Beloved, always remember one thing. The word
of Israel's God cannot be broken. The word of
God cannot be broken. You can stake your very
life. on God's word. Well, sir, in our last heart
-to -heart talk regarding world condition and
Israel's place in the world today, I left you
with the reading of a portion of the word of
God as found in the 36th chapter of Ezekiel.
I will read the twenty -ninth verse and then
continue without referring to anything that i
have said previously i will call for the corn
and will increase it and lay no famine upon you
he is talking about israel now and remember something
That which I am giving you was prophesied 1400
years before Christ was born in Bethlehem. If
you want to know something that is convincing,
that is inspiring, awe -inspiring, and that is
the fact that that which was prophesied by the
Holy Spirit More than 1400 years before Jesus
Christ was born in Bethlehem. And the thing that
was fulfilled. Remember something. This is prophecy
fulfilled in our generation. It is now a matter
of history. And yet it was prophesied. More than
1400 years before. the birth of Christ. I will
call for the corn and will increase it and lay
no famine upon you. This is God's promise, his
covenant to Israel, to Abraham and Abraham's
seed. I will multiply the fruit of the tree and
the increase of the field. I will also cause
you to dwell in the cities and the wastes shall
be builded. and the desolate land shall be tilled,
whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that
passed by. And they shall say, This land that
was desolate is become like the garden of Eden,
and the waste and desolate and ruined cities
are become fenced and are inhabited. So shall
the waste cities be filled with flocks of men.
And they shall know that I am the Lord. I had
before me a paper that I have kept for years.
It's dated Wednesday, April the 13th, 1949. And
I shall never forget the thrill when I read it.
It's just the daily newspaper. That's all. And
yet little did the millions of people who read
it in their everyday reading of the newspaper
realized what a wonderful fulfillment of Bible
prophecy this one page really was. April the
13th, 1949. It's a declaration that comes from
the president of Israel. I read only the first
paragraph. For many years, American Jews have
played a prominent part in laying the foundation
of the new life that is springing up in our ancient
land, Israel. We have now obtained the status
of national independence. We are now about to
enter a new phase. What new phase? The very thing
that was prophesied by the Holy Spirit through
Ezekiel more than 1400 years before the birth
of Christ. The word of Israel's God can never
be broken. Now, pass, if you will, please, to
the 37th chapter of Ezekiel. Open your own Bible.
It will mean so much more to you. Instead of
just having me read it and listening to me, open
your own Bible. Begin the practice of reading
your Bible. Mark it like I do mine. And here
in the 37th chapter of Ezekiel, we have Ezekiel's
vision of the Valley of Dry Bones. This, my friend,
is a vision of the national restoration of Israel.
Ezekiel's vision of the Valley of Dry Bones.
It's a strange vision. which God gave to the
prophet. The Holy Spirit himself was the author
of it. And in detail, and this is what the most
remarkable thing is so far as I'm concerned,
the detail in which the Holy Spirit describes
the national restoration of Israel. Oh, it's
dramatic. It's intensely dramatic. Don't tell
me that you read the Word of God and you aren't
thrilled and you aren't moved by it. This is
one of the most dramatic scenes in the entire
Word of God. And it must have made a great impression
upon the prophet. Listen to the story. Verses
1 and 2. The 37th chapter of Ezekiel. 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. Get this picture. As Ezekiel
looked upon this valley, filled with the bones
of human skeletons, dry, bleached, it was horrible
desolation. Oh, look at the description. The
desolation was horrible. And it must have made...
an indelible impression upon the mind of Ezekiel.
And as Ezekiel was looking up on this valley
of dry bones, just bones, no flesh upon the bones,
just bleached bones, that's all, no sign of flesh.
And as he gazed, Upon this valley of dry bones,
human skeletons, God spoke to the prophet. And
he asked a question. Can these bones live? These
human skeletons, bleached and dry, can these
bones live? And I supposed if Ezekiel had been
pressed for an answer, he would have said hopelessly,
no. How can they live? It's impossible. Not even
a miracle could put flesh on these bones now.
They're bleached. They're dry. Humanly speaking,
there wasn't the slightest possibility of bringing
life. to this dismal sea. But instead of answering
in haste, Ezekiel gave these words as his answer,
and it was a wise one. And he said, O Lord God,
thou knowest. Was that a wise one? Of himself,
he would have said, no. But he took God into
consideration. That's the way it is with every
miracle. The man, you know, who doesn't take
God into consideration will say, no, it's impossible.
