Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 37:22

22 And I will make them one nation in the land , upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: And they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two Kingdoms any more at all.

They were one in Davids time, who was Type of the Messiah, and continued so to the end of Sol[illegible: 1 letter]mons time, whose n[illegible: 1 letter]me includes peace. So when the Beloved, the Peace-maker, the Messiah shall be King, and on his Throne exercis[illegible: 1 letter]ng his [illegible: 1 word] Power, they shall be once more one again.

Of [illegible: 1 span] here, as elsewhere▪ the Mountains of Israel.

M[illegible: 1 letter]ss[illegible: 1 letter]a[illegible: 1 letter] most, and best, if not learnedst, interpreters understand nor [illegible: 1 word], nor Nehemiah, nor Iudas Macca[illegible: 1 letter]eus.

The union under the Messiah's visible and actual exercise of his Regal po[illegible: 1 letter]er sha[illegible: 2 letters] be perpetual. On this place so full and express for a firm lasting union between the two Nations Ephraim, and [illegible: 1 word], and their being of two Kingdoms made one in the land, whence they were scatter'd some take occasion to enquire whether it be fulfill'd already, or remaineth yet to be accomplish'd, the di[illegible: 1 letter] cussion whereof, as very alien to a literal paraphrase, and would be too prolix▪ I pass over, saying no more of it in the Affirma[illegible: 1 letter]tive or Negative.

Marginal references: Isa. 11.13. [illegible: 1 word]. 3.18. [illegible: 1 word]. 1.11.; Joh. 10.16.