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Chapter 35 records the doom of Edom. The inhabitants of [[Judah]] have now been carried away and Edom thought she had a chance to take possession of their land, but three years later the same fate befell Edom and her ruin is recorded in verses 11-15.

Chapters 36--48 are yet unfulfilled, and envision the future restoration of the land and people of [[Israel]]. The land is already beginning to flourish, but one day it will become like the Garden of Eden. It will be populated by a penitent [[Judah]] and [[Israel]]. These chapters look forward to a time when [[God]] will do a new and great work, and His glory will return to the land of [[Israel]].

Chapter 37 pictures a new nation. You will recall that both [[Israel]] and [[Judah]] were ruined politically. [[Assyria]] had scattered [[Israel]], and [[Judah]] had just been captured by [[Babylon]]. Both [[Isaiah]] and [[Jeremiah]] predicted a return from captivity, but [[Ezekiel]] 's [[vision]] goes even further down the years. He sees the time when the dead nation would come alive again. In the [[vision]] he saw very many bones in the valley, literally a battlefield, and the bones were very dry. This was a picture of utter defeat, with the bones of the armies drying and unburied. This was a very vivid description of the Jewish people, but through the power of [[God]]'s [[Word]] the bones came together and formed men, and through the power of the [[Spirit]] (wind), life was given to them. This does not teach a bodily resurrection, or even the salvation of the [[Jews]]. Rather, it pictures the future revival of the nation, when the [[Jews]] will be brought up out of Gentile nations where they have been scattered. Politically, this took place in May, 1948, when the modern nation of [[Israel]] once again entered the family of nations. The flag of [[David]] began to fly over the nation of [[Israel]] for the first time in 2,500 years. Of course, the nation is dead spiritually. But one day, when Christ returns, the nation will be born in a day to be saved.

In verses 15-28 we see the nation being reunited. The division of the nation into northern and southern tribes was the beginning of their downfall. One day [[God]] will reunite all the tribes under their true [[David]], [[Jesus]] Christ. He will make a covenant of [[peace]] with them (verse 26), and bring glory to His people once again.

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Prab at 17:55, 15 September 2015

Prab: Created page with "Chapter 35 records the doom of Edom. The inhabitants of Judah have now been carried away and Edom thought she had a chance to take possession of their land, but three year..."