From Mount Sinai to Mount Sion

FROM MOUNT SINAI TO MOUNT SION

Ezekiel said: “The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, [2] And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.” Ezekiel 37:1-2 

And as is typical of all valleys the valley in Ezekiel’s prophecy was between two mountains, namely, these mountains were Mount Sinai and Mount Sion, however  instead of the usual soil, wood, stone and stubble that is commonly found separating the mountains or mounds these are separated by the elapsed time between the crucifixion and Pentecost, about fifty days.

Another thing is this: in the Holy Scripture, both CHRIST JESUS and Ezekiel answer to the name, “Son of Man” and it is up to the reader to determine which of the two the LORD GOD is addressing at the time.

But now let’s get on with: “The Valley wherein was Dry Bones.”

We begin where the LORD GOD said: “The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.” Amos 8:2

Then He gave an omen as to when He would bring about Israel’s demise.

He said: “And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon” Amos 8:9

And He did for the sun did go down on the day they crucified the LORD.

Matthew said: “Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.” Matthew 27:45

Then in alliance with that phenomena, Zechariah prophesied:  “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:  But it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.” Zechariah 14:6

Then the LORD said:  “The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.” Zephaniah 1:14

Yea, the mighty man JESUS did cry there bitterly on the day of all days, even as He suffered the pain that went with being crucified He cried to the Heavenly FATHER: “My GOD, my GOD why hast thou forsaken me?”

And the LORD GOD continued: “And because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.” Zephaniah1:17 

Zechariah prophesied: “And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet.” Zechariah 14:12

And Israel’s flesh did consume away the day they crucified JESUS; for Ezekiel said: “And the Lord God caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.”

Ezekiel 37:1-2

Ezekiel Continued: “Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.” Ezekiel 37:11

And he asked: “Can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.

Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.”  (That reference was to CHRIST JESUS for He is the word of GOD.)

And He said: “Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.

And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.” Ezekiel 37:3-8

Yea, during the Old Testament the children of Israel were the off springs of Abraham holy according to the flesh. Some were righteous while most were not, but GOD deemed them all holy according to the flesh until they did the unthinkable, then they were polluted and had to be restored through the shedding of animals such as bulls and goats.

One such occasion was where the LORD GOD confronted Israel with: “What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.”  Jeremiah 11:15

And what had conspired in that transition that Ezekiel saw was the holy flesh of the Old Testament being consumed away for killing their MESSIAH never to be restored.  But the great apostle said of the little flock and the saints of the New Testament: "For we are members of the body of Jesus, of his flesh, and of his bones."  Ephesians 5:30

Therefore what Ezekiel saw was Israel’s saved remnant becoming flesh of JESUS’ flesh and bone of His bone.