By Michael C. Mack
1. With whom over the last week did you share the good news that God “will save you from all your uncleanness”?
2. When have you faced what appeared to be a hopeless circumstance? What happened?
Ask two people to read aloud Ezekiel 37:1-14 one after the other, preferably from different Bible versions. Then ask a third person to retell the passage as creatively and picturesquely as possible (in three minutes or less).
3. What methods did God use to teach Ezekiel about God’s restorative power?
4. Looking at the entire passage (including vv. 11-14), what does the valley of dry bones and their reanimation represent . . . for Israel? For God’s church today?
5. What did Ezekiel learn about God?
• What do you learn about God from this passage?
6. What does this passage teach you about yourself?
7. What significance is there to God breaking the reanimation process into two stages (restoration of flesh and breath)?
8. Look again at God’s question and Ezekiel’s response in verse 3. In his “Application” for this study, David Faust said, “Some situations are so desperate and complicated, only God himself can resolve them.” What does this teach you about ministering to others?
9. God gave Ezekiel a seemingly ridiculous, impossible task, yet Ezekiel obeyed. What does this teach you about obeying God?
10. How will you team with God this week to “preach” to “dry bones” (those who are spiritually dead) with the aim of seeing God bring new life to them?
11. Based on our study and discussion, complete this sentence: “This week, I will . . .”
For Next Week: Read and reflect on Ezekiel 43:1-12. You can also read next week’s supplemental texts as well as the Study and Application sections as part of your personal study.
Author: Christian Standard
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