Ezekiel 33:24

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“Son of man, the ones living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying,‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land, but we are many; surely the land has been given to us for a possession.’

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  • Isa 51:2 : 2 Look at Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who gave you birth. When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, but I blessed him and gave him numerous descendants.
  • Ezek 33:27 : 27 “This is what you must say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, those living in the ruins will die by the sword, those in the open field I will give to the wild beasts for food, and those who are in the strongholds and caves will die of disease.
  • Acts 7:5 : 5 He did not give any of it to him for an inheritance, not even a foot of ground, yet God promised to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after him, even though Abraham as yet had no child.
  • Luke 3:8 : 8 Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance, and don’t begin to say to yourselves,‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
  • Ezek 36:4 : 4 therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign LORD: This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, and to the desolate ruins and the abandoned cities that have become prey and an object of derision to the rest of the nations round about–
  • Jer 40:7 : 7 A Small Judean Province is Established at Mizpah Now some of the officers of the Judean army and their troops had been hiding in the countryside. They heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam to govern the country. They also heard that he had been put in charge over the men, women, and children from the poorer classes of the land who had not been carried off into exile in Babylon.
  • Jer 39:10 : 10 But he left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing. He gave them fields and vineyards at that time.
  • Matt 3:9 : 9 and don’t think you can say to yourselves,‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
  • Rom 4:12 : 12 And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.
  • Rom 9:7 : 7 nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather“through Isaac will your descendants be counted.”
  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 Now when they are saying,“There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.
  • John 8:33 : 33 “We are descendants of Abraham,” they replied,“and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say,‘You will become free’?”
  • John 8:39 : 39 They answered him,“Abraham is our father!” Jesus replied,“If you are Abraham’s children, you would be doing the deeds of Abraham.
  • Ezek 5:3-4 : 3 But take a few strands of hair from those and tie them in the ends of your garment. 4 Again, take more of them and throw them into the fire, and burn them up. From there a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.
  • Ezek 11:15 : 15 “Son of man, your brothers, your relatives, and the whole house of Israel, all of them are those to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said,‘They have gone far away from the LORD; to us this land has been given as a possession.’
  • Mic 3:11 : 11 Her leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, her priests proclaim rulings for profit, and her prophets read omens for pay. Yet they claim to trust the LORD and say,“The LORD is among us. Disaster will not overtake us!”
  • Ezek 34:2 : 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them– to the shepherds:‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not shepherds feed the flock?

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  • Ezek 11:15
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    15“Son of man, your brothers, your relatives, and the whole house of Israel, all of them are those to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said,‘They have gone far away from the LORD; to us this land has been given as a possession.’

  • Ezek 33:23
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    23The LORD’s message came to me:

  • Ezek 33:25-26
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    25Therefore say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: You eat the meat with the blood still in it, pray to your idols, and shed blood. Do you really think you will possess the land?

    26You rely on your swords and commit abominable deeds; each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Will you possess the land?’

  • Ezek 47:14
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    14You must divide it equally just as I vowed to give it to your forefathers; this land will be assigned as your inheritance.

  • Num 33:53-54
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    53You must dispossess the inhabitants of the land and live in it, for I have given you the land to possess it.

    54You must divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families. To a larger group you must give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you must give a smaller inheritance. Everyone’s inheritance must be in the place where his lot falls. You must inherit according to your ancestral tribes.

  • 1 Chr 16:18
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    18saying,“To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

  • Ezek 36:12-13
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    12I will lead people, my people Israel, across you; they will possess you and you will become their inheritance. No longer will you bereave them of their children.

    13“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because they are saying to you,“You are a devourer of men, and bereave your nation of children,”

  • Ps 105:11
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    11saying,“To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

  • Ezek 36:2-3
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    2This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The enemy has spoken against you, saying“Aha!” and,“The ancient heights have become our property!”’

    3So prophesy and say:‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Surely because they have made you desolate and crushed you from all directions, so that you have become the property of the rest of the nations, and have become the subject of gossip and slander among the people,

  • Gen 35:12
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    12The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you. To your descendants I will also give this land.”

  • Gen 13:17
    71%

    17Get up and walk throughout the land, for I will give it to you.”

  • Gen 13:15
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    15I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants forever.

  • Gen 15:7-8
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    7The LORD said to him,“I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

    8But Abram said,“O Sovereign LORD, by what can I know that I am to possess it?”

  • Ezek 47:22-23
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    22You must allot it as an inheritance among yourselves and for the resident foreigners who live among you, who have fathered sons among you. You must treat them as native-born among the people of Israel; they will be allotted an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

    23In whatever tribe the resident foreigner lives, there you will give him his inheritance,” declares the Sovereign LORD.

  • Ezek 44:28
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    28“‘This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance, and you must give them no property in Israel; I am their property.

  • Gen 28:4
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    4May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham so that you may possess the land God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident.”

  • Isa 34:17
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    17He assigns them their allotment; he measures out their assigned place. They will live there permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations.

  • Exod 32:13
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    13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel your servants, to whom you swore by yourself and told them,‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken about I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.’”

  • Ezek 22:16-17
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    16You will be profaned within yourself in the sight of the nations; then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

    17The LORD’s message came to me:

  • Gen 17:8
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    8I will give the whole land of Canaan– the land where you are now residing– to you and your descendants after you as a permanent possession. I will be their God.”

  • Ezek 35:10
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    10“‘You said,“These two nations, these two lands will be mine, and we will possess them,”– although the LORD was there–

  • Gen 15:3
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    3Abram added,“Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”

  • Num 26:53-54
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  • 2 Chr 20:11
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    11Look how they are repaying us! They come to drive us out of our allotted land which you assigned to us!

  • Ezek 48:29
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    29This is the land which you will allot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Sovereign LORD.

  • Deut 29:8
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    8Then we took their land and gave it as an inheritance to Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Num 32:18-19
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    18We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has his inheritance.

    19For we will not accept any inheritance on the other side of the Jordan River and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this eastern side of the Jordan.”

  • Ezek 37:11
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    11Then he said to me,“Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying,‘Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

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    8When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided up humankind, he set the boundaries of the peoples, according to the number of the heavenly assembly.

    9For the LORD’s allotment is his people, Jacob is his special possession.

  • Ps 135:12
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    12He gave their land as an inheritance, as an inheritance to Israel his people.

  • Lev 20:24
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    24So I have said to you: You yourselves will possess their land and I myself will give it to you for a possession, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God who has set you apart from the other peoples.

  • Lam 5:2
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    2Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes.

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  • Deut 1:8
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    8Look! I have already given the land to you. Go, occupy the territory that I, the LORD, promised to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants.”

  • Gen 31:16
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    16Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now do everything God has told you.”

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    3but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and brought him into the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,

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    43So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it.