Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Ezekiel 37:1-6
by: Dale Rood.
God commands Ezekiel to "prophesy upon these bones" (v. 4). To prophesy is not to predict the future. Rather, it is to proclaim the Word of God over, on behalf of, or against. As my college religion professor would say, "It is not fore-telling but rather it is forth-telling." God is commanding Ezekiel to be bold in his proclamation, for what God will do is determined by how boldly Ezekiel proclaims God's Word. God's promise is that these bones shall live in response to such bold declarations. What bones is God waiting for you to proclaim his Word over?