Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Ezekiel 36:8-12
by: Dale Rood.
This passage is a Word from the Lord not for the people of Israel but for the land of Israel. Isn't it interesting that in the promises for the land there is included the promise, "You shall know that I am the Lord" (v. 11)? This reminds me of Romans 8:19-22, which speaks of creation groaning in pain and of its ultimate delivery from the bondage of corruption. The promises of God are not just for people but also for all of God's creation. As God's people of promise, we are part of something hugely awesome.