Ezekiel 34:26 Study Bible: I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.

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I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season--showers of blessing.

I will make them
This phrase signifies God's active role in transforming His people. The Hebrew root for "make" is "עָשָׂה" (asah), which means to do, fashion, or accomplish. It emphasizes God's sovereignty and intentionality in shaping the destiny of His people. Historically, this reflects God's covenant relationship with Israel, where He promises to mold them into a nation that reflects His glory.

and the places around My hill
"My hill" refers to Mount Zion, a central place of worship and the symbolic dwelling place of God in Jerusalem. The Hebrew word "גִּבְעָה" (gib'ah) for "hill" can also mean a place of elevation, signifying a place of divine presence and authority. This phrase indicates that not only the people but also the land surrounding God's holy place will be blessed, suggesting a holistic restoration of both the spiritual and physical realms.

a blessing
The Hebrew word for "blessing" is "בְּרָכָה" (berakah), which implies prosperity, peace, and divine favor. In the scriptural context, a blessing is often associated with God's covenant promises, where obedience leads to divine favor. This phrase assures the people of Israel that their relationship with God will result in tangible and spiritual benefits, reinforcing the idea of God's faithfulness to His promises.

I will send down showers in season
The imagery of "showers" symbolizes abundance and divine provision. The Hebrew word "גֶּשֶׁם" (geshem) for "showers" is often used in the context of life-giving rain essential for agricultural prosperity. "In season" suggests God's perfect timing, aligning with the agricultural cycles of Israel. This phrase reassures the people that God will provide for their needs at the right time, reflecting His care and precision in meeting the needs of His creation.

there will be showers of blessing
This repetition emphasizes the certainty and abundance of God's provision. The phrase "showers of blessing" suggests an overwhelming outpouring of God's favor, not just in material terms but also in spiritual renewal and growth. It reflects the prophetic vision of a restored Israel, where God's presence brings about a transformation that affects every aspect of life. This promise is a source of hope and encouragement, reminding believers of God's unchanging nature and His desire to bless His people abundantly.

Persons / Places / Events

1. God
The speaker in this verse, promising blessings to His people.

2. The Israelites
The primary audience of Ezekiel's prophecy, representing God's chosen people.

3. Ezekiel
The prophet through whom God delivers this message.

4. My Hill
Refers to Mount Zion, symbolizing God's holy presence and the center of His kingdom.

5. Showers of Blessing
A metaphor for God's abundant provision and favor.

Teaching Points

God's Promise of Blessing
God is faithful to His promises, and His blessings are abundant and timely. We can trust in His provision and care.

The Importance of God's Presence
"My hill" signifies the centrality of God's presence in our lives. We should prioritize our relationship with Him as the source of all blessings.

Spiritual Refreshment
Just as rain refreshes the earth, God's blessings refresh our souls. We should seek His presence for spiritual renewal.

Covenant Relationship
God's blessings are often tied to our relationship with Him. Obedience and faithfulness open the door to His favor.

Hope in Restoration
This verse offers hope for restoration and renewal, reminding us that God can transform our circumstances with His blessings.

Bible Study Questions

1. How does the imagery of "showers of blessing" enhance your understanding of God's provision in your life?

2. In what ways can you prioritize God's presence ("My hill") in your daily routine to experience His blessings more fully?

3. Reflect on a time when you experienced spiritual refreshment. How did it impact your relationship with God?

4. How does understanding the covenant relationship between God and His people influence your view of obedience and blessing?

5. What areas of your life need restoration, and how can you seek God's "showers of blessing" for renewal and transformation?

Connections to Other Scriptures

Psalm 72:6
This verse also uses the imagery of rain to describe God's blessings, emphasizing the refreshing and life-giving nature of His favor.

Isaiah 55:10-11
Connects the idea of rain with God's word, illustrating how His promises bring life and fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 28:12
Discusses the blessings of obedience, including rain in its season, highlighting the covenant relationship between God and His people.

Acts 3:19-20
Speaks of times of refreshing from the Lord, linking repentance with the reception of God's blessings.

Revelation 22:1-2
Describes the river of life flowing from God's throne, symbolizing eternal blessings and healing.

