Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the awhole house of Israel; behold, they say, ‘Our bbones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are completely ccut off.’ (v.11)
Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones is probably the most famous chapter in the book. The bones symbolized Israel’s hopeless condition (vv.11-14) They weren’t just losing big or hoping for a miracle comeback, they were dead as dead can be!
But God brought life to this desolate scene. Before Ezekiel’s eyes, the bones began to rattle, tendons and flesh and skin appeared to bind everything together, the breath of life was breathed into them, and they stood up on their own two feet (vv.1-10). Israel had lost everything—the promised land, their capital city, and their beloved temple. Yet God would bring the nation back from the dead, so to speak, and restore the people to a covenant relationship with Him.
Unbelievers are in the same hopeless condition as Israel (Eph. 2:1–5) They are spiritually dead as dead can be! But just as the dry bones came to life through God’s mighty power, so too can the spiritually dead become alive through Christ’s resurrection power.
If you would like to bring life to your dead soul see the prayer to the right on this page “Connect With God.” God Bless.
The Truth: “God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in he heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” (Ephesians 2:4-7)
Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones is probably the most famous chapter in the book. The bones symbolized Israel’s hopeless condition (vv.11-14) They weren’t just losing big or hoping for a miracle comeback, they were dead as dead can be!
But God brought life to this desolate scene. Before Ezekiel’s eyes, the bones began to rattle, tendons and flesh and skin appeared to bind everything together, the breath of life was breathed into them, and they stood up on their own two feet (vv.1-10). Israel had lost everything—the promised land, their capital city, and their beloved temple. Yet God would bring the nation back from the dead, so to speak, and restore the people to a covenant relationship with Him.
Unbelievers are in the same hopeless condition as Israel (Eph. 2:1–5) They are spiritually dead as dead can be! But just as the dry bones came to life through God’s mighty power, so too can the spiritually dead become alive through Christ’s resurrection power.
If you would like to bring life to your dead soul see the prayer to the right on this page “Connect With God.” God Bless.
The Truth: “God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in he heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” (Ephesians 2:4-7)
