll live right there with them. I'll be their God! They'll be my people!
27 My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
27 I will make my home among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
(Read Ezekiel 37:15-28)
This emblem was to show the people, that the Lord would unite Judah and Israel. Christ is the true David, Israel's King of old; and those whom he makes willing in the day of his power, he makes to walk in his judgments, and to keep his statutes. Events yet to come will further explain this prophecy. Nothing has more hindered the success of the gospel than divisions. Let us study to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace; let us seek for Divine grace to keep us from detestable things; and let us pray that all nations may be obedient and happy subjects of the Son of David, that the Lord may be our God, and we may be his people for evermore.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 11:20
Commentary on Ezekiel 11:14-21
(Read Ezekiel 11:14-21)
The pious captives in Babylon were insulted by the Jews who continued in Jerusalem; but God made gracious promises to them. It is promised, that God will give them one heart; a heart firmly fixed for God, and not wavering. All who are made holy have a new spirit, a new temper and dispositions; they act from new principles, walk by new rules, and aim at new ends. A new name, or a new face, will not serve without a new spirit. If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. The carnal heart, like a stone, cannot be made to feel. Men live among the dead and dying, and are neither concerned nor humbled. He will make their hearts tender and fit to receive impressions: this is God's work, it is his gift by promise; and a wonderful and happy change is wrought by it, from death to life. Their practices shall be agreeable to those principles. These two must and will go together. When the sinner feels his need of these blessings, let him present the promises as prayers in the name of Christ, they will be performed.