Sermons

The Church of Christ	Charles Haddon Spurgeon	Ezekiel 34:26
The Promise of Blessing	J.R. Thomson	Ezekiel 34:26
The Golden Age of Peace	J.D. Davies	Ezekiel 34:23-31
Conditions Necessary for Showers		Ezekiel 34:25-26
God's Covenant with His People	J. Irons.	Ezekiel 34:25-26
God's Gracious Engagements with His Church	J. Burns, D. D.	Ezekiel 34:25-26
Peace Possible Under All Circumstances	A. Maclaren.	Ezekiel 34:25-26
Showers of Blessing	J. Stalker, D. D.	Ezekiel 34:25-26
Showers of Blessing	J. Parsons, M. A.	Ezekiel 34:25-26
Showers of Blessing	J. B. Esenwein.	Ezekiel 34:25-26
Showers of Blessing	F. W. Brown.	Ezekiel 34:25-26
Showers of Blessing		Ezekiel 34:25-26
Showers of Blessing Sent from God	A. Thomson, D. D.	Ezekiel 34:25-26
The Church of Christ		Ezekiel 34:25-26
The Hill of Zion	E. Temple.	Ezekiel 34:25-26

People

David, Ezekiel

Places

Jerusalem

Topics

Blessing, Cause, Caused, Hill, Places, Rain, Round, Season, Shower, Showers, Suburbs, Surrounding

Dictionary of Bible Themes

Ezekiel 34:26

4970 seasons, of year
4971 seasons, of life

Ezekiel 34:24-26

1352 covenant, the new

Ezekiel 34:25-27

8146 renewal, natural order

Ezekiel 34:25-29

9145 Messianic age

1330 God, the provider

Ezekiel 34:26-31

1330 God, the provider

Library

The Church of Christ
This, then, is the meaning of the text; that God would make Jerusalem and the places round about his hill a blessing. I shall not, however, use it so this morning, but I shall use it in a more confined sense--or, perhaps, in a more enlarged sense--as it applies to the church of Jesus Christ, and to this particular church with which you and I stand connected. "I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 1: 1855

That None Should Enter on a Place of Government who Practise not in Life what they have Learnt by Study.
There are some also who investigate spiritual precepts with cunning care, but what they penetrate with their understanding they trample on in their lives: all at once they teach the things which not by practice but by study they have learnt; and what in words they preach by their manners they impugn. Whence it comes to pass that when the shepherd walks through steep places, the flock follows to the precipice. Hence it is that the Lord through the prophet complains of the contemptible knowledge …
Leo the Great—Writings of Leo the Great

Discourse on the Good Shepherd.
(Jerusalem, December, a.d. 29.) ^D John X. 1-21. ^d 1 Verily, verily, I say to you [unto the parties whom he was addressing in the last section], He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. [In this section Jesus proceeds to contrast his own care for humanity with that manifested by the Pharisees, who had just cast out the beggar. Old Testament prophecies were full of declarations that false shepherds would arise to …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

The Good Shepherd' and his one Flock' - Last Discourse at the Feast of Tabernacles.
The closing words which Jesus had spoken to those Pharisees who followed HIm breathe the sadness of expected near judgment, rather than the hopefulness of expostulation. And the Discourse which followed, ere He once more left Jerusalem, is of the same character. It seems, as if Jesus could not part from the City in holy anger, but ever, and only, with tears. All the topics of the former Discourses are now resumed and applied. They are not in any way softened or modified, but uttered in accents of …
Alfred Edersheim—The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah

The Everlasting Covenant of the Spirit
"They shall be My people, and l will be their God. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from Me."--JER. xxxii. 38, 40. "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My statutes, and ye …
Andrew Murray—The Two Covenants

How to Make Use of Christ as the Life when the Soul is Dead as to Duty.
Sometimes the believer will be under such a distemper, as that he will be as unfit and unable for discharging of any commanded duty, as dead men, or one in a swoon, is to work or go a journey. And it were good to know how Christ should be made use of as the Life, to the end the diseased soul may be delivered from this. For this cause we shall consider those four things: 1. See what are the several steps and degrees of this distemper. 2. Consider whence it cometh, or what are the causes or occasions …
John Brown (of Wamphray)—Christ The Way, The Truth, and The Life

