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Valley of Dry Bones
EZEKIEL 37:1—14
4004
BC
THE
FALL
GEN
ESIS
1-7
PRE-FLO
ODAdam
-Eve
Cain-A
bel-Set
h
12
6
39
1
2
4
57
8
10
112348 BC THE FLO
OD
GENESIS 8-11
POST-FLOOD
Noah
Shem-Ham-Japheth
1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED GENESIS 12-50
PATRIARCHALAbraham-Isaac-Jacob
Judah-Joseph
DEUTERONOMY
I-II C
HRONIC
LES
RUTH Naomi
BoazRuthObed
1751 BC MOSES BORN
EXODUS-LEVITICUS
BONDAGEEXODUS
Moses-Aaron-Judah-Pharaoh
1491 BC RED SEA
NUMBERS
WILDERNESS
Moses-Aaron-Judah
Joshua-Caleb
1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA
CONQUESTJoshua-Caleb-Judah
1394
– 1
095
BC
JUDGES
JUDGES
Gideo
n-Ba
rak
Jeph
thah
-Sam
son
Juda
h
1095 – 975 BC 3 KINGS
I-II SAMUEL
I KINGS 1-11
UNITED KINGDOMS
Samuel-Saul-David-Solomon
975 BC I KINGS 12-22II KINGS 1-17
DIVIDED KINGJeroboam-Israel
Rehoboam-Judah
721 BCFall of Israel
II KINGS 18-23
JUDAH ALONE
Hezekiah-Amon
Manasseh-Josiah
586 BC
Jerusalem Leveled
II KIN
GS 24-25
CAPTIVITY
Jehoiakim
Jehoiachin
MesopotamiaTigris-EuphratesGarden of Eden
Mt. AraratMesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates
MesopotamiaCanaan
Egypt-Goshen
Egypt-NileRed SeaMt. Sinai
Red SeaMt. Nebo
JordanMt. Nebo
Canaan-IsraelShiloh
IsraelJerusalem
IsraelSamaria
JudahJerusalem
JudahJerusalem
BabylonMesopotamia
Israel-Jerusalem
587 – 400 BCEZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA
7-10NEHEMIAH
RESTORATIONKing Cyrus
Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai
Captivity
Ezekiel
Valley of Dry Bones• Captivity in Babylon• Ezekiel is God’s prophet for Judah• 70 years predicted by Jeremiah–“And this whole land shall be a
desolation and an astonishment, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.”{Jeremiah 25:11}
EZEKIEL 1:1
“Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the
month, as I was among the captives by the
River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of
God.”
EZEKIEL 1:2
“On the fifth day of the month,
which was in the fifth year of King
Jehoiachin's captivity.”
EZEKIEL 1:3
“ The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was upon him
there.”
Babylonian Empire
Nebuchadnezzar
Chebar
Jerusa
lemIraq
“I Was Among the Captives at the river Chebar.”
Valley of Dry Bones
• The Vision• The Meaning• The Applications to be made…
Valley of Dry Bones
• Question…•Where do you fit in this
vision?• In the vision of “The Valley
of Dry Bones?– Ezekiel 37:1-14….
EZEKIEL 37:1
“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.”
EZEKIEL 37:2
“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.”
Valley of Dry Bones
• The Vision–Disjointed
–Dry–Numerous
–Good for nothing
–“Valley of Dry Bones.”
VALLEY OF DRY BONES
EZEKIEL 37:3
“And He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones
live?" So I answered, "O Lord GOD, You
know.”Note the question?
EZEKIEL 37:3
“And He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones
live?" So I answered, "O Lord GOD, You
know.”Notice Ezekiel’s Faith
DEUTERONOMY 32:39
“Now see that I, even I, am He, And
there is no God besides Me; I kill
and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand.”God Can Make
Alive!
EZEKIEL 37:4
“Again He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the
LORD!”God’s Instructions
EZEKIEL 37:5
“Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: "Surely I will
cause breath to enter into you, and you shall
live!”God’s Plan
EZEKIEL 37:6
“I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you,
cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the
LORD.”Power of God
EZEKIEL 37:7
“So I prophesied as I was commanded;
and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and
suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone.”The Obedience—
The Results
BONES COME TOGETHER!
Valley of Dry Bones
• Results…–Bones become skeletons
–Silence is broken–Bones being fitted together
–Nothing too hard for the Lord!
–“Valley of Dry Bones.”
BONES COME TO LIFE!
EZEKIEL 37:8
“Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.”SinewsTendons, muscular
power
EZEKIEL 37:8
“Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.”No Breath…
Clothed but no true life!
EZEKIEL 37:9
“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.”Only source of Life—From God
EZEKIEL 37:10
“So I prophesied as He commanded me,
and breath came into them, and they lived, and
stood upon their feet, an
exceedingly great army.”
