The valley of dry bones. Ezekiel 37:1-14
III. PROPHECIES REGARDING ISRAEL’S FUTURE, Ezekiel 33-48
2. The Restoration of Israel, Ezekiel 34:11-39:29
THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES
The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones.
Eze 37:2 He caused me to pass all around them, and behold, there were very many [human bones] in the open valley; and lo, they were very dry.
Eze 37:3 And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, You know.” [1Co_15:35]
Eze 37:4 Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.’ [Joh_5:28]
Eze 37:5 Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones, ‘Behold, I will make breath enter you so that you may come to life.
Eze 37:6 I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin, and I will put breath in you so that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the LORD.'”
Eze 37:7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a [thundering] noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone.
Eze 37:8 And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on the bones, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.
Eze 37:9 Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”‘”
Eze 37:10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they came to life and stood up on their feet, an exceedingly great army. [Rev_11:11]
Eze 37:11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is lost. We are completely cut off.’
Eze 37:12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold, I will open your graves and make you come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you [back home] to the land of Israel. [Hos_13:14]
Eze 37:13 Then you will know [with confidence] that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves and made you come up out of your graves, My people.
Eze 37:14 I will put My Spirit in you and you will come to life, and I will place you in your own land. Then you will know that I the LORD have spoken, and fulfilled it,” says the LORD.'”
THE RESURRECTION OF A DEAD NATION
A marvelous chapter-the vision is so graphic. Time does not rob it of its significance. Indeed every sign points to speedy fulfillment. The Jewish nation has long resembled those dry and bleaching bones; and the state of sinners generally may truly be described in the same terms. The condition of many souls and neighborhoods is comparable to the harrowing scenes of a recent battlefield. We may preach so as to effect an outward revolution, but there can be no life until the divine breath passes over them. We must preach the Word, instant in season and out; but we must also call on the Spirit of Life. Those that are in their graves must hear the voice of the Son of God. The promises of Eze_37:13-14 await literal fulfillment in the case of the Jews, but let us plead that they may be also realized in our own congregations and neighborhoods. Revival will assuredly end in unity.
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