Scientifically, no, it cannot be. Reason says,
no, it cannot be. It is impossible. It's always
like that in the mind of a man who doesn't take
God into consideration. But Ezekiel, taking God
into consideration, when the thing looked absolutely
hopeless, gave a very wise answer, and he said,
oh, Lord God. Thou knowest. And God knew. And
Ezekiel knew that God had a great plan. He didn't
know what God intended to do. Ezekiel, I do not
believe, knew at the moment what he was actually
seeing or God's plan in it all. Mm -hmm. Ye shall
live. Oh, when God speaks those words. The same
God who said to Abraham, I will, also gave these
three important words, ye shall live. Watch it.
And I'm reading the word of God. 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. 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. Oh, what a prophecy. What
a prophecy. And Ezekiel believed the word of
the Lord. He believed. And God knew that Ezekiel
would believe. That's the reason he chose him
in the first place. That was the reason the Holy
Spirit used the vessel of Ezekiel. God knows
exactly. whom he can trust. And Ezekiel was obedient.
God said, prophesy upon these bones and say unto
them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
And Ezekiel obeyed God and he did exactly that.
And what happened? A miracle was wrought. And
that miracle that Ezekiel saw take place in the
Spirit. And remember, all of this was done in
the Spirit. It was the word of prophecy given
centuries ago. What Ezekiel saw take place in
the Spirit more than 1 ,400 years before Jesus
was born in Bethlehem, you and I saw fulfilled
in our generation. That's exactly what the president
of Israel was saying in his proclamation of April
the 13th, 1949, when he said we have now obtained
the status of national independence. We are now
about to enter a new phase. Israel had become
a nation. had become a nation recognized by every
nation in the world except Russia. Ezekiel, in
the spirit, was obedient to God when God said
unto him, prophesy upon these bones and say unto
them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
And a miracle was wrought, and this is what he
saw in the spirit. and the bones came together.
Mm -hmm. What was the president of Israel saying?
The bones have come together. And so I prophesied
as I was commanded, Ezekiel said. And as I prophesied,
there was a noise, and behold, a shaking, and
the bones came together, bone to his bone. and
when i beheld lo the sinews and the flesh came
upon them and the skin covered them above but
there was no breath in them skin came upon the
bones these parched dry bones he saw skin come
upon the bones but only skin there was no breath
in them That's exactly where Israel is today,
right now. Flesh upon the bones, they are again
in their land, Israel, even as God promised.
But remember, the breath, the power of the Holy
Spirit is not yet in them. The Spirit, the living
God, that new birth experience has not yet come
within them. The day is coming. The greatest
revival the world has ever known is going to
come to Israel, the Jew, when they as a whole,
as one, will accept the Christ as their true
Messiah. Here they are today. There's been a
great shaking. And the bones have come together,
bone to bone. Sinu and flesh have come upon them.
Skin covers them. But there is no breath. The
thing that gives life, spiritual life, they have
not. yet as a nation. They will, but not yet
have they accepted the Christ as the true Messiah.
And the prophet looked out upon a valley full
of dead bodies of human beings. Don't stop now.
Something happened. And breath came into them.
It's coming. this is yet future and breath came
into them let's continue now that ninth and tenth
verses and i'm reading from the 37th chapter
of ezekiel thus saith the lord god come Come
from the four winds, O breath, breathe upon these
slain that they may live. And so I prophesied
as he commanded me, and the breath came into
them, and they lived, and they stood up upon
their feet, and exceeding lay great army. Oh,
what a sight to behold. Don't you ever underestimate
the power of Israel? because God is with them,
and God will protect them, and God is on their
side. What a sight to behold! Oh, how the prophet
must have wondered at the meaning of so strange
a miracle. But God did not leave him in doubt.
He gave to Ezekiel the interpretation of the
vision. Lest there should be any doubt in your
mind. The 11th verse. Watch. These bones are
the whole house of Israel. Why haven't we seen
it all these years? My friend, why haven't you
seen it? Why haven't our statesmen seen it? Why
have we passed over this important part of the
word of God? Lest there should be any doubt,
the Lord said, These bones are the whole house
of Israel. God bless you.