QT 01/11/2024 Friday. Ezekiel 37. Bones alive! 活的骸骨。

QT 01/11/2024 Friday. Ezekiel 37
READ https://www.esv.org/Eze+37/

MEDITATION: In the valley of dry bones passage, the LORD envisioned the day when the "very dry" bones would, once again, have sinews, flesh and skin (Ezek 37:5-6).

Occurring after the promise of "a new heart, and a new spirit" (Ezek 36:26), the exiles in despair listening to this prophecy would wonder if it applied to them nationally or personally, or both.

Perspective 1: "These bones are the whole house of Israel" (Ezek 37:11) and this vision would thus speak of their restoration "into the land of Israel" sometime in the future (Ezek 37:12,14). There was hope for the nation, the "slain" (Ezek 37:9).

Perspective 2: "I will open your graves and raise you from your graves" (Ezek 37:12) hinted of future resurrection of the individual, in addition to national rescue out of Babylon.

Where there is "breath"/"spirit" (Ezek 37:5,9,10,14), there would be life. One day, "My servant David shall be king over them" (Ezek 37:24).

APPLICATION: Look back at history, the valley of dry bones had indeed come alive. Trust the LORD God to restore His people through His Spirit, where prince David "my servant" (Ezek 37:25) would rule and shepherd them. Under this ideal, they would not fall into idolatry anymore (Ezek 37:23). May these positives overpower the negativities in our lives today.

星期五2024年11月1日 今日读经：以西结书37章
http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/eze/37/

默想：在这篇关于平原上干枯的骸骨，耶和华设想那一天当那些“非常干枯”的骸骨会再次生筋长肉长皮(结37:5-6)。

在神应许他们“新心、新灵”(结36:26)之后，那些绝望被掳的子民听了这段预言，他们或许会想这到底是指全国的还是个人的应用，或两者都是。

观点(1):“这些骸骨就是以色列全家”(结37:11)和这个异象则诉说着未来“以色列地”的复兴(结37:12,14)。 这个国家，“被杀的人”，是有希望的(结37:9)。

观点(2):“我要打开你们的坟墓，把你们从坟墓中领上来”(结37:12)预表着未来以色列国将会从巴比伦被拯救出来之外，个人在未来也会复活。

哪里有“气息”/“灵”(结37:5,9,10,14),哪里就有生命。有一天，“我的仆人大卫必作他们的王”(结37:24)。

应用：回顾历史，平原上的干枯骸骨确实活过来了。信靠主耶和华会以祂的灵复兴祂的子民，而大卫王“我的仆人”(结37:25)将会掌管和牧养他们。在这样的理想中，他们就不会拜偶像了(结37:23)。愿这正面的一切能够战胜我们生命中一切的负面。