John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 36:22

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Therefore say unto the house of Israel, &c.] This is an order to the prophet, the son of man, (<263617>Ezekiel 36:17): thus saith the Lord God, I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel; what he hereafter promises to do for them, both with respect to things temporal and spiritual; which he did, not on account of any deserts or worthiness in them; for they had none, having done nothing to merit his favour, but, on the contrary, everything to provoke the eyes of his glory: but for my holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the Heathen, whither ye went; for the honour of his holy name, for the glory of his holy word, holy worship, and holy religion; all which were traduced and reproached among the Heathen, by reason of the ungodly behaviour of the Jews.

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