The Valley of Dry Bones Part 2
Ezekiel 37:1-14
You remember when Yahwah created Adam from the dust and breathed into his nostrils (Gen 2:7)? This is what the re-formed bone bodies are lacking. ‘There was no breath in them’. So Ezekiel prophesies again, to bring the breath on them, to bring them to life. Look at verse 10: ‘and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.’
What did Yahwah Messiah do when he entered the room of the disciples after he rose from the dead? A room where they were hiding in fear, the doors locked tight, the windows closed because they were afraid of what was going to happen.
Yahwah Messiah breathed on them and said “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
He gave them life. The Gospel of John begins with calling Yahwah Messiah the Word of Yahwah. In the end of the Gospel, the Word breathes life into the disciples and their lives are filled with hope and joy.
Now what is this all about? In verse 11, Yahwah gives the explanation of this strange event. Here we have the key to understanding the whole thing. ‘these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.’
The people of Israel (both Israel and Judah) had lost all hope. They were picturing themselves as the dry bones. They had given up. But Yahwah gives them a message that he will raise the people up; that he is the Yahwah who raises the dead. No one else can do this. No other god could do anything like it. And he does it so that they will know that ‘I am Yahwah’. (6, 13, 14).
Yahwah is saying here that they will know he is the covenant keeping Elohim when he keeps his covenant with his people, and raises them from death, and gives them his Spirit.
The work of raising the dead is something only Yahwah can do, and so it’s something that we must pray to him, that he would do it. When we look at the village around us, or this county, or this country, or indeed the world, we see everywhere men and women, boys and girls who are dead spiritually. As Paul writes to the Ephesians, ‘And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked... by nature, children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.’ (Eph 2:1-3).
No one can make themselves alive to spiritual things. It would be like expecting the dry bones of the valley to perform CPR on themselves. No, by nature, by ourselves, we are dead in our sins.
I might ask each of you the question, “How would you rate your own spirituality?” Would you call it “Passionate for Yahwah”? Or is it “dry bones”?
We need the power of Yahwah, the covenant Elohim, to give us life, and to breathe his Spirit into us. Just as Yahwah Messiah died and was raised to new life, so we need to be born anew, raised to new life in Yahwah Messiah, the sentence of death that we deserved having been paid by him.
We need Yahwah to bring life back to these old bones. We need the breath of Yahwah to come in from all directions and sweep across the land, bringing life, joy and hope to all. But notice how it happened in the valley. It began with Ezekiel preaching the Word to those bones. It began with one person, one of the very few left who was faithful to Yahwah, and he shared the Word of Yahwah in that valley. And even the old dry bones responded. New life emerged. Joy and hope emerged. A love of Yahwah emerged. Just from one faithful man who stepped out into an impossible scenario and shared the prophetic, life giving Word of Yahwah. The Spirit of Yahwah blew through that valley, bringing life to those dead bodies.
On this day of Pentecost, we remember that Yahwah kept the promise he made to bring new life by the giving of his Spirit, as the Spirit was given to the church, and 3000 were added on that day. As we long to see people saved, as we earnestly desire people to be brought from darkness to light; so we recognize that it must be a work of Yahwah - we cannot bring life. Won’t you pray with me, that Yahwah will mightily move in our land, that many will be raised to life as they trust in Jesus and receive the Spirit of Yahwah; a great miracle that only Yahwah can do. Can these bones live? O Yahwawh Elohim , you know.
In a world full of fear and hopelessness, let us not be dismayed, but instead let us breathe in Word of Yahwah. Let Him who gives life give us life. Let Him who breathed life into dry, old bones, let Him breathe life into our tired bodies. Let Him give His word to us so that we may rise from the valley floor and come to know our God passionately.
From there, let us act as the disciples, let us respond to this gift of life. Let us be like Ezekiel and not be afraid to take His Word out into the world, because His Word is life.
Ezekiel 37:1-14
You remember when Yahwah created Adam from the dust and breathed into his nostrils (Gen 2:7)? This is what the re-formed bone bodies are lacking. ‘There was no breath in them’. So Ezekiel prophesies again, to bring the breath on them, to bring them to life. Look at verse 10: ‘and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.’
What did Yahwah Messiah do when he entered the room of the disciples after he rose from the dead? A room where they were hiding in fear, the doors locked tight, the windows closed because they were afraid of what was going to happen.
Yahwah Messiah breathed on them and said “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
He gave them life. The Gospel of John begins with calling Yahwah Messiah the Word of Yahwah. In the end of the Gospel, the Word breathes life into the disciples and their lives are filled with hope and joy.
Now what is this all about? In verse 11, Yahwah gives the explanation of this strange event. Here we have the key to understanding the whole thing. ‘these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.’
The people of Israel (both Israel and Judah) had lost all hope. They were picturing themselves as the dry bones. They had given up. But Yahwah gives them a message that he will raise the people up; that he is the Yahwah who raises the dead. No one else can do this. No other god could do anything like it. And he does it so that they will know that ‘I am Yahwah’. (6, 13, 14).
Yahwah is saying here that they will know he is the covenant keeping Elohim when he keeps his covenant with his people, and raises them from death, and gives them his Spirit.
The work of raising the dead is something only Yahwah can do, and so it’s something that we must pray to him, that he would do it. When we look at the village around us, or this county, or this country, or indeed the world, we see everywhere men and women, boys and girls who are dead spiritually. As Paul writes to the Ephesians, ‘And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked... by nature, children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.’ (Eph 2:1-3).
No one can make themselves alive to spiritual things. It would be like expecting the dry bones of the valley to perform CPR on themselves. No, by nature, by ourselves, we are dead in our sins.
I might ask each of you the question, “How would you rate your own spirituality?” Would you call it “Passionate for Yahwah”? Or is it “dry bones”?
