Chapter 37 Summary
This chapter opens with a vision of a valley full of dry bones. God asks Ezekiel if these bones can live, and Ezekiel says that only God knows. The bones come together and are covered in flesh and skin, but there is no life in them. God breathes life into them and they come to life.
Ezekiel is taken to a valley of dry bones
The Lord takes Ezekiel to a valley full of dry bones. He asks Ezekiel whether these bones can live again, and Ezekiel says that only the Lord knows.
The Lord then tells Ezekiel to prophesy over the bones, and as he does, they come together and form human skeletons. Next, muscles and skin cover the bones, but there is no life in them.
Finally, the Lord breathes life into the bodies and they come to life. They stand up and are a great army.
This vision is a symbol of hope for Israel. Even though they are in exile and their situation seems hopeless, God can bring them back to life and make them into a great nation again.
The bones come together and are covered in flesh
The valley of dry bones is a symbolic vision. Ezekiel is then told to prophesy to the bones, declaring that God will bring them together, form flesh on them, and cover them with skin. The vision symbolizes the nation of Israel being brought back to life after their exile.
Ezekiel proclaims that this resurrection will occur because God is the Lord of life and death, and He alone has the power to restore life. The vision comes to an end, and Ezekiel is once again standing among the exiles by the river Chebar.
The bones come together and are covered in flesh
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. And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, you know.”
Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin ,and put breath in you ,and you shall live ,and you shall know that I am the Lord .”
So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied ,there was a sound,, and behold , a rattling,, and the bones came together , bone to its bone .And as I looked,, there were sinews on them,, anth flesh had come upon them,, ANd skin had covered them ..BUT There was no breath in them .
Then he said to me yeezekel prophecy over thee wind,, prophecy son of MAN ..AND SPEAK TO THE WIND ..THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD COME FROM THE FOUr winds 0 breath ..AND BREATH INTO THESE SLAIN THAT THEY MAY LIVE
SO i prophesiesrd as he commanded Me ..AN D THERECAME A BREATH INTO THEM ..AN D THEY LIEGHTL ALIVE AN D STOOD ON THEIR FEET . “.an exeeding great army”
The bones come together and are covered in flesh
The valley is full of dry bones, and as Ezekiel prophesies, the bones come together and are covered in flesh. The Spirit then enters the bones and they come to life. This vision is a symbol of the restoration of Israel after her exile.
What the Chapter Means
The valley of dry bones is a symbol of Israel’s spiritual state
The valley of dry bones is a symbol of Israel’s spiritual state. This is because the country is full of sin and death. However, there is hope for Israel because God can revive them and give them new life. This is what the prophet Ezekiel is talking about when he says that the Spirit of God will come upon the bones and they will live again.
The bones coming together and being covered in flesh is a symbol of Israel’s restoration
In this chapter, Ezekiel is shown a vision of a valley full of bones. The bones come together and are covered in flesh, symbolizing the restoration of Israel. The people are then given new life and breathe into them by the Spirit of God. This vision is a sign that God will keep his promise to restore his people, no matter how hopeless their situation may seem.
The fact that there are four stages of restoration is a symbol of the completeness of the restoration
The fact that there are four stages of restoration is a symbol of the completeness of the restoration. The first stage, which is described in verses 1-14, is the return of the people from captivity. The second stage, which is described in verses 15-28, is the return of the Spirit of God to the people. The third stage, which is described in verses 29-39, is the return of the king to his throne. And the fourth stage, which is described in verses 40-66, is the return of all things to their rightful place.