"Then You Shall Know That I Am The Lord" - Part Three

This week's message will use as a source Ezekiel 37 entitled "Vision Of Dry Bones." Ezekiel 36-39 illustrates Jehovah God using the phrase "Then You Shall Know That I Am The Lord" numerous times. In this series we are attempting, with the Lord's assistance, to determine why He uses this phrase?

Ezekiel 37 describes a vision Jehovah God showed to His Son Jesus. Ezekiel 37:1-5 says, "The hand of The Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of The Lord and set me down in the midst of the valley and it was full of bones. Then He caused me to pass by them all around and behold there were very many in the open valley and indeed they were very dry. And He said to me, 'Son of man, can these bones live?' So I answered, 'O Lord God, You know.' Again He said to me, 'Prophesy to these bones and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of The Lord!' Thus says The Lord God to these bones; 'surely I will cause breath to enter into you and you shall live.'"

Jehovah God shows Jesus a valley full of dry bones and says to Jesus "Can these bones live?" Jesus replies, "O Lord God, You know." There are numerous interpretations about the identity of the dry bones. The bones could be a person, a church or a nation.

Notice in verse 5 God causes breath to enter these bones. Jehovah God through Jesus can bring a spiritually dead entity back to life. This can only happen through receiving Jesus as ones Lord and Savior. {Romans 10:9} Then in verse 6 our Lord proclaims . . .

"Then You Shall Know That I Am The Lord."

Our Lord then takes this message a step further. In Ezekiel 37:11 He says, "Then He said to me, 'Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, Our bones are dry, our hope is lost and we ourselves are cut off!'" The Lord God responds, "Behold, O My People, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves and bring you into the land of Israel." He will bring them Spiritually to life again and will bring them back to Israel! Hallelujah!

Ezekiel 37:13 explains why our Lord will accomplish this for all people . . .

"Then You Shall Know That I Am The Lord."

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You In His Care,

Frank