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I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh;
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A God-Given Heart
The commentators unanimously stress that the change from a "stony" to a "fleshy" heart is not a human achievement but a divine gift. Scholars like Calvin and Gill emphasize this is a complete spiritual re-creation by God's Spirit. This promise shows that a heart that can feel and respond to God is initiated and accomplished by His sovereign grace, not by our own willpower.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare Revelation 21:0. The identity of thought and language in Ezekiel, predicting the new kingdom of Israel, and in John, foretelling the kingdo…
19th Century
Anglican
One heart. —Unity of purpose among the restored exiles was to be at once a consequence and a condition of their improved moral con…
16th Century
Protestant
Since God had already spoken concerning the piety of the Israelites, he shows that they could not forsake their sins until they were renewed and so…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will give them one heart In opposition to a divided heart, (Hosea 10:2); divided between the true …
The pious captives in Babylon were insulted by the Jews who continued in Jerusalem, but God made gracious promises to them. It is promised that God…
