Valley of Dry Bones - Power Points to Jesus
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Ezekiel 37:1-14 Old Testament History Period 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen 9 8 Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates CanaanIsrael Shiloh Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem Pre-Flood 9 8 Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates CanaanIsrael Shiloh Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem Post -Flood 9 8 Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates CanaanIsrael Shiloh Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem Patriarchal 9 8 Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates CanaanIsrael Shiloh Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen Bondage-Exodus 9 8 Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates CanaanIsrael Shiloh Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem Wilderness 9 8 Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates CanaanIsrael Shiloh Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem Conquest 9 8 Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates CanaanIsrael Shiloh Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem Judges 9 8 Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates CanaanIsrael Shiloh Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem 9 8 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen United Kings Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates CanaanIsrael Shiloh Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem 9 8 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen Divided Kings Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates CanaanIsrael Shiloh Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem 9 8 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Judah Alone Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates CanaanIsrael Shiloh Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem Captivity 9 8 Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates CanaanIsrael Shiloh Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem Restoration 9 8 Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates CanaanIsrael Shiloh Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph Prophets 9 O’clock Divided Kings Jonah – Joel Amos – Isaiah Hosea - Micah 11 12 10 11 O’clock Captivity Ezekiel Daniel 9 10 O’clock Judah Alone Nahum Lamentations Zephaniah Obadiah Jeremiah Habakkuk Message Repent 12 O’clock Restoration Haggai Zechariah Malachi 587 – 400 BC EZRA 1-6 ESTHER EZRA 7-10 NEHEMIAH RESTORATION King Cyrus Zerubbabel-Esther-Mordecai 12 11 Babylon IsraelJerusalem Mesopotamia 2 Judah 10Jerusalem 975 BC I KINGS 12-22 II KINGS 1-17 DIVIDED KING Jeroboam-Israel Rehoboam-Judah 1921 BC ABRAHAM CALLED Israel Samaria Judah Jerusalem Captivity 9 8 Israel Jerusalem 7 RUTH Naomi Boaz Ruth Obed 1 Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Garden of Eden Mt. Ararat Mesopotamia TigrisEuphrates Ezekiel CanaanIsrael Shiloh Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt-Goshen Egypt-Nile Red Sea Mt. Sinai Red Sea Mt. Nebo Jordan Mt. Nebo 6 1451 – 1444 BC JOSHUA CONQUEST Joshua-Caleb-Judah 5 4 3 GENESIS 12-50 PATRIARCHAL Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Judah-Joseph 70 Years of Captivity Ezekiel is a Prophet during Judah’s Captivity Ezekiel 1:1-3 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Habor, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 2 In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity, 3 the word of Jehovah came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Habor; and the hand of Jehovah was there upon him. Babylonian Empire Nebuchadnezzar Chebar Iraq “I was among the captives by the river Chebar” Ezekiel 37:1-14 I. The Vision II. The Meaning III. The Applications Ezekiel 37:1-14 Question Where do you fit in this Vision? This Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones? Ezekiel 37:1-14 The Vision Ezekiel 37:1-2 1 The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of Jehovah, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 And he caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. Ezekiel 37:1-14 The Vision Disjointed, Dry, Numerous, Good for nothing, Valley of Dry Bones Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel 37:3 (First Part) And he (God) said unto me, (Ezekiel) Son of man, can these bones live? Note the Question? Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel 37:3 (Last Part) “O Lord Jehovah, you know” Notice Ezekiel’s Faith By God they can Live Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel 37:4-6 4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah. 5 Thus said the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. 