From Dry Bones to a Vast Army of God

Ezekiel: 37:1-14

Key Verse: 37:10

“So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet-a vast army.”

1. What do you know about the Prophet Ezekiel and his time?  What was his personal situation? What was the situation of his country and his people?

2. Where did the Spirit of the Lord bring Ezekiel out to (1)?  What did he see in the middle of the valley? (1)  What was the condition of the bones (2)?  What does the “very dry” indicate about their condition (2)?

3. What did God ask Ezekiel (3a)?  How did Ezekiel answer  the Lord’s question (3b)? How did his answer show his faith?

4. What did God command Ezekiel to do to the dry bones (4)?    What was the content of his prophecy (5-6)?  Why might it have been difficult for Ezekiel to obey God’s command?  Why did God ask Ezekiel to prophesy instead of commanding the bones himself?

5. What happened when he obeyed God’s command absolutely (7-8)?  Please describe the scene of bones coming together with rattling sounds, tendons and flesh appearing on them and skin covering them (7-8).  How important is it for men of God to believe the Sovereign LORD and the power of his word?  What was lacking in the newly formed bodies (8)?

6. What was the next command to Ezekiel (9)?  What happened when Ezekiel prophesied as God commanded (10)? Who were the bones in Ezekiel’s vision (11)?

Why did the Israelites think their hope was completely gone and that they were cut off from God (11)?  What was God’s promise to the people of Israel?  Why would God do these things for the people of Israel (13-14)?

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