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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:
Greetings Makarios, I would agree it was a vision, and a vision of the future as it certainly hasn't occurred yet. Why would this not be a vision of a literal physical resurrection?? Just as it reads. Arnie Arnie |
Bible Answer: Greetings Arnie! Yes, the Ezekiel 37:1 text is a good study question, and I believe that the answer lies in how you see this vision as being "applicable" to the nation of Israel. If this is a future 'physical resurrection' that Ezekiel is witnessing, then it simply does not make any sense at all in relation to Israel as a whole. There are many problems and challenges when you take this vision to mean a literal, physical resurrection of the bodies. But I appreciate your zeal in attempting to take the Bible at face value, even though Ezekiel is not and should not be interpreted as a narrative. There are certain clues within the text that alert us as to what is spoken of literally and what is clearly a vision of the future. But let us not forget the fact that Ezekiel provides us with an explanation of this vision in verse 11-14.. And in these three verses, we see that God is saying that the bones represent hopeless Israel, and the grave speaks of her political demise. What I interpret from these verses (and this vision) is: that God will cause a spiritual and political revival in Israel before (or at) the Second Coming of Christ. And He would have to reunite Israel and breathe life into Israel again, in much the same way that He breathed life into Adam in Genesis 2:7. Blessings to you, Makarios |