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A New Heart: A Commentary on the Book of Ezekiel is unavailable, but you can change that!

The prophet Ezekiel speaks passionately of God’s fidelity even in the face of his people’s infidelity, defending the destruction of Jerusalem as God’s judgment while promising a new experience of the divine presence that will bring with it “a new heart” for God’s people. Bruce Vawter and Leslie J. Hoppe illuminate the profound theological themes of Ezekiel, making him accessible to people today...

Unlike in Ezek. 36:16–38, the prophet here offers no explanation for what God is going to do for Israel. There is no apparent motivation; it is a completely gratuitous act on God’s part. Restoration when it comes will be the result of a free decision of God. Israel (the dry bones) can only be passive recipients of God’s power and benevolence. In 37:12b–13 the imagery changes somewhat from the valley of dry bones to “graves.” These verses may be the work of a later traditionalist adding his reflections
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