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2.  The Vision – Ezekiel 37:1-10  The Interpretation of The Vision – Ezekiel 37:11-14  Some Applications For Us Today 2

3.  The valley of dry bones – (1,2)  Can these bones live? – (3)  The Lord’s Pronouncement – (4-6)  Ezekiel prophesies – (7)  The bones come together – (8)  Breath enters the bodies – (9,10) 3

4.  The dry bones represent the house of Israel in exile – (11a)  Apparent hopelessness of Israel – (11b)  Israel’s resurrection and return to their land – (12,13)  Israel given life – (14) 4

5.  We need to obey God regardless – (3-7; 2 Kings 5:10-14; Luke 6:46; Acts 2:38)  Nothing Is Impossible With God – (Rom. 8:31; Phili 4:13)  Preach What God Says To Preach – (7; 2 Tim 4:2-4; 1 Pet. 4:11; Co. 1:28) 5

6.  A lost world given hope in Christ – (Our need to preach to these dry bones) – Eph. 2:1-5; Mat 9:37,38; Mk 16:16; Acts 8:4  Lost lambs who need to be found and brought back to the flock – Ez. 34:4; Luke 15:4- 7; James 5:19,20; Gal. 6:1 6

7.  Hope in the midst of –  Death of a loved one – 1 Thes 4:13-18  Old age – Is. 46:4; Ps. 92:14  Physical illness – 2 Cor. 4:16,17  Broken relationships – Mat. 12:48-50  Disappointments – Gal. 6:9  Struggling local churches – Rev. 3:1-6;16-21 7

8. John 5:28-29 (NKJV) 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. 8

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