What did the dry bones in Ezekiel 37 picture?
The dry bones pictured the nation of Israel, long out of the land of promise, away from temple worship, and blinded. God would bring them back to life and return them to their homeland, as seen in modern Israel's return, though they remain spiritually dead until the second coming.
Les explains that Ezekiel 37's dry bones were merely a picture of the nation of Israel. They had been out of the land of promise, away from their temple worship, and blinded. But God is going to bring them back to life. Les notes the bones were very dry and white as snow, and that the nation has been shaking and rattling and coming back to life, returning to Israel from every nation under heaven. The muscle and skin have come back, but there is still no spiritual life; they remain spiritually dead. Les connects this to Paul's analogy in Romans 11, describing Israel's national return and waiting for the second coming.
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What does the valley of dry bones in Ezekiel 37 represent for the nation of Israel?
Ezekiel 37's valley of dry bones depicts a future day when the nation of Israel will experience life, which corresponds to 'life from the dead' in Romans 11:15.
How does Ezekiel 37's valley of dry bones explain the 'life from the dead' in Romans 11:15?
The 'life from the dead' of Romans 11:15 is pictured in Ezekiel 37's valley of dry bones, where the bones come together, flesh and skin come on them, and one day in the future the nation of Israel is going to experience life.