Valley of Dry Bones

By on in Theology

After a long while, I have come to the end of Ezekiel. A word-for-word slow and careful look at what the words and Spirit within me would say. Here is an outline of notes below what really stood out because of what the Lord’s people did to betray Him as their everlasting and loving Lord and God YHWH. He applied a just and harsh punishment to them and surrounding nations. There is a place (Ezekiel 18:21-32) on a page where I could not catch a welled-up tear before it dropped on one the pages (pg 1344 of Heirloom).

“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.” – Ezekiel 36:26-28

HIGHLIGHTS

The glory of God is an unspeakable thing to witness. Unless we are given the strength and charge to speak.
The physical sense of holiness is transmittable over physical matter. From the attire of Godly men and the sacrifices made to YHWH.
He did this to vindicate the holiness of His great name.
The geographical position and place of Israel were given by YHWH to the 12 tribes of Jacob.
The Lord causes calamity as an outcome of rebellion; he doesn’t just let disasters or invasions happen.
He is fiercely jealous for His people and His glory.
“Then, they will know I am the Lord.” Often appears throughout the book. I found myself wanting to apologize for His people and what they had done to Him before all other nations.
The priestly order “Sons of Zadok” remained faithful throughout all the betrayal and defilement. The Lord honored them for that in His third temple that will get built on the temple mount in Jerusalem.

For all the events that have occurred, the Lord revealed Himself by his glory, by his judgment and restoration. If narrowly following a single story at a time, one might conclude that the Lord God YHWH is unjustly vindictive. Yet it’s a love story—a story of redemption through horrific circumstances.

A foreshadowing of Yeshua, our Most High king. The incredible gravity of His mercy, a descriptive and fearsome glory to witness. Ultimately His restoration of fellowship with His people.