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Thus says the Lord Yahweh to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live.
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God's Sovereign Promise
Commentators emphasize that life comes from God's unconditional promise. The verse uses the powerful phrases "I will" and "you shall," showing that restoration is not based on human effort but on God's sovereign declaration and power. As Charles Spurgeon notes, God commands His message to be proclaimed, and then He Himself fulfills it.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
Breath. —The three words, “breath,” “wind,” and “spirit,” are represented in the Hebrew by the same word, and the context must det…
Baptist
He had to tell these bones the unconditional purposes and promises of God: "I will," and "you shall;" and this is the way in which God works out hi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord God to these bones By the prophet, who was sent to prophesy over them: behold, I will caus…
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Presbyterian
No created power could restore human bones to life. God alone could cause them to live. Skin and flesh covered them, and the wind was then told to …
