18 So I poured out my wrath upon them for the blood which they had shed in the land, for the idols with which they had defiled it.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 36:18

Commentary on Ezekiel 36:16-24

(Read Ezekiel 36:16-24)

The restoration of that people, being typical of our redemption by Christ, shows that the end aimed at in our salvation is the glory of God. The sin of a people defiles their land; renders it abominable to God, and uncomfortable to themselves. God's holy name is his great name; his holiness is his greatness, nor does any thing else make a man truly great.