The Shepherd of Our Souls.
"I am the good Shepherd: the good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep."--John x. 11. Our Lord here appropriates to Himself the title under which He had been foretold by the Prophets. "David My servant shall be king over them," says Almighty God by the mouth of Ezekiel: "and they all shall have one Shepherd." And in the book of Zechariah, "Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, and against the man that is My fellow, saith the Lord of Hosts; smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered." …
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII

Covenanting Predicted in Prophecy.
The fact of Covenanting, under the Old Testament dispensations, being approved of God, gives a proof that it was proper then, which is accompanied by the voice of prophecy, affording evidence that even in periods then future it should no less be proper. The argument for the service that is afforded by prophecy is peculiar, and, though corresponding with evidence from other sources, is independent. Because that God willed to make known truth through his servants the prophets, we should receive it …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

The Extent of Messiah's Spiritual Kingdom
The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ, and He shall reign for ever and ever! T he Kingdom of our Lord in the heart, and in the world, is frequently compared to a building or house, of which He Himself is both the Foundation and the Architect (Isaiah 28:16 and 54:11, 12) . A building advances by degrees (I Corinthians 3:9; Ephesians 2:20-22) , and while it is in an unfinished state, a stranger cannot, by viewing its present appearance, form an accurate judgment …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2

The Eighth Commandment
Thou shalt not steal.' Exod 20: 15. AS the holiness of God sets him against uncleanness, in the command Thou shalt not commit adultery;' so the justice of God sets him against rapine and robbery, in the command, Thou shalt not steal.' The thing forbidden in this commandment, is meddling with another man's property. The civil lawyers define furtum, stealth or theft to be the laying hands unjustly on that which is another's;' the invading another's right. I. The causes of theft. [1] The internal causes …
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments

That the Ruler Should Be, through Humility, a Companion of Good Livers, But, through the Zeal of Righteousness, Rigid against the vices of Evildoers.
The ruler should be, through humility, a companion of good livers, and, through the zeal of righteousness, rigid against the vices of evil-doers; so that in nothing he prefer himself to the good, and yet, when the fault of the bad requires it, he be at once conscious of the power of his priority; to the end that, while among his subordinates who live well he waives his rank and accounts them as his equals, he may not fear to execute the laws of rectitude towards the perverse. For, as I remember to …
Leo the Great—Writings of Leo the Great

Covenanting Provided for in the Everlasting Covenant.
The duty of Covenanting is founded on the law of nature; but it also stands among the arrangements of Divine mercy made from everlasting. The promulgation of the law, enjoining it on man in innocence as a duty, was due to God's necessary dominion over the creatures of his power. The revelation of it as a service obligatory on men in a state of sin, arose from his unmerited grace. In the one display, we contemplate the authority of the righteous moral Governor of the universe; in the other, we see …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

Jesus Makes his First Disciples.
(Bethany Beyond Jordan, Spring a.d. 27.) ^D John I. 35-51. ^d 35 Again on the morrow [John's direct testimony bore fruit on the second day] John was standing, and two of his disciples [An audience of two. A small field; but a large harvest]; 36 and he looked [Gazed intently. The word is used at Mark xiv. 67; Luke xxii. 61 Mark x. 21, 27. John looked searchingly at that face, which, so far as any record shows, he was never to see on earth again. The more intently we look upon Jesus, the more powerfully …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

Second Great Group of Parables.
(Probably in Peræa.) Subdivision B. Parable of the Lost Sheep. ^C Luke XV. 3-7. ^c 3 And he spake unto them this parable [Jesus had spoken this parable before. See pp. 434, 435.] saying, 4 What man of you [man is emphatic; it is made so to convey the meaning that if man would so act, how much more would God so act], having an hundred sheep [a large flock], and having lost one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness [the place of pasture, and hence the proper place to leave …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

Ezekiel
To a modern taste, Ezekiel does not appeal anything like so powerfully as Isaiah or Jeremiah. He has neither the majesty of the one nor the tenderness and passion of the other. There is much in him that is fantastic, and much that is ritualistic. His imaginations border sometimes on the grotesque and sometimes on the mechanical. Yet he is a historical figure of the first importance; it was very largely from him that Judaism received the ecclesiastical impulse by which for centuries it was powerfully …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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