Broadcast
Dry Bones - Part 5
Ezekiel 37:11-14
04/12/2024
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
clean cut off.'
12 Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the
Lord GOD: Behold, I will open your graves and
raise you from your graves, O my people. And I
will bring you into the land of Israel.
13 And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open
your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my
people.
14 And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall
live, and I will place you in your own land. Then
you shall know that I am the LORD; I have spoken,
and I will do it, declares the LORD. (ESV)
Ezekiel, a prophet who lived and worked while the children
of Israel were exiled in Babylon, received a vision of a valley
of dry bones. God told him to proclaim the word of promise, the
word of life to the bones. The bones came to life. The
resurrected multitude was given the assurance of the restoration
of Israel.
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 clean cut
off.' Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says
the Lord GOD: Behold, I will open your graves and raise
you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you
into the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am
the LORD, when I open your graves, and raise you from
your graves, O my people. And I will put my Spirit
within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in
your own land. Then you shall know that I am the LORD;
I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.
This prophecy, this revelation that God can indeed raise the
dead, goes well beyond Israel's future. Israel would indeed be
revived and receive the restoration of an earthly kingdom.
But a revived Israel is but the dry bones from which God
will call Spirit-filled people from all nations to Himself.
Those who are dead in the trespass of sin receive a new life in
Christ Jesus because of His death and resurrection.
Do you wish to learn more? Join us at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday
at Trinity Lutheran Church. You will hear of God's rich grace,
love, and mercy which restores you to the hope of everlasting
life. Amen.