Dry Bones — Part 1: April 8, 2024

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                          Dry Bones - Part 1
                            Ezekiel 37:1-2
                              04/08/2024


        1    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; it was full of bones.
        2    And he led me around among them, and behold, there
             were very many on the surface of the valley, and
             behold, they were very dry.  (ESV)

        Easter gives us the hope of both a physical resurrection as
   well as eternal life because of Jesus and His sacrifice on the
   cross.  His empty tomb foreshadows our empty tomb.  Easter also
   speaks of our spiritual resurrection, being raised from spiritual
   death to a new life in Christ Jesus through the proclaimed Gospel
   and baptism.

        The prophet Ezekiel proclaimed God's Word to the children of
   Israel during their seventy-year exile in Babylon, about six
   hundred years before the birth of Jesus.  The children of Israel
   had no hope because they had been removed from the land long
   promised to Abraham and his descendants.

        Ezekiel had a vision.
        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; it was full of bones.  And he led me
        around among them, and behold, there were very many on
        the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very
        dry.


        This vision is about the house of Israel, as they would be
   restored to Jerusalem.  More importantly, it is a vision of the
   spiritual house of Israel, the Church, which seemed lost in false
   teachings.

        This week we will look at Ezekiel and the dry bones, how
   they hear the Word of the Lord and are restored.

        May our Lord grant us renewed and strengthened faith in
   Jesus Christ as our resurrected Savior.  Amen.