Text: Ezekiel 36:12
OT Text Referred to: Leviticus 18:24
Subject: defiled land
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): None
Anchor Text: Ezek 36-37 — A New Heart and Dry Bones
Significance: Ezekiel 36:12-15 promises that the land of Israel will "no longer devour men or deprive your nation of its children," addressing the accusation that the land "devours its inhabitants" (אֹכֶלֶת אָדָם, okhelet adam). This language echoes Leviticus 18:24-28 where the land "vomits out" (תָּקִיא, taqi) its inhabitants because of their defilement (טֻמְאָה, tum'ah). Leviticus established the principle that the land itself rejects defiling inhabitants; Ezekiel promises God will reverse this, cleansing the land so it can receive its people permanently. The land's response to human sin—an active agent of judgment in Leviticus—becomes an agent of restored blessing in Ezekiel's eschatological vision.
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Text: Leviticus 18:24
OT Text Referred to: Ezekiel 36:12
Subject: land defilement
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Ezek 36-37 — A New Heart and Dry Bones
Significance: Leviticus 18:24-25 warns that the land will "vomit out" (קִיא, qi') its inhabitants if they defile it through abominations — using the Canaanites' expulsion as a precedent. Ezekiel 36:12-19 describes how Israel, having committed the same defilements, was indeed vomited out in exile, but then promises restoration: "I will cause people — My people Israel — to walk on you" (the land). The shared vocabulary of land defilement (טָמֵא, tame') connects the warning and its fulfillment: what Leviticus threatened as a possibility, Ezekiel confirms as historical reality. Yet Ezekiel goes beyond Leviticus by envisioning a return, premised not on Israel's obedience but on God's concern for His holy name (36:22).