God's promise of divine restoration
"I will sprinkle clean water over you to make you clean; from all your impurities and from all your idols I will cleanse you. I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you; I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my spirit within you so that you walk in my statutes, observe my ordinances, and keep them." (Ezekiel 36:25–27) In this prophetic utterance, Ezekiel reveals the depth and power of divine restoration that God promises to His people. These words are spoken to Israel in exile, after repeated infidelities had led to national ruin and spiritual desolation. Yet rather than pronounce definitive judgment, God announces a renewal that is more than external or political—it is interior, spiritual, and transformative. The imagery of water, heart, and spirit serves to articulate a profound divine initiative: the cleansing of sin, the recreation of the person, and the indwelling of God’s very presence. The pr...