Reading Time: 4 minutes
The vision of the valley of dry bones that Ezekiel was given pictured this new life and restoration of Israel to their homeland.
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September 18 | Application (‘Can These Bones Live?’)
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I gazed at my weary listeners—mothers with young children, a scared-looking teenage boy, and some tired-looking old men and women with despair on their faces. How could I possibly help them?
September 18 | Discovery
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Looking at the entire passage (Ezekiel 37:1-14) what does the valley of dry bones and their reanimation represent . . . for Israel? For God’s church today?
September 11 | New Heart
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Ezekiel continued to prepare the exiles in Babylon for the new days ahead. Now it was time to paint a brighter picture for their future beyond Babylon.
September 11 | Application (‘Amazing Grace or a Blazing Pace?’)
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Corrie ten Boom said, “If the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy.” A lot of Christ followers are stressed out. We’ve exchanged amazing grace for a blazing pace.
September 11 | Discovery
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How do memories from your past help you to live more faithfully today?
September 4 | The Watchman
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Ezekiel’s ministry of judgment on fallen Israel (chapters 1–24) and judgment on Ammon, Tyre, and Egypt (chapters 25–32) has turned to a ministry of being a watchman to the people of Israel (chapter 33) and specifically to the leaders of Israel (chapter 34).
September 4 | Application (‘Sound the Trumpet’)
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For generations of military members, bugles or trumpets literally served as a wake-up call when the rousing notes of “Reveille” stirred soldiers from slumber. This kind of trumpet call illustrates what the Lord had in mind when he told the prophet Ezekiel to be a watchman for the people of Israel.
September 4 | Discovery
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How can you be a spiritual “watchman” for others? For whom will you “sound the trumpet” to warn them about impending spiritual danger?