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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
Day 
Day 421

"And have mercy on the whole house of Israel"

Text: Ezekiel 39:25

THE MERCY OF GOD

God declared that He would severely punish Gog and his many allies for their wickedness. On the other hand, He also determined that He would show great mercy to Israel. Mercy would not just be a concept. It would be expressed in significant deeds.

“Therefore thus says the Lord God:
‘Now I will bring back the captives of Jacob,
and have mercy on the whole house of Israel;
and I will be jealous for My holy name—
after they have borne their shame,
and all their unfaithfulness
in which they were unfaithful to Me,
when they dwelt safely in their own land
and no one made them afraid.'”
Ezekiel 39:25-26

1. The deeds of mercy.

a) God would bring back the captives of Jacob (Israel).

b) They had been scattered because of the Assyrians and Babylonians.

c) The scattering was world-wide.

d) It would take God’s power and mercy to bring them back to Israel.

2. The whole house of Israel.

a) The Northern Kingdom of Israel.

b) The Southern Kingdom of Judah.

c) They would be called “the whole house of Israel”.

3. “Jealous for My holy name”

a) “Jealousy” is not necessarily a negative word.

b) In this context, it has wonderful features.

i) God will be driven by His love for His people.

ii) God will fulfil His plans with loving fervour.

iii) God’s mercy is strongly tied to His deep affection for His beloved people, Israel.

4. Israel in the past.

a) They lived in shame.

b) They had been most unfaithful to God.

c) God had blessed them with safety and security, yet they had proven themselves to be false and unworthy.

d) God in His love and mercy had forgiven them of all their sins and iniquities.