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Ezekiel 
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Day 395

"Prophesy to the breath"

Text: Ezekiel 37:9

PROPHESYING TO THE BREATH

The Lord went on to instruct Ezekiel what he was to do next. He had already spoken to the bones, and they had been assembled. But there was no breath yet. God wanted Ezekiel to have a special experience of bringing life to the bodies.

“Also He said to me,
‘Prophesy to the breath, prophesy,
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.”’
So I prophesied as He commanded me,
and breath came into them, and they lived,
and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.”
Ezekiel 37:9-10

1. Prophesying to the breath.

a) Ezekiel was to prophesy to the breath.

b) The word “breath” is also the word “wind”.

c) Ezekiel was tasked to speak to the four winds:

i) North

ii) South

iii) East

iv) West

d) He must believe that these winds would obey his word.

e) The authority is in the Lord who had commanded him to prophesy.

2. Ezekiel prophesied as commanded.

a) With full faith in the Lord and His authority.

b) With full obedience to the Lord.

3. The breath of life.

a) It was breathed into the bodies.

b) The bodies became living beings.

c) They stood on their feet.

d) The valley of dry bones had become an exceedingly great army.