The Breath of Life
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The Breath of
Life
How are you
doing?
Dry chain
has a broken heart.
Looks good on the outside but…
How are you doing today?
Do you feel dry, seized up, or broken hearted?
Are you ready to make a change?
Perhaps our lives resemble the
Israelites? Dead
Lifeless Dry Bones
The Breath of Life
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Dry Bones Video
Three Different Israelite Groups Taken Into
Captivity
• 606 BC• 597 BC• 586 BC (Jerusalem
destroyed)
Background
• Ezekiel had to show Israel that Jerusalem would be destroyed
• After the fall of Jerusalem he had to help them overcome their despair
Background
The book falls into 3 parts:1. Prophecies before the siege
of Jerusalem 1-242. Prophecies during the siege
of Jerusalem 25-32
Background
3. Messages after the fall of Jerusalem 33-48
The vision of dry bones in chapter 37 was a vision of
their restoration
God Wanted to Breath Life Into
the Dead Parts of Their
Lives. (V.1-10)
Why?(Vs. 11-14)
They were hungry and thirsty,
and their lives ebbed away.
~Psalm 107:5
Why Did God Release Them
From Captivity?(Ezekiel 39:25-29)
• God is compassionate• God wanted Israel to live
abundant lives• God is sovereign over life
& death• God restored His chosen
Dead, Lifeless, or Dry?
Are you…
Is your hope gone?
God wants to Breath Life
into the Dead Parts
of your lives.
Sometimes God restores us piece
by piece.• Mends brokenness
(bones)• Heals wounds (tendons
and skin)
Sometimes we may be healed
physically, but were still Lifeless
• Can these bones live?• Only God can answer
this question.
How are you
doing?
We need an outpouring and an infilling of God’s
Spirit today!
God’s (re)filling requires
maintenance on our part
Altar is open for prayer
Is it well with your soul?