Is the Ezekiel 37 dry bones prophecy being fulfilled today in Israel's return to the land?
Ezekiel 37's dry bones depict the dispersed nation of Israel being brought back to life and returned to the land. That return has been seen in our present time as a precursory fulfillment, not the final stage; it precedes the greater restoration yet to follow.
Les explains that Ezekiel 37 is a familiar passage whose dry bones symbolize the nation of Israel scattered among the Gentile nations with no hope, able only to dream of going back to Jerusalem and having their homeland once again. He says that was Israel's condition up until our present day, but the prophecy says the dispersed of Israel will one day be brought back to life. Les notes we have seen that now in our own time—Israel back in the land—yet this is only precursory to that which is to follow.
Has Ezekiel 37 been fulfilled in modern Israel's return to the land?
Ezekiel 37's dry bones prophecy depicts dispersed Israel brought back to the land in our own time, as seen in modern Israel's return. However, this return is only precursory—a preliminary stage—not the complete fulfillment; it precedes the greater restoration that follows.
What is Israel's current spiritual condition even though they have returned to the land?
Israel has returned to its homeland physically, but remains spiritually dead. Though the nation has been regathered from every nation under heaven and shows outward restoration—bones with muscle and skin—there is still no spiritual life. They await the second coming, still spiritually dead and not yet made alive.
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Who or what do the dry bones in Ezekiel 37 represent?
The dry bones in Ezekiel 37 represent the whole house of Israel—the Jews scattered among the Gentile nations—and being outside the land of promise is their grave, where they have no life.
What does Ezekiel 37 say about Israel's condition during her dispersion?
As seen in Ezekiel 37, when Israel was dispersed among the Gentile world she became just like corpses.