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EndtimesDeut32/70AD
10-01-2011, 08:55 PM
Do these two chapters appear to be referring to the same events?

Duet 30 would have been recorded and spoken by Moses just before the people crossed the Jordan under Joshua. Ezekiel 36 would have been prophesied @1000 yrs later while the people were in the Babylonian captivity; the curse of the law of Moses; which had been prophesied in Deut 28:15 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deut%2028:15&version=KJV) etc and which Deut 30 mentions.

Wouldn't it seem appropriate for God to give Daniel and Ezekiel additional clarity and instruction about things Moses prophesied about; the return from Babylonian captivity and the subsequent circumcision of the heart when that time came upon them?



1And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,
2And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;
In chapter 9 Daniel (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Dan%209&version=KJV) states that the babylonian captivity is the curse of the law of Moses as recorded in some of the preceding chapters of Deut such as 28:15 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deut%2028:15&version=KJV). His prayer in chapter 9 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Dan%209&version=KJV), especially vs 11-13 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Dan%209:%2011-13&version=KJV) acknowledges the babylonian captivity as the curse of the law of Moses.


3That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee; and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. [DURING THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY]
4If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:
5And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.
6And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
7And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.
8And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.
9And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

This was prophsied by Ezekiel who like Daniel was a prophet during the Babylonian captivity and while Jerusalem laid in waste.


4Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;
5Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
6Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:
7Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.
8But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come. AT HAND IN @500 BC; REFERRING TO THE RETURN FROM THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY.
9For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:
10And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:
11And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
12Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men.
13Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations:
14Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD.
15Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.


16Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
17Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.
18Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:
19And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
20And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.

21But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.
22Therefore say unto the house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.
23And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
24For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, [FROM THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY] and will bring you into your own land.
25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

28And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
29I will also save you from all your uncleanness: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.
30And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.
31Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.
32Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.

33Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities [THE DAYS OF THE INDIVIDUALIZED NEW COVENANT AND INSTRUCTION OF THE NEW PROPHET] I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.
34And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.
35And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.
36Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it.
37Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.
38As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Arent vs 6 of Duet 30 and vs 26,27 of Ezekiel 36 in reference to the New covenant AND new words of Christ?

Wasn't the return to the land specified to be after the Babylonian captivity?

Since these were referring to events following the babylonian captivity and dispersion; which would be followed by the circumcision of the heart and the latter end of the mosaic covenant; why do modern prophecy teachers; Joel Rosenberg; Lahaye, dispensationalists, etc... disbelieve and reject them as fulfilled?

Since Paul treats Deut 30:6-19 as fulfilled in his referral to it in Romans 10:6-9; isn't he also including Ezekiel 36:26,27 as fulfilled? In fact some of the words form Romans 10 seem to be referring to Ezekiel 36 more than Duet 30.


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Charisma
10-03-2011, 02:25 PM
Hello brother,

You've put this question together very well. I could not agree with you more, about the similarities. It is interesting to note (using Nebuchadnezzar's statue as a timeline) that Christ was born as soon as the Roman empire had commandeered Judea.

Zechariah 10:6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I [am] the LORD their God, and will hear them. 7 And [they of] Ephraim shall be like a mighty [man], and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see [it], and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD. 8 I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased. 9 And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again. 10 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and [place] shall not be found for them.


'And [place] shall not be found for them.' I believe God has a better 'place' for 'Israel'.

I noticed this verse recently, too: Micah 5:7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

I can't find the other verse which seems to imply that God wanted Israel and Judah to be scattered among the nations so that His name and power would be made known there.

Richard Amiel McGough
10-03-2011, 03:33 PM
Do these two chapters appear to be referring to the same events?

Duet 30 would have been recorded and spoken by Moses just before the people crossed the Jordan under Joshua. Ezekiel 36 would have been prophesied @1000 yrs later while the people were in the Babylonian captivity; the curse of the law of Moses; which had been prophesied in Deut 28:15 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deut%2028:15&version=KJV) etc and which Deut 30 mentions.

Wouldn't it seem appropriate for God to give Daniel and Ezekiel additional clarity and instruction about things Moses prophesied about; the return from Babylonian captivity and the subsequent circumcision of the heart when that time came upon them?


