Ezekiel 37 The Valley of Dry Bones

4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:                                              Ezekiel 37:4, 5

The Future Restoration

As the Glory left, God promised a future restoration to His people in the _____ land ________- Ezekiel 11:27.

The steps of that final restoration are given in the last chapters of Ezekiel.

     Ezekiel 36 - describes the ________ future restoration _________________ of Israel

     Ezekiel 37 - illustrates the ________ process _________of restoration beginning with the land.

     Ezekiel 38, 39 - informs us when these events will take place.

     Ezekiel 40-42 - describes the Millennial Temple in the restored land.  

     Ezekiel 43 - describes the LORD’s ________ entrance  _______ into the Temple – the Glory returns.  

Ezekiel 37:1, 2 – The Process Begins

These verses portray two elements:

1) The “valley” of Gentile ______ domination __________ during the times of the Gentiles (Luke 21:24), beginning with the Babylonian exile.

2) The “bones” are “very dry (v. 2),” reflecting Israel’s ________ lack _________ of spiritual life.

Timeline

A possible timeline of the gathering of the “bones.”