Eze 37:1
37:1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the
     spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the
     valley which [was] full of {a} bones,

     (a) He shows by a great miracle that God has power and will
         deliver his people from their captivity, in as much as
         he is able to give life to the dead bones and bodies
         and raise them up again.

Eze 37:9
37:9 Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of
     man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come
     from the four {b} winds, O breath, and breathe upon these
     slain, that they may live.

     (b) Signifying all places where the Israelites were
         scattered that is, the faithful will be brought to the
         same unity of spirit and doctrine wherever they are
         scattered through the world.

Eze 37:13
37:13 And ye shall know that I [am] the LORD, {c} when I have
      opened your graves, O my people, and brought you out of
      your graves,

      (c) That is, when I have brought you out of those places
          and towns where you are captives.

Eze 37:16
37:16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write
      upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his
      companions: then take {d} another stick, and write upon
      it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and [for] all the
      house of Israel his companions:

      (d) Which signifies the joining together of the two houses
          of Israel and Judah.

Eze 37:19
37:19 Say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take
      the stick {e} of Joseph, which [is] in the hand of
      Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will
      put them with him, [even] with the stick of Judah, and
      make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.

      (e) That is, the house of Israel.

Eze 37:25
37:25 And they shall dwell in the {f} land that I have given to
      Jacob my servant, in which your fathers have dwelt; and
      they shall dwell in it, [even] they, and their children,
      and their children's children for ever: and my servant
      David [shall be] their prince for ever.

      (f) Meaning that the elect by Christ will dwell in heaven
          by Jerusalem, which is meant by the land of Canaan.



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