In chapter 9 Daniel (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Dan%209&version=KJV) states that the babylonian captivity is the curse of the law of Moses as recorded in some of the preceding chapters of Deut such as 28:15 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deut%2028:15&version=KJV). His prayer in chapter 9 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Dan%209&version=KJV), especially vs 11-13 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Dan%209:%2011-13&version=KJV) acknowledges the babylonian captivity as the curse of the law of Moses.


This was prophsied by Ezekiel who like Daniel was a prophet during the Babylonian captivity and while Jerusalem laid in waste.


Arent vs 6 of Duet 30 and vs 26,27 of Ezekiel 36 in reference to the New covenant AND new words of Christ?

Wasn't the return to the land specified to be after the Babylonian captivity?

Since these were referring to events following the babylonian captivity and dispersion; which would be followed by the circumcision of the heart and the latter end of the mosaic covenant; why do modern prophecy teachers; Joel Rosenberg; Lahaye, dispensationalists, etc... disbelieve and reject them as fulfilled?

Since Paul treats Deut 30:6-19 as fulfilled in his referral to it in Romans 10:6-9; isn't he also including Ezekiel 36:26,27 as fulfilled? In fact some of the words form Romans 10 seem to be referring to Ezekiel 36 more than Duet 30.


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Yep - I think your interpretation makes very good sense. The modern prophecy teachers have no excuse for the crap they make up and spew out as "what the Bible teaches."

Your interpretation also fits very well with the chapter that follows (Ezekiel 37) which is a very clear prophecy of Pentecost and the establishment of the Church. Here is how I explained it (http://biblewheel.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5869#post5869) some years ago:


Ezekiel 37:1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, 2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. 4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. 8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. 9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. 11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. 12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, 14 And shall put my spirit in you [PENTECOST!], and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. 15 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: 17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand. 18 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these? 19 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand. 20 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. 21 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: [PENTECOST! Jews came from "every nation under heaven" ...] 22 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king [CHRIST] shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all: 23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them [THE GOSPEL!]: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. [FULFILLED IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 2 COR 6:16] 24 And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd [CHRIST]: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever [CHRIST]. 26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them [THE NEW COVENANT]: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. 27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. [FULFILLED IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, the NEW JERUSALEM] 28 And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

Richard

EndtimesDeut32/70AD
10-03-2011, 05:34 PM
Yep - I think your interpretation makes very good sense. The modern prophecy teachers have no excuse for the crap they make up and spew out as "what the Bible teaches."
Richard

Thanks for the supporting comments and for tying in the next chapter[s]

Just as there is a tendency to read the Epistles of the Apostles as if they were written to a modern day audience without regard to the original intercovanental audience; so also there is a tendency to read the prophets without regard to who their audience was and their situations when the prophecies were made.

EZ 36 is a perfect example of this.

I had a dialogue with a fellow on another board who declared persistently that the re-population, and re-cultivation of the land after the babylonian captivity was not the intent of the prophet, even though that refruiting of the land was AT HAND from the perspective of the original audience as he prophesied to them from within the babylonian captivity.


Prophesied by Ezekiel from within the Babylonian captivity when the land of Jerusalem and Judea laid in unfruitfullness, decay and ruins.


6Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:

7Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.

8But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.

9For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:

10And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:

11And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

12Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men. '


Then in vs 16 he brings additional information about happenings that will occur [sometime] after the return and within the time alloted for the corporal entity, up until the circumcision of the heart.

16Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

And these things are stated to also occur in vs 33 at the time of the new covenant.


33 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities [ in the day of the new covenant individual forgiveness of iniquities and remembrance of sin no more] I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.

This is a similar and overlaying prophecy with additional information of Deut 30 recorded 1000 yrs earlier.

EndtimesDeut32/70AD
10-11-2011, 12:53 PM
Hello brother,

I noticed this verse recently, too: Micah 5:7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

I can't find the other verse which seems to imply that God wanted Israel and Judah to be scattered among the nations so that His name and power would be made known there.
Thanks for the zech reference.
Is 66:19,20 and EZ 36:36 both seem to refer to the time after Christ, the knowledge of God and the freedom of the Spirit.