We need the power of Yahwah, the covenant Elohim, to give us life, and to breathe his Spirit into us. Just as Yahwah Messiah died and was raised to new life, so we need to be born anew, raised to new life in Yahwah Messiah, the sentence of death that we deserved having been paid by him.
We need Yahwah to bring life back to these old bones. We need the breath of Yahwah to come in from all directions and sweep across the land, bringing life, joy and hope to all. But notice how it happened in the valley. It began with Ezekiel preaching the Word to those bones. It began with one person, one of the very few left who was faithful to Yahwah, and he shared the Word of Yahwah in that valley. And even the old dry bones responded. New life emerged. Joy and hope emerged. A love of Yahwah emerged. Just from one faithful man who stepped out into an impossible scenario and shared the prophetic, life giving Word of Yahwah. The Spirit of Yahwah blew through that valley, bringing life to those dead bodies.
On this day of Pentecost, we remember that Yahwah kept the promise he made to bring new life by the giving of his Spirit, as the Spirit was given to the church, and 3000 were added on that day. As we long to see people saved, as we earnestly desire people to be brought from darkness to light; so we recognize that it must be a work of Yahwah - we cannot bring life. Won’t you pray with me, that Yahwah will mightily move in our land, that many will be raised to life as they trust in Jesus and receive the Spirit of Yahwah; a great miracle that only Yahwah can do. Can these bones live? O Yahwawh Elohim , you know.
In a world full of fear and hopelessness, let us not be dismayed, but instead let us breathe in Word of Yahwah. Let Him who gives life give us life. Let Him who breathed life into dry, old bones, let Him breathe life into our tired bodies. Let Him give His word to us so that we may rise from the valley floor and come to know our God passionately.
From there, let us act as the disciples, let us respond to this gift of life. Let us be like Ezekiel and not be afraid to take His Word out into the world, because His Word is life.
The Valley of Dry Bones Part 2
Ezekiel 37:1-14
You remember when Yahwah created Adam from the dust and breathed into his nostrils (Gen 2:7)? This is what the re-formed bone bodies are lacking. ‘There was no breath in them’. So Ezekiel prophesies again, to bring the breath on them, to bring them to life. Look at verse 10: ‘and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.’
What did Yahwah Messiah do when he entered the room of the disciples after he rose from the dead? A room where they were hiding in fear, the doors locked tight, the windows closed because they were afraid of what was going to happen.
Yahwah Messiah breathed on them and said “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
He gave them life. The Gospel of John begins with calling Yahwah Messiah the Word of Yahwah. In the end of the Gospel, the Word breathes life into the disciples and their lives are filled with hope and joy.
Now what is this all about? In verse 11, Yahwah gives the explanation of this strange event. Here we have the key to understanding the whole thing. ‘these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.’
The people of Israel (both Israel and Judah) had lost all hope. They were picturing themselves as the dry bones. They had given up. But Yahwah gives them a message that he will raise the people up; that he is the Yahwah who raises the dead. No one else can do this. No other god could do anything like it. And he does it so that they will know that ‘I am Yahwah’. (6, 13, 14).
Yahwah is saying here that they will know he is the covenant keeping Elohim when he keeps his covenant with his people, and raises them from death, and gives them his Spirit.
The work of raising the dead is something only Yahwah can do, and so it’s something that we must pray to him, that he would do it. When we look at the village around us, or this county, or this country, or indeed the world, we see everywhere men and women, boys and girls who are dead spiritually. As Paul writes to the Ephesians, ‘And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked... by nature, children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.’ (Eph 2:1-3).
No one can make themselves alive to spiritual things. It would be like expecting the dry bones of the valley to perform CPR on themselves. No, by nature, by ourselves, we are dead in our sins.
I might ask each of you the question, “How would you rate your own spirituality?” Would you call it “Passionate for Yahwah”? Or is it “dry bones”?
We need the power of Yahwah, the covenant Elohim, to give us life, and to breathe his Spirit into us. Just as Yahwah Messiah died and was raised to new life, so we need to be born anew, raised to new life in Yahwah Messiah, the sentence of death that we deserved having been paid by him.
We need Yahwah to bring life back to these old bones. We need the breath of Yahwah to come in from all directions and sweep across the land, bringing life, joy and hope to all. But notice how it happened in the valley. It began with Ezekiel preaching the Word to those bones. It began with one person, one of the very few left who was faithful to Yahwah, and he shared the Word of Yahwah in that valley. And even the old dry bones responded. New life emerged. Joy and hope emerged. A love of Yahwah emerged. Just from one faithful man who stepped out into an impossible scenario and shared the prophetic, life giving Word of Yahwah. The Spirit of Yahwah blew through that valley, bringing life to those dead bodies.
On this day of Pentecost, we remember that Yahwah kept the promise he made to bring new life by the giving of his Spirit, as the Spirit was given to the church, and 3000 were added on that day. As we long to see people saved, as we earnestly desire people to be brought from darkness to light; so we recognize that it must be a work of Yahwah - we cannot bring life. Won’t you pray with me, that Yahwah will mightily move in our land, that many will be raised to life as they trust in Jesus and receive the Spirit of Yahwah; a great miracle that only Yahwah can do. Can these bones live? O Yahwawh Elohim , you know.
In a world full of fear and hopelessness, let us not be dismayed, but instead let us breathe in Word of Yahwah. Let Him who gives life give us life. Let Him who breathed life into dry, old bones, let Him breathe life into our tired bodies. Let Him give His word to us so that we may rise from the valley floor and come to know our God passionately.
From there, let us act as the disciples, let us respond to this gift of life. Let us be like Ezekiel and not be afraid to take His Word out into the world, because His Word is life.
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