6 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 you shall live; and you shall know that I am Jehovah. Ezekiel 37:1-14 The Command was obeyed by the Prophet Notice the results Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel 37:7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and, behold, an earthquake; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. Ezekiel 37:1-14 Bones became skeletons Silence broken Bones being fit together Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel 37:8 And I beheld, and, lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them. Sinews – Tendons, muscular power Ezekiel 37:1-14 Clothed – But with NO life Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel 37:9-10 9 Then he said to me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus said the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 10 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. Ezekiel 37:1-14 These Dry Bones Have Become A Great Army Ezekiel 37:1-14 We have seen the Vision The Valley of Dry Bones Ezekiel 37:1-14 I. The Vision II. The Meaning Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel 37:11 (First Part) Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: Any Question? Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel 37:11 (Last Part) behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean cut off. Any Question? Ezekiel 37:1-14 How can we understand this vision unless we understand where the children of Israel are? In Captivity Knowing Old Testament History is very Important Ezekiel 37:1-14 Distrust, Rebellion, Idolatry had reduced Israel to a Valley of Dry Bones Sin has slain Israel – She is Dead Israel is in Captivity What about her future state? Ezekiel 37:1-14 Based on the condition Israel listens to God She will become what? Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel 37:12 (First part) Therefore prophesy, and say unto them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves, Ezekiel 37:1-14 Israel will become a raised people Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel 37:12-13 (Second part) 12 and cause you to come up from your graves and bring you into the land of Israel. 13 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, and caused you to come up out of your graves, Ezekiel 37:1-14 Israel will be restored to her land Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel 37:14 And I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your own land: then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it, says the Lord. Ezekiel 37:1-14 Israel shall glorify God Israel shall be a strong army God has shown Ezekiel through this vision the condition of Israel Ezekiel 37:1-14 Israel was dead Israel was a Valley of Dry Bones Israel was Lost Ezekiel 37:1-14 We have seen the Vision The Valley of Dry Bones We have seen the meaning Israel is Dead Now lets make some applications Ezekiel 37:1-14 The Applications of the Vision First Application Ezekiel 37:1-14 The resurrection of souls from death of sin to a life of righteousness Ezekiel 37:1-14 John 5:25-26 25 Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ephesians 2:1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Ephesians 2:5 Even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ, by grace you have been saved; Ezekiel 37:1-14 The Applications of the Vision Second Application Ezekiel 37:1-14 The resurrection of a sleeping church John to these congregations Ezekiel 37:1-14 Revelation 3:1-2 1 "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, 'These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: "I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. 2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God. Ezekiel 37:1-14 Sin – Luke warmness - Immorality Have reduced congregations to the Valley of Dry Bones Ezekiel 37:1-14 But if they receive the warning they can become a mighty army Ezekiel 37:1-14 John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. Ezekiel 37:1-14 Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Ezekiel 37:1-14 We can be a great influence to the world But where are our bones? Ezekiel 37:1-14 The Applications of the Vision Third Application Ezekiel 37:1-14 The literal resurrection of the dead from the tombs A return to Jesus Ezekiel 37:1-14 Is the world the Valley of Dry Bones ? NO The Vision is about God’s chosen people. Ezekiel 37:1-14 When Jesus returns the Dead shall be awakened John 5:28-29 28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come forth--those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. Ezekiel 37:1-14 We have seen the Vision The Valley of Dry Bones Ezekiel 37:1-14 We have seen the Meaning Israel is Lost Ezekiel 37:1-14 We have seen the Applications We must apply them to us today But what about us today? Ezekiel 37:1-14 Were do we fit in this story? Ezekiel 37:1-14 We are God’s chosen People? Just as Israel was God’s chosen people Ezekiel 37:1-14 Are we sleeping “congregations” reduced to the Valley of Dry Bones? Ezekiel 37:1-14 Are we a sleeping “child” of God reduced to the Valley of Dry Bones? Ezekiel 37:1-14 For sure we will be part of the Final Resurrection!! Ezekiel 37:1-14 It’s our choice We must make the move! Ezekiel 37:1-14 Don’t stay in the Valley of Dry Bones Don’t stay glued to the pew Don’t be like the children of Israel Ezekiel 37:1-14 Arise and become a Mighty Army Ezekiel 37:1-14 Do you heard the Words of Jesus Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Ezekiel 37:1-14 Arise from the Valley of Dry Bones Ezekiel 37:1-14 Come to Jesus now
