Collantes, Francisco, 1599-1656. Vision of Ezekiel, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55840 [retrieved August 28, 2015]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Collantes,_Francisco_-_The_Vision_of_Ezekiel_-_1630.jpg.
What the valley of dry bones represents in its original context is given in the Bible. It is a representation of the people of Israel who feel sorry for themselves, saying, "Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off." (Ezekiel 37:11) Through Ezekiel the Prophet God is giving the people reasons to live, to hope, and to reconnect.
I notice that prophecy comes by wind, spirit, and breath--all three English words translating one word, ruach, in the Hebrew language. I notice, too, that life comes by means of ruach.
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