Eze 11:19-20 | TNotes | STEP | 11:19 The external change in the fortunes of God’s people would be matched by an internal change; their singleness of heart would mark undivided loyalty to the Lord and replace their wayward affections of the past. A tender, responsive heart (literally a heart of flesh ) would replace their stony, stubborn heart (literally the heart of stone ), and in place of the old idolatrous spirit they would receive a new spirit (see 36:26-27 ).

b36:26-27►

dHeb 8:8-13►

e2 Cor 5:17►

‏ Ezekiel 11:19-20

11:19 ^a The external change in the fortunes of God’s people would be matched by an internal change; their singleness of heart would mark undivided loyalty to the Lord and replace their wayward affections of the past. A tender, responsive heart (literally a heart of flesh) would replace their stony, stubborn heart (literally the heart of stone), and in place of the old idolatrous spirit they would receive a new spirit (see 36:26-27 ^b).
11:20 ^c Their changed hearts and spirits would enable the Lord’s people to obey his decrees and regulations so that the goal of the covenant relationship—people living with their God in their midst—might at last be achieved. The new heart and new spirit promised here to God’s people has become a reality (Heb 8:8-13 ^d). Through the outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost, God’s people have become a new creation (2 Cor 5:17 ^e).