Ezekiel (Dry Bones Rise) (Ezekiel 1:1–48:35)

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Ezekiel (Dry Bones Rise)

Ezekiel 1:1–48:35

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Ezekiel 1:1-48:35

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This song belongs to the Ezekiel collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

Bible book: Ezekiel
Collection: Ezekiel
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Ezekiel saw the heavens open in the land of exile, and the glory of the Lord came like Like fire in the storm. By the river of the captives where the broken banners fell He saw lightning in the whirlwind and a throne no tongue could tell Living creatures full of burning, wheels within the wheels below Eyes were watching every turning, where the spirit chose to go And the voice above the thunder, called a prophet from the dust Son of man, stand up before me, speak my word because you must Can these bones live? Can the dead rise? Can the breath of God fill the valley one more time? Can the stone heart break? Can the grave let go? When the Lord says live Then the dry bones know He was sent to be a watchman Set upon a ruined wall With a warning for the wicked And a mercy in the call Jerusalem had blood upon her Princes, priests and prophets blind Still the glory would not vanish Still the Lord had not resigned Though the city burned behind them Though the temple gates were stained God was moving through the exile Not defeated, not contained Can these bones live? Can the dead rise? Can the breath of God fill the valley one more time? Can the stone heart break? Can the grave let go When the Lord says live Then the dry bones know I will wash you clean with water I will take the stone away I will put my spirit in you I will teach your feet my way From the east the glory rises Through the threshold like the sun And the river leaves the altar Till the desert starts to run Can these bones live? Hear the bones cry There is breath again in the valley of the dry Can the stone heart break? Can the dead seed grow? When the Lord says live Than the dry bones know From the ashes Of the city From the silence of the slain came the sound of holy breathing and the Lord returned again

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About the passage

Ezekiel 1: A throne appears where the captives are

The Book of Ezekiel opens among captives, not in Jerusalem, and the location matters before the vision even begins. The hand of the LORD reaches Ezekiel beside Chebar, where a storm of cloud, fire, brightness, living creatures, and impossible wheels gathers into ordered movement rather than chaos. Every strange feature points upward. Wings thunder and then become still. An expanse separates the creatures from what stands above them. There a sapphire-like throne and a human-like appearance blaze within fire and rainbow brightness. Ezekiel's careful language keeps saying "likeness" and "appearance," refusing to turn the vision into a diagram of God. The chapter's great reveal is not merely spectacle but presence: "the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD" has appeared in exile, and the prophet falls before the voice that follows.

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Ezekiel 2: A commission without a promise of applause

The glory that put Ezekiel on his face now gives him work to do, and the first act of the commission is to set him back on his feet. The Book of Ezekiel separates authorization from reception from the beginning. Israel is called rebellious, hardhearted, and resistant, yet Ezekiel is not promised that better delivery will make the people listen. His responsibility is to speak the words given to him whether they hear or refuse. Briers, thorns, scorpions, hostile words, and intimidating looks describe a genuinely painful audience without making that audience the source of the message. The commission then turns inward. Before Ezekiel can expose rebellion, he is warned not to become rebellious himself. A scroll written within and without, full of lamentation, mourning, and woe, is placed before him. The messenger must hear and receive before he speaks.

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Ezekiel 3: A sweet scroll and a silent watchman

A scroll full of lamentation becomes sweet in Ezekiel's mouth without becoming a pleasant message. That tension shapes the chapter. The Book of Ezekiel gives its prophet a strong face and a forehead harder than flint, but pairs that toughness with commands to receive God's words in his heart and hear them with his ears. Carried to Tel-abib in bitterness, Ezekiel spends seven astonished days sitting where the captives sit before the watchman's charge defines his responsibility. He must warn, while the hearer remains accountable for the response. Silence where warning is required brings guilt on the watchman; a delivered warning does not make him sovereign over another person's choice. The chapter then closes on a strange restriction. Ezekiel, commissioned to speak, is confined and made mute except when God opens his mouth. Even prophetic boldness remains governed by a received word.

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