Ezekiel 37:1-14
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37 He prophesieth the bringing again of the people, being in captivity. 16 He showeth the union of the ten tribes with the two.
1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the [a]field, which was full of [b]bones:
2 And he led me round about by them, and behold, they were very many in the open field, and lo, they were very dry.
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.
4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
5 Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones, Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.
6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and make flesh grow upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, that ye may live, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, there was a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews, and the flesh grew upon them, and above the skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind: prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God, Come from the four [c]winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
10 So I prophesied as he had commanded me: and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is gone, and we are clean cut off.
12 Therefore prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your sepulchers, and bring you into the land of Israel,
13 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, [d]when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your sepulchers,
14 And shall put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then ye shall know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord.
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- Ezekiel 37:1 Or, valley.
- Ezekiel 37:1 He showeth by a great miracle that God hath power, and also will deliver his people from their captivity, inasmuch as he is able to give life to the dead bones, and bodies, and raise them up again.
- Ezekiel 37:9 Signifying, all parts whereas the Israelites were scattered: that is, the faithful shall be brought to the same unity of spirit and doctrine, wheresoever they are scattered through the world.
- Ezekiel 37:13 That is, when I have brought you out of those places, and towns where you are captives.
Ephesians 2:10
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10 For we are [a]his workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath ordained, that we should walk in them.
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- Ephesians 2:10 He speaketh here of grace, and not of nature: therefore be the works never so good, look what they are, they are it of grace.
Ezekiel 47:1-8
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47 1 The vision of the waters that came out of the Temple. 13 The coasts of the land of promise, and the division thereof by tribes.
1 Afterward he brought me unto the door of the house: and behold, [a]waters issued out from under the threshold of the house Eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the East, and the waters ran down from under the right side of the house, at the South side of the altar.
2 Then brought he me out toward the North gate, and led me about by the way without unto the utter gate by the way that turneth Eastward: and behold, there came forth waters on the right side
3 And when the man that had the line in his hand, went forth Eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters: the waters were to the ankles.
4 Again he measured a thousand and brought me through the waters: the waters were to the knees: again he measured a thousand, and brought me through: the waters were to the loins.
5 Afterward he measured a thousand, and it was a [b]river, that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, and the waters did flow, as a river that could not be passed over.
6 And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river:
7 Now when I turned, behold, at the brink of the river were very many [c]trees on the one side and on the other.
8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the East country, and run down into the plain, and shall go into one [d]sea: they shall run into another sea, and the waters shall be wholesome.
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- Ezekiel 47:1 Whereby are meant the spiritual graces that should be given to the Church under the kingdom of Christ.
- Ezekiel 47:5 Signifying that the graces of God should never decrease, but ever abound in his Church.
- Ezekiel 47:7 Meaning, the multitude of them that should be refreshed by the spiritual waters.
- Ezekiel 47:8 Showing that the abundance of these graces should be so great, that all the world should be full thereof, which is here meant by the Persian sea, or Genezareth, and the sea called Mediterranean, Zech. 14:8.
Matthew 5:16
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16 (A)Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven.
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Revelation 22:1-2
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22 1 The river of water of life is showed, 2 and the tree of life: 6, 7 Then followeth the conclusion of this prophecy, 8 where John declareth, that the things herein contained are most true. 13 And now the third time repeateth these words, All things come from him, who is the beginning and the end.
1 And [a]he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God, and of the Lamb.
2 In the midst of the street of it, and of either side of the river was the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and gave fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree served to heal the nations with.
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- Revelation 22:1 Here is absolved and finished the description of the celestial Church (as I showed before, Rev. 21:12) by the effects in 5 verses, and then this book is concluded in the rest of the chapter. The effects proceeding from God, who dwelleth in the Church are these: the everlasting grace of God in this verse, the eternal living of the godly, as Rev. 2:7, the eternal fruits which the godly bring forth unto God, themselves and others, verse 2, freedom and immunity from all evil, God himself taking pleasure in his servants and they likewise in their God, verse 3. The beholding and sight of God, and sealing of the faithful from all eternity, verse 4, the light of God, and an everlasting kingdom and glory, verse 5.
Isaiah 61
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61 1 He prophesieth that Christ shall be anointed, and sent to preach. 10 The joy of the faithful.
1 The (A)Spirit of the Lord God is [a]upon me, therefore hath the Lord anointed me: he hath sent me to preach good tidings unto the poor, to bind up the [b]broken hearted, to preach liberty to the [c]captives, and to them that are bound, the opening of the prison,
2 To preach the [d]acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of [e]vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourn,
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, and to give unto them beauty for [f]ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of gladness for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called [g]trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
4 And they shall build the old waste places, and raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the cities that were desolate and waste through many [h]generations.
5 And the strangers shall [i]stand and feed your sheep, and the sons of the strangers shall be your plowmen, and dressers of your vines.
6 But ye shall be named the [j]Priests of the Lord, and men shall say unto you, The ministers of our God: Ye shall eat the [k]riches of the Gentiles, and shall be exalted with their glory.
7 For your shame you shall receive [l]double, and for confusion, [m]they shall rejoice in [n]their portion: for in their land they shall possess the [o]double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
8 For I the Lord love judgment, and hate [p]robbery for burnt offering, and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 And [q]their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their buds among the people. All that see them, shall know them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.
10 [r]I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, and my soul shall be joyful in my God: for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, and covered me with the robe of righteousness: he hath decked me like a bridegroom, and as a bride attireth herself with her jewels.
11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth to grow that which is sown in it: so the Lord God will cause righteousness to grow, and praise before all the heathen.
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- Isaiah 61:1 Thus appertaineth to all the Prophets and ministers of God, but chiefly to Christ, of whose abundant graces everyone receiveth according as it pleaseth him to distribute.
- Isaiah 61:1 To them that are lively touched with the feeling of their sins.
- Isaiah 61:1 Which are in the bondage of sin.
- Isaiah 61:2 The time when it pleased God to show his good favor to man, which S. Paul calleth the fullness of time, Gal. 4:4.
- Isaiah 61:2 For when God delivereth his Church, he punisheth his enemies.
- Isaiah 61:3 Which was the sign of mourning.
- Isaiah 61:3 Trees that bring forth good fruits, as Matt. 3:8.
- Isaiah 61:4 That is, for a long time.
- Isaiah 61:5 They shall be ready to serve you in all your necessities.
- Isaiah 61:6 This is accomplished in the time of Christ, by whom all the faithful are made Priests and Kings, 1 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 1:6 and 5:10.
- Isaiah 61:6 Read Isa. 6:11, 16.
- Isaiah 61:7 Abundant recompense, as this word is used, Isa. 40:2.
- Isaiah 61:7 That is, the Jews.
- Isaiah 61:7 To wit, of the Gentiles.
- Isaiah 61:7 Whereas the Gentiles had dominion over the Jews in times past, now they shall have double authority over them and possess twice so much.
- Isaiah 61:8 I will not receive their offerings which are extortioners, deceivers, hypocrites, or that deprive me of my glory.
- Isaiah 61:9 That is, of the Church.
- Isaiah 61:10 He showeth what shall be the affection, when they feel this their deliverance.
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