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NASB | Ezekiel 37:1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ezekiel 37:1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. |
Bible Question:
In Ezekiel 37 God is resurrecting "the whole of Israel" to a physical resurrection, where do these people fit in God's plan? It sounds like they are going to have God's Spirit in them and they are going to live on the earth. Ezek 37:14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. KJV Arnie |
Bible Answer: With all respect, this is the first time I have ever heard this passage interpreted to mean a literal, physical resurrection (as of literal individual dead persons). 37:3 "'...can these bones live?' The many dry bones picture the nation Israel as apparently dead in their dispersion, and waiting for national resurrection. The people knew about the doctrine of individual resurrection, otherwise this prophecy would have had no meaning" (MacArthur Study Bible). "In chapter 37 Ezekiel predicts the political and spiritual revival of his nation (vv. 1-14) and the reuniting of its two divisions (vv.15-28)" (Ryrie Study Bible). "Israel in Prophecy. Ezekiel 37:11-14. The energy that keeps God's prophetic clock running on schedule is the Jewish nation. The gathering of the Jews to a Palestinian homeland is setting the stage for Christ's return. God promised Ezekiel to restore Israel by returning the Jews to the land God had given Abraham, and by regenerating that people in the land (Rom. 11:25, 26). Even though many Jews have returned there today, most are still not believers. God will probably use conditions in the Great Tribulation to draw His people to Himself as their Savior. Thus 'all Israel shall be saved' (Rom. 11:26)" (The King James Study Bible, 1988, Thomas Nelson). |