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For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.
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For His Name's Sake
Commentators emphasize that God's primary motive for restoring Israel was not their merit, but the vindication of His own holy name. Israel's sin and exile had caused God's name to be profaned among the nations. By sovereignly gathering them back, God demonstrates His matchless grace and power, sanctifying His own name before the world.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Baptist
But I had pity for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, where they went. Therefore say to the house of Israe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I will take you from among the Heathen The Chaldeans and other nations, among whom they were carried captive; and the…
Presbyterian
The restoration of that people, being typical of our redemption by Christ, shows that the end aimed at in our salvation is the glory of God. The si…