God’s Army!
EXCEEDING GREAT ARMY!
Valley of Dry Bones
• The Meaning–We have seen the vision–Dry Bones revived
–Clothed–Great army now
–“Valley of Dry Bones.”
EZEKIEL 37:11
“Then He said to me, "Son of man,
these bones are the whole house of
Israel. They indeed say, 'Our bones are
dry, our hope is lost, and we
ourselves are cut off!”
God’s Army--Israel
EZEKIEL 37:11
“Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are
the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, 'Our bones are
dry, our hope is lost, and we
ourselves are cut off!”
Thought Hope was Lost!
Valley of Dry Bones
• The Meaning–How can we understand this vision
without knowing…–Who the children of Israel are…
– In Captivity–Must know Old Testament History!
–“Valley of Dry Bones.”
Valley of Dry Bones
• The Meaning:–Distrust, Rebellion, Idolatry, and
Disobedience had turned Israel into…
–“Valley of Dry Bones.”
Valley of Dry Bones
• The Meaning:–Sin had slain Israel—She is dead
spiritually– Israel in Captivity—Punishment –What about her future state?
–“Valley of Dry Bones.”
Valley of Dry Bones
• The Meaning:–Based on her present condition…
– Israel will listen to God…–She will become what?
–“Valley of Dry Bones.”
EZEKIEL 37:12
“Therefore prophesy and say to them,
'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, O My people, I will open
your graves and cause you to come
up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel!”Israel is Going to be
Raised!
EZEKIEL 37:12
“Therefore prophesy and say to them,
'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and
cause you to come up from your graves,
and bring you into the land of Israel!”Israel is Going
Back Home!!
EZEKIEL 37:13
“Then you shall know that I am
the LORD, when I have opened your
graves, O My people, and
brought you up from your graves!”
Know God’s Power!
EZEKIEL 37:14
“I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place
you in your own land. Then you shall
know that I, the LORD, have spoken
it and performed it," says the LORD.”Life Given Back
Valley of Dry Bones
• The Meaning:– Israel will again glorify God– Israel shall be a strong army
–God has shown Ezekiel through this vision…
–Present condition—future condition
–“Valley of Dry Bones.”
Valley of Dry Bones• The Meaning:– We have seen the vision– Valley of Dry Bones
– Seen the meaning—Israel is dead– Shows God holds keys to the future…
– Applications…
–“Valley of Dry Bones.”
Lesson #1• The resurrection of souls lost in sin—to a life of righteousness–Souls are spiritually dead in sin–Walking around in a “dead state”
–How can they be “raised”?
JOHN 5:25,26
“Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is
coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of
God; and those who hear will live. For as the
Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to
have life in Himself.”New Life Given Back
EPHESIANS 2:1
“And you He made alive, who were
dead in trespasses and sins.”
Sinner’s True Condition!
EPHESIANS 2:5
“Even when we were dead in
trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).”
Sinner’s New Life
COLOSSIANS 3:5
“Therefore put to death your members
which are on the earth: fornication,
uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.”
Something Must Die
COLOSSIANS 3:10
“And have put on the new man who
is renewed in knowledge
according to the image of Him who
created him.”Put on New Man!
Lesson #2• The resurrection of a
sleeping church–Churches can also be dead
–Churches may need to be revived!
REVELATION 3:1
“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, 'These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God
and the seven stars: "I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you
are dead.”Dead Church
REVELATION 3:2
“Be watchful, and strengthen the things which
remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found
your works perfect before
God.”Divine Instructions
REVELATION 3:15,16
“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could
wish you were cold or hot. So then, because
you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.”Lukewarm Church
The Warning• Luke warmness
– Immorality–Lost of zeal and fervency–Lost of dedication and
commitment–Churches have been reduced to
a…–VALLEY OF DRY BONES
EXCEEDING GREAT ARMY!
JOHN 6:63
“It is the Spirit who gives life; the
flesh profits nothing. The
words that I speak to you are spirit,
and they are life.”
Divine Remedy
HEBREWS 4:12
“For the word of God is living and powerful,
and sharper than any two-edged sword,
piercing even to the division of soul and
spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart.”Divine Remedy
JOHN 5:28,29
“Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in
which all who are in the graves will hear His voice
and come forth--those who have done good, to the resurrection of life,
and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of
condemnation.”Final Resurrection…
Valley of Dry BonesEzekiel 37:1-14
Are we a sleeping “child” of God reduced to a VALLEY OF
DRY BONES?
Valley of Dry BonesEzekiel 37:1-14
Are we a sleeping “congregation” of God’s
people reduced to a VALLEY OF
DRY BONES?
ARE YOU ACTIVE PART OF HIS ARMY!
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