Charles Spurgeon Commentary Ezekiel 37:1

"The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of Jehovah, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones." — Ezekiel 37:1 (ASV)

The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD,

God's servants learn nothing until they have an experience similar to that of Ezekiel. They must be led by the Spirit of the Lord, and they must have their eyes and mouths opened by him, and then they can both see the vision and tell the vision to others.

And set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,

Like a huge grave, or charnel-house, or battlefield where the slain had not been buried. No servant of God would go without being sent to such a place, yet it was necessary that Ezekiel should be there so that he could understand and speak the message of God.