"Then You Shall Know That I Am The Lord"

Our message this week starts a new series in which Jehovah God says repeatedly in Ezekiel 36 - 39 "Then You Shall Know That I Am The Lord." A proper place to begin this new series is to raise this question - why would our Lord declare this statement over and over again? 

A place to start is to look at Ezekiel 36:1-3 saying, "And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, 'O mountains of Israel, hear the word of The Lord!' Thus says The Lord God; 'Because the enemy has said of you, aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,' Therefore prophesy and say, Thus says The Lord God; 'Because they made you desolate and swallowed you up on every side, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations.'"

This is a prophetic word to the mountains of Israel that comprise the Eastern half of Israel with the Jordan River as the Eastern boundary. These mountains include Judea and Samaria and run North to South from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea with Jerusalem in the center.

Looking now at this prophetic word from Jehovah God is extremely appropriate. Why is this so? This land is the disputed land that the Palestinians believe belong to them, world media call it the West Bank.

What does our Lord have to say about the Mountains of Israel? Ezekiel 36:5 says, "Therefore thus says The Lord God; 'surely I have spoken in My burning jealously against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who gave My land to themselves as a possession.'" Jehovah God says He has "Burning Jealously" against the nations who took this land as their possession. Then The Lord says in verse 7 that He will cause those nations to "Bear Their Own Shame."

How is Jehovah God going to make this happen? Please take note Ezekiel 36:8-10 says, "But you, O Mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My People Israel, for they are about to come. For indeed I am for you and I will turn to you and you shall be tilled and sown. I will multiply men upon you all the House of Israel."

Jehovah God is saying the People of Israel will come back to the Mountains of Israel from all over the world causing the land to be fruitful. He also says He will multiply His people on this land. This is taking place and has been for many years and will continue resulting in the population of Israel increasing each year.

In closing, please notice that Ezekiel 36:11 says, "Then you shall know that I am The Lord." Our Lord repeats this phrase numerous times to emphasize to all of us:

He Is Lord God Almighty . . .

He Rules And Reigns From His Throne . . .

He Keeps All His Promises . . .

He Fulfills All His Prophetic Words . . .

He Takes Care Of His People Israel . . .

AMEN AND AMEN!

May Our Lord Bless You Mightily Today And Always,

Frank