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"It was full of bones"

Text: Ezekiel 37:1

THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES

Ezekiel was given another spiritual experience. God’s hand came upon him and he saw a valley that will fill with dry bones. This was a startling vision for Ezekiel to see and experience.

“The hand of the Lord came upon me
and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord,
and set me down in the midst of the valley;
and it was full of bones.
Then He caused me to pass by them all around,
and behold, there were very many in the open valley;
and indeed they were very dry.
And He said to me, ‘Son of man, can these bones live?’
So I answered, ‘O Lord God, You know.'”
Ezekiel 37:1-3

1. “The hand of the Lord”

a) This phrase points to the involvement of God.

b) God took hold of Ezekiel and brought him into a valley.

2. “The Spirit of the Lord”

a) The Spirit of God was vitally involved too.

b) His role would become more and more evident as the vision unfolded.

3. An exploration of the valley.

a) Ezekiel was shown the whole valley.

b) He noted that there were many skeletons in the valley.

c) This was like a burial ground.

i) Like a mass grave.

ii) The bones were old and brittle (dry).

4. A startling question.

a) God went on to ask Ezekiel a question.

“Son of man, can these bones live?”

b) Humanly speaking, the simple answer would be “No!”

c) Ezekiel replied humbly.

“O Lord God, You know.”

i) If God determined that these bones could live again, then it would be so.

ii) Ezekiel had an implicit faith in the Lord.

iii) Nothing was impossible with God.