Ezekiel 36:23
And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 39:28, God gathers Israel from exile, causing the nations to know He is Lord—directly fulfilling the promise of His name being sanctified in Ezekiel 36:23.
In Ezekiel 38:23, God says He will show His greatness and holiness and be known — identical to the vindication of His name here.
Ezekiel 28:22 states God will be glorified in judging Sidon so they know He is the Lord — the same 'they shall know I am the Lord' formula as Ezekiel 36:23.
In Ezekiel 20:41, God says He will manifest His holiness among the nations when He gathers Israel — same promise as here.
Ezekiel 39:27 repeats the promise of vindicating God's holiness through gathering Israel, reinforcing the same theme.
Ezekiel 37:28 declares nations will know Yahweh when His sanctuary is among Israel — same divine self-revelation through restoration.
Ezekiel 28:26 concludes 'then they will know that I am the LORD' — a direct parallel to the nations-knowing theme in this verse.
Ezekiel 28:25 says God will manifest His holiness in Israel before the nations — nearly identical language to His name vindication here.
Ezekiel 20:42 promises that when Israel enters the land, they will know Yahweh — a key result of God's name vindication here.
Ezekiel 20:14 explicitly says God acted for His name's sake to avoid profanation — identical motive and language to this verse.
Daniel 4:34-37 shows Nebuchadnezzar humbled and blessing God, echoing the theme of God's name being sanctified through His mighty acts.
Daniel 6:26 has Darius decree that God's kingdom endures forever — another foreign ruler declaring God's sovereignty, matching Ezekiel's promise that nations will know Him.
Daniel 6:27 continues Darius's decree about God's signs and wonders, reinforcing that God's power causes nations to recognize Him — a direct parallel to Ezekiel 36:23.
In Isaiah 5:16, God is exalted in justice and shows Himself holy—a parallel to His sanctifying His name among the nations in Ezekiel 36:23.
In Psalm 126:1-3, the nations declare that God has done great things for Israel, echoing the recognition of His holiness described in Ezekiel 36:23.
In Psalm 102:13-16, God’s restoration of Zion leads the nations to fear His name—a direct parallel to the outcome promised in Ezekiel 36:23.
In Isaiah 37:20, Hezekiah prays for deliverance so all kingdoms know the LORD alone — same pattern of God's name vindicated before nations.
Psalm 79:9 pleads 'help us for the glory of your name' — a prayer that God act for His name's sake, exactly the motivation God declares in Ezekiel 36:23.
Matthew 6:9's 'hallowed be your name' echoes the desire for God's name to be honored, connecting to its vindication.
1 Kings 18:36 shows Elijah praying 'let it be known this day that you are God in Israel' — a direct appeal for God to vindicate His name before people.
Joshua 7:9 has Joshua plead for God to act for His great name's sake — the same concern for God's reputation that drives the promise in Ezekiel 36:23.
Luke 11:2's 'hallowed be your name' parallels the call for God's name to be sanctified, linking prayer to prophecy.
Exodus 7:5 says Egyptians will know the Lord when He judges them — the identical pattern of God making His name known through mighty acts, as in Ezekiel.
In Daniel 2:47, a pagan king acknowledges God as supreme—a concrete instance of the nations knowing the Lord as promised in Ezekiel 36:23.
In Daniel 3:28, Nebuchadnezzar blesses God for delivering the three men, showing a Gentile ruler honoring God’s name as in Ezekiel 36:23.
In Daniel 3:29, the king decrees that no one speak against God, causing His name to be revered—fulfilling the nations’ acknowledgment in Ezekiel 36:23.
In Numbers 20:12, Moses fails to uphold God's holiness before Israel — contrasting with God's own vindication of His holiness here.
1 Timothy 6:1 urges that God's name not be blasphemed, a concern shared with Ezekiel's vindication of His name.
Daniel 4:3 records Nebuchadnezzar praising God's everlasting kingdom — a pagan king acknowledging the same divine sovereignty that Ezekiel says will be recognized.
In Daniel 4:2, Nebuchadnezzar publicly declares God’s wonders—another example of a Gentile king honoring the Lord, as envisioned in Ezekiel 36:23.
In Psalm 46:10, God declares He will be exalted among the nations — similar to His name being vindicated here.
In Numbers 20:13, God showed Himself holy at Meribah — a past demonstration of holiness that foreshadows this future vindication.
In Exodus 15:4-16, God’s victory over Egypt makes the nations fear—an earlier pattern of God sanctifying His name through mighty acts of deliverance.