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The Covenant of Peace
Ezekiel 34:25–31 speaks of a future “covenant of peace”. Yahweh describes safety, fruitful land and freedom from oppression, then explains what these gifts will teach his people about him.
Understanding the passage
The setting of this message
These verses focus on what Yahweh says he will do for “the house of Israel” and for “my sheep”. The passage stays in the form of prophecy and teaching, repeating promises of security, provision and the knowledge that Yahweh is with them and they belong to him.
Ezekiel 34:25–31Main takeaway
This passage teaches that Yahweh’s covenant of peace brings security and provision, and leads his people to know that he is with them and that they are his people.
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01A covenant marked by safetyYahweh begins with a promise: “I will make with them a covenant of peace”. The verse explains this peace in practical ways.
Explanation
Yahweh begins with a promise: “I will make with them a covenant of peace”. The verse explains this peace in practical ways. Evil animals will cease from the land, and the people will dwell securely, even in the wilderness and woods. The emphasis is on Yahweh giving safety where danger might be expected.
02Blessing for people and landYahweh says he will make the people and the places around “my hill” a blessing. He will send rain “in its season”, and these rains are called “showers of blessing”.
Explanation
Yahweh says he will make the people and the places around “my hill” a blessing. He will send rain “in its season”, and these rains are called “showers of blessing”. The words point to fitting, timely provision, with blessing reaching both the people and the land connected with them.
03Fruitfulness and release from slaveryThe promise continues with trees giving fruit and the earth giving increase. The people will be secure in their land.
Explanation
The promise continues with trees giving fruit and the earth giving increase. The people will be secure in their land. Then they will know that Yahweh is Yahweh when he breaks the bars of their yoke and delivers them from those who made slaves of them. Their knowledge of Yahweh is linked to his saving action.
04No prey, no famine, no shameYahweh repeats the promise of security: they will no longer be prey to nations or devoured by animals, and no one will make them afraid.
Explanation
Yahweh repeats the promise of security: they will no longer be prey to nations or devoured by animals, and no one will make them afraid. He also promises a renowned plantation, freedom from famine, and an end to bearing the shame of the nations. The closing verses say Yahweh is with them, they are his people, they are his sheep, and he is their God.
Questions to explore
Pause, look back at the verses and talk together.
01What specific results of the covenant of peace are named in these verses?
List the concrete gifts the passage mentions, including safety, rain, fruitful land, freedom from fear and relief from famine.
02According to verse 27, what event will lead the people to know that Yahweh is Yahweh?
Focus on the actions in the verse about breaking the yoke and delivering them from those who enslaved them.
03How do the final verses describe who the people are and who Yahweh is to them?
Gather the phrases about Yahweh being with them, calling them his people, naming them his sheep and saying, “I am your God”.
Read the Bible passage
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Ezekiel 34:25–31
25“ ‘I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil animals to cease out of the land. They will dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
26I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing. I will cause the shower to come down in its season. There will be showers of blessing.
27The tree of the field will yield its fruit, and the earth will yield its increase, and they will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those who made slaves of them.
28They will no more be a prey to the nations, neither will the animals of the earth devour them; but they will dwell securely, and no one will make them afraid.
29I will raise up to them a plantation for renown, and they will no more be consumed with famine in the land, and not bear the shame of the nations any more.
30They will know that I, Yahweh, their God am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, says the Lord Yahweh.
31You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God,’ says the Lord Yahweh.”