Eze 37:3-5 | TNotes | STEP | 37:3 Son of man, can these bones become living people again? The expected answer was no, but Ezekiel knew that God’s power is unlimited, so he turned the question back to God. The real issue was not whether the Lord was able to make these bones live, but whether it was his will to do so.

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‏ Ezekiel 37:3-5

37:3 ^a Son of man, can these bones become living people again? The expected answer was no, but Ezekiel knew that God’s power is unlimited, so he turned the question back to God. The real issue was not whether the Lord was able to make these bones live, but whether it was his will to do so.
Summary for Ezek 37:4-6: 37:4-6 ^b It was God’s will that these bones should live. His will was mediated through the prophetic message that Ezekiel was to speak ... to these bones, declaring that they should be restored into living, breathing bodies again, complete with flesh and muscles and breath.

• The word translated breath can also be translated “spirit” or “wind,” a play on words that continues throughout this chapter.