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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. |
Subject: Ezekiel 37 - The Valley of The Bones? |
Bible Note: Greetings Arnie, I agree with Kalos in saying that this is the first time that I have heard of a literal interpretation of Ezekiel 37.. Here's the commentary from the Jamieson, Fausset and Brown commentary, which evidently leads us to believe that this was a vision and not a literal occurrence. "Ezekiel 37:1 Eze 37:1-28. THE VISION OF DRY BONES REVIVIFIED, SYMBOLIZING ISRAEL'S DEATH AND RESURRECTION. Three stages in Israel's revival present themselves to the prophet's eye. (1) The new awakening of the people, the resurrection of the dead (#Eze 37:1-14). (2) The reunion of the formerly hostile members of the community, whose contentions had affected the whole (#Eze 37:15-28). (3) The community thus restored is strong enough to withstand the assault of Gog, #Eze 38:1-39:29) [EWALD]. 1. carried . . . in the spirit--The matters transacted, therefore, were not literal, but in vision. the valley--probably that by the Chebar (#Eze 3:22). The valley represents Mesopotamia, the scene of Israel's sojourn in her state of national deadness." Blessings to you, Makarios |