Ezekiel 36:10
“I will multiply men on you, all the house of Israel, even all of it. The cities will be inhabited, and the waste places will be built.”
What does Ezekiel 36:10 mean?
God is speaking to the land of Israel after a long period of exile and destruction, promising restoration that goes beyond just physical rebuilding. He's saying the people will return, populations will flourish again, and abandoned places will become vibrant and inhabited once more. This wasn't just about construction, but about life returning, families settling, and community being rebuilt from the ground up. For anyone reading this during a season of loss or emptiness, this passage speaks to God's power to bring renewal. Just as the physical land needed both people and rebuilding, our own restoration often involves both the return of what was lost and the establishment of something new. The promise here is that desolation is not permanent, and that God sees and acts to restore what has been broken.