Bible Commentary

So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. I prophesied: see Eze 37:7. The breath, Heb. the spirit; the spirit of life, or the soul, Gen 2:7. Came; entered, took up its abode. They lived; presently discovered … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:10”

Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 9. The order described in the creation of man (Genesis 2) is observed here: first the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:9”

And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but [there was] no breath in them. Eze 37:8 There was no breath in them. No life apart from the Spirit of God I. The servant of God, anxiously engaged in his work, often sees … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:8”

So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. 7. behold a shaking ] The word is rendered “rushing” (Eze 3:12). The noise is that occasioned by the rising and rushing of the bones together. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:7”

And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD. 6. Then follow the details of their becoming actual men of flesh and blood. Eze 37:7-10 . As … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:6”

Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: 5. The act of putting breath within them, being the main and final step of giving them life, is mentioned first as if it embraced all. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:5”

Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Prophesy – Not in the sense of predicting what was to come to pass, but simply in that of speaking under the inspiration of God. In Eze 37:5, not I will cause, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:4”

And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. 3. To the question, Can these bones live? the prophet, looking at them, could not answer Yea (even to the Apostle attainment unto the resurrection of the dead was something ineffably lofty, Php 3:11), and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:3”

And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, [there were] very many in the open valley; and, lo, [they were] very dry. 2. the often valley ] lit. on the face of the valley. The bones were strewed over the valley in vast numbers, and they appeared bleached and dry. Their great … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:2”

The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which [was] full of bones, 1. The hand of the Lord ] The prophetic ecstasy from the Lord, ch. Eze 1:3. On “spirit” of the Lord cf. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 37:1”