"Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind,b prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live."
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Verse Ezekiel 37:9. _PROPHESY UNTO THE WIND_] רוח _ruach_. Address
thyself to the _soul_, and command it to enter into these
well-organized bodies, that they may live.
_COME FROM THE FOUR WINDS_] SOU...
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THE WIND - Rather, as in the margin and as in Ezekiel 37:5. The bones
are the bones of the “slain,” because the scene was one which was
likely to occur in the time of the Chaldaean invasion, and the f...
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CHAPTER S 37-48
The Future Blessings of Israel, the Nation Regathered,
Their Enemies Overthrown, the Millennial Temple, and the Division of
the Land
_ 1. The vision of the dry bones and Judah and I...
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THE RESURRECTION OF THE PEOPLE. Those fair ideals, however, cannot
abolish the melancholy reality. The truth is that the exiled people
are as good as dead and in their graves (Ezekiel 37:11 f.). Over...
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UNTO. Hebrew. _el_. Compare Ezekiel 37:4, and see the Structure above.
WIND. spirit. Same as "breath" in Ezekiel 37:5.
BREATHE. blow. Hebrew. _naphah_.
SLAIN deed (by violent death). Septuagint rend...
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The vision of Israel's resurrection from the dead
The vision seems suggested by the saying current among the people,
"our bones are dried, our hope is lost; we are wholly cut off." This
idea and feel...
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PROPHESY UNTO THE WIND, &C.— It is very remarkable, that our Saviour
not only appeals to Moses and the prophets, in attestation of his own
divine mission and character; but where he treats of the resu...
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II. THE REBIRTH OF THE NATION 37:1-28
Ezekiel had been promising God's people a bright future with new
leadership and a new Canaan. However, these promises were met with as
much skepticism as his earl...
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Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man,
and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four
winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live....
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37:9 wind, (a-9) _ Ruach_ , 'spirit,' 'wind,' vers. 6, 8, 9, 10, 14,
and often. breath, (b-30) Or 'Spirit, come from the four winds.'...
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THE NEW ISRAEL (EZEKIEL 33-48)
So long as the Jewish kingdom remained in existence Ezekiel's
prophecies (those in Ezekiel 1-24) dealt almost exclusively with the
nation's sin, and with the certainty o...
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EZEKIEL: “THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD”
GOD’S PLANS FOR *ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS
EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 25 TO 39
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 37
THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES – EZEKIEL 37:1-14
V1 I felt the po...
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UPON THESE SLAIN. — The word is used designedly. The bones which
Ezekiel had seen were those not merely of dead, but of slain men; and
in this was their likeness to Israel: as desolated, and their
nat...
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וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י הִנָּבֵ֖א אֶל ־הָ
ר֑וּחַ הִנָּבֵ֣א בֶן ־אָ֠דָם וְ
אָמַרְתָּ֙ אֶל ־הָ...
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LIFE FROM THE DEAD
Ezekiel 37:1
The most formidable obstacle to faith on the part of the exiles in the
possibility of a national redemption was the complete disintegration
of the ancient people of Is...
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THE RESURRECTION OF A DEAD NATION
Ezekiel 37:1-14
A marvelous chapter-the vision is so graphic. Time does not rob it of
its significance. Indeed every sign points to speedy fulfillment. The
Jewish n...
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The wonderful vision of the valley filled with bones was now granted
to the prophet. As he gazed on them, he was asked, "Son of man, can
these bones live?" His utter abandonment to God, even in the ma...
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Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and
say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four (b)
winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live....
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_Spirit; wind or soul. The latter animates the body, as the grace
(Calmet) of the Holy Spirit does the soul. (Haydock)_...
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How sweetly this teacheth both ministers and people, not only where to
look for divine influences, but how in faith to ask them. The Lord
Jesus hath commanded his people to ask the gifts of the Spirit...
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_THE BREATH OF LIFE_
‘Come from the four winds, O breath!’
Ezekiel 37:9
This majestic vision prefigured the restoration of the national life
of Israel, the return from captivity, the revival of tru...
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Chapter 37 reveals the definitive blessing of the people as a fact,
without entering into any details of the events that terminate in this
blessing. The dry bones of Israel, of the nation as a whole,...
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THEN SAID HE UNTO ME, PROPHESY UNTO THE WIND,.... Before he had been
prophesying to the bones, and over them; and something was done, but
not to purpose, breath being wanting; wherefore he is bid to p...
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Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man,
and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four
winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live....
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_So I prophesied as I was commanded_ I declared these promises or
gracious purposes of God concerning these bones. _And as I prophesied
there was a noise_, &c. Such a noise as we may suppose would ari...
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THE VISION OF THE RESURRECTION...
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WIND:
Or, breath...
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1-14 No created power could restore human bones to life. God alone
could cause them to live. Skin and flesh covered them, and the wind
was then told to blow upon these bodies; and they were restored t...
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THEN SAID HE; the Lord God. UNTO ME; to Ezekiel, viewing, and no doubt
wondering at the sight. PROPHESY; declare to that what my will is.
UNTO THE WIND, Heb. _spirit_; and it might be so rendered, but...
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Ezekiel 37:9 said H559 (H8799) Prophesy H5012 (H8734) breath H7307
prophesy H5012 (H8734) son H1121 man H120 say H559 (H8804) breath
H7307 says H559 (H8804) Lord H136 GOD H3069 Come H935 (H8798) four...
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THE VISION OF THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES (EZEKIEL 37:1).
This vision is not directly an illustration or promise of physical
resurrection. Ezekiel nowhere gives any indication of expecting a
resurrection...
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Ezekiel 37:1. _The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in
the spirit of the LORD,_
God's servants learn nothing until they have an experience similar to
that of Ezekiel. They must be led...
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CONTENTS: Vision of the valley of dry bones. Sign of the two sticks.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Ezekiel, Joseph, Ephraim, Judah.
CONCLUSION: He who made man so fearfully and wonderfully can in li...
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Ezekiel 37:14. _I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live._ A
moral resurrection shall pass upon the people of Israel; the Lord
shall “bring them up out of their graves,” where they have long
bee...
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_Son of man, can these bones live?_
THE VISION OF A TRUE REVIVAL
I. Such a revival often seems utterly hopeless. The condition of a
nation in some of its eras of misfortune; the condition of the hum...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 37:1 This vision is one of the most famous
passages in Ezekiel. While it stands on its own as a statement of
God’s power to re-create his people, the context is significant. Th...
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THE VISION OF THE DRY BONES REVIVIFIED A SYMBOL OF THE DEATH AND
RESURRECTION OF ISRAEL. (Chap. 37.)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 37:1. “THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS UPON
ME.” “The abrupt commencement with...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter embraces, in its earlier section (Ezekiel 37:1), the
concluding portion of the "word of God" begun at Ezekiel 36:16; in its
later section (Ezekiel 36:15), an additional "word,...
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CHAPTER 37.
THE VISION OF THE DRY BONES RESTORED TO LIFE AGAIN, AS SYMBOLICAL OF
ISRAEL'S DEATH AND RESURRECTION.
THE preceding prophecies have unfolded, in all essential particulars,
the future salv...
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Now in chapter 37, again, a prophecy of the restoration of the nation
of Israel, the rebirth of the nation.
The hand of the LORD was upon me, carried me out in the Spirit of the
LORD, and set me down...
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Ezekiel 37:14; Ezekiel 37:5; John 3:8; Song of Solomon 4:16...
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Prophesy — Declare what my will is. O breath — The soul, whose
emblem here is wind; which, as it gently blew upon these lifeless
creatures, each was inspired with its own soul or spirit....