The Valley of Dry Bones

 THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES

January 14, 2004

This study is going to take us into uncharted territory in that we are going to explore the supernatural as opposed to the natural, meaning that none of it was seen through natural eyes.

We begin where Ezekiel was shown through a vision a valley full of bones.   He begin:  “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,  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 it can be said of any and all valleys it was the space between two mountains, namely, Mount Sinai and Mount Sion, however  instead of the usual soil, stone and stream that separated Mount Sinai and Mount Sion was the space of time between the day of the crucifixion and the Day of Pentecost, about fifty days.

During that time, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John told of things that were carried out such as when Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and the other Mary, the mother of James that went to the sepulcher and found it empty because the LORD had risen.

After that He appeared to His disciples several times as said the apostle, JESUS was seen by above five hundred and last of all by the apostle himself. (1 Corinthians 15:8)

Then after forty days He ascended back into Heaven.

 

Then ten days later the HEAVENLY FATHER sent the blessed HOLY GHOST and He baptized the little flock back into the Kingdom from whence they had been cast.   Now that we have given a parcel account of what took place that was witnessed by the natural man but now let’s look at what took place in the supernatural world during those fifty days.

Yea, the LORD GOD left a detailed account on what caused such a disaster scripted in the prophets: Amos, Zephaniah and Zechariah.

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

Now Israel killed JESUS and GOD cast them from the kingdom is the basis for this study.

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

Yea, He brought that about on the day of the Crucifixion.   Matthew said: “Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.” Matthew 27:45   Translated, that meant the sun went down at noon then the Almighty caused it to shine again from three P.M. until sundown.   Therefore seeing it was dark from noon until three that afternoon, of necessity; it was light at evening time after the darkness dissipated, right?

Knowing the LORD is faithful in all His sayings He said the day Israel and the Gentiles killed JESUS GOD brought the nation Israel to an end.

The LORD GOD gave yet another phenomenal as to when He would bring Israel to an end where He prophesied:  “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 GOD of Heaven 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                                                              

Now Israel’s loss of flesh was a supernatural act and therefore it was not visible to the natural eye or to the natural man.  What’s more it was perpetrated by the hand of GOD as retribution act for killing His SON JESUS CHRIST

Now don’t miss 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.

Now the following is what the LORD GOD told Ezekiel and Ezekiel showed you and me.   And he asked: “The Son of man,” CHRIST JESUS 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

Now 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

Now what had taken place in that transition was Ezekiel saw 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 Ezekiel saw the flesh of JESUS and bone of his bone being imputed to His Saints  when their flesh becomes contaminated.  John gave the formula for cleansing it.

He said: “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7

Yea the cleansing in John’s reference was of the flesh and not the soul for said he of those who has had the new birth: “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.” John 3:9    

And said the Lord unto me the Son of Man, (CHRIST JESUS): “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.”

So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

Ezekiel 37:10 

AND THEY STOOD UPON THEIR FEET A MIGHTY ARMY

Yea, that army was great in power, yet they were few in number.

JESUS told encouraging words to them with: “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ” Luke 12:32  

Then rating them to be a great Army,  He told them: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15

Yea, they got it done.

The Great Apostle ask: “But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.” Romans 10:18

Then while not intending to rate them as great said: “These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;” Acts 17:6

May JESUS CHRIST the Messiah of Israel’s Elect and the saved Gentiles be blessed forever.  Amen!