The Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37, 1 – 14). Wood engraving by Gustave Doré (French illustrator, 1832 – 1883), published in 1886. ZU_09/Getty Images who’ll sinew sinecured survive. Jon D. Levenson, ...
It was 597 B.C. when Ezekiel and thousands of other citizens of Judah were taken over by the Babylonians and forced into exile. Ezekiel had been living as a captive in Babylon for five years with his ...
This is French artist Gustave Dore's depiction of the Valley of Dry Bones from the 37th Chapter of the prophetic Book of Ezekiel. Dore lived from 1832-83. (Courtesy Photo) There is nothing else in the ...
"Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones..." Can you hear the refrain of the old spiritual echoing in your head? Can you conjure up Ezekiel's vision of a valley strewn with dry, bleached human bones left ...
The Lord led Ezekiel into a valley strewn with dry bones, and asked him, “Ezekiel, can these dry bones live again?” Ezekiel answered, “I don’t know, Lord, but You know.” So the Lord said to Ezekiel, ...
I think you’re thinking of “Dem Bones,” which is an old spiritual that has been, over the years, modified for assorted audiences, and they’ve added connections. But here is the as-near-as-I-can-get-to ...
It is time for a review of the hip thigh bone theory of the world. The theory is based on the 1920s African-American spiritual “Dem bones, Dem Bones, Dem Dry Bones.” The ditty in turn was based on a ...