Ye Dry Bones, Hear the Word of the Lord
As a prophet Ezekiel had many visions, and one of the most well-known has a distinct Halloween flavor. The prophet wrote, “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 bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.” He was in the midst of a valley full of the bones of people! The Lord asked the prophet, “Son of man, can these bones live?” The Lord then explained how they would live with this instruction: “Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.” The Lord instructed him, in this vision,...