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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 37:1

Ezekiel 37:1. The hand of the Lord was upon me I was actuated by a divine power; and carried me out in the Spirit of the Lord Or, by the Spirit of the Lord. It is highly probable that all this passed in vision. And set me down in the midst of the valley full of bones The first and great object of this prophecy seems evidently to be the restoration of the Jews from the Babylonish captivity. A nation carried into captivity ceases to be a nation, and therefore may be fitly compared to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 37:1-28

The nation revived and reunited (37:1-28)With Jerusalem destroyed and the people in exile, Israel’s national life had come to an end. To Ezekiel it appeared as if a great army had been slaughtered in battle and the bodies of the dead left to rot in the sun. All that was left was a lot of dry bones. Israel’s condition appeared to be beyond hope (37:1-3).God now promises Ezekiel that he will do the impossible. He will bring Israel back to life - as if he brings the scattered bones together, puts... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 37:1

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah . App-4 . in the spirit = by the spirit. Compare Ezekiel 1:1 , Ezekiel 1:3 ; Ezekiel 8:3 ; Ezekiel 11:24 , Ezekiel 11:25 ; Ezekiel 40:2 , Ezekiel 40:3 . These expressions show the meaning of Revelation 1:10 . spirit. Hebrew. ruach . App-9 . valley = plain. Some word as in Ezekiel 3:22 , Ezekiel 3:23 , and Ezekiel 8:4 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 37:1

THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES;THE RESTORATION AND REUNION OF JUDAH AND EPHRAIM UNDER MESSIAHHere is a remarkable prophecy of the ingathering of scattered, discouraged, and disillusioned Israel from the nations to which they had been dispersed, the repatriation of them in their homeland, and also of the unification of Ephraim and Joseph under the benign government of the Lord Jesus Christ. "This is a plain forecast of the conversion of the Jews to Christ."[1]The first part of the chapter (Ezekiel... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 37:1

Ezekiel 37:1. The hand of the Lord was upon me— It is the general opinion of the best commentators, that all this passed in vision. The first and great object of this prophesy seems evidently to be, the restoration of the Jews from the Babylonish captivity. Bishop Warburton observes, that the messengers of God prophesying for the people's consolation in disastrous times, frequently promise a restoration to the former days of felicity; and, to obviate all distrust from unpromising appearances,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 37:1

1. carried . . . in the spirit—The matters transacted, therefore, were not literal, but in vision. the valley—probably that by the Chebar (Ezekiel 3:22). The valley represents Mesopotamia, the scene of Israel's sojourn in her state of national deadness. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 37:1-2

The Lord lifted Ezekiel up by His Holy Spirit and transported him in a vision to the middle of a valley full of dry bones (cf. Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 8:1; Deuteronomy 28:25-26). This may have been the same valley (or plain, Heb. biq’a) in which Ezekiel saw his vision of God’s glory (cf. Ezekiel 3:22). In this vision, the prophet walked around among the many very dry bones that littered this valley. They represent the Israelites slain during the conquest of the land and now in exile for a very... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 37:1-14

An illustration of Israel’s restoration 37:1-14This well-known apocalyptic vision of the valley of dry bones pictures the manner in which Yahweh would restore His people. [Note: For a review of apolcalyptic as a literary genre, of which this passage is an example, see the Introduction section of these notes, or Alexander, "Ezekiel," p. 924.] This may be the best-known section of the Book of Ezekiel."Few other passages have suffered more from the extremes of interpreters who see either too much... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 37:1-28

The Revival and Reunion of IseaelFrom the future of the land Ezekiel now turns to that of the nation, long ago divided by the revolt of the Ten Tribes, and now seemingly extinct. The exiles feel themselves to be but its scattered bones (Ezekiel 37:11). In a striking and beautiful vision, suggested no doubt by this current saying, Ezekiel predicts that the dead nation will come to life again (Ezekiel 37:1-14), and by a symbolic action he represents the coming reunion of the rival kingdoms of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 37:1

(1) In the midst of the valley.—The word is the same as in Ezekiel 3:22; Ezekiel 8:4, and having the definite article prefixed, is very probably the same plain, now seen in spirit, in which Ezekiel had seen his former visions.Which was full of bones.—It is better, with the Hebrew, to put a stop after “plain” (valley), and then read, this was full of bones. The bones, as the subsequent verses show, were not heaped together, but thickly strewn upon the face of the plain. After the prophet’s mind... read more