"A prophecy was . . . given to Ezekiel for the dry bones. The Lord would cause them to live. Tendons, flesh, skin, and breath would come on the bones so that live people would be formed. Then this 'resurrected' people would know that God was the Lord (Ezek. 37 vv.4-6). So Ezekiel did exactly as the Lord commanded and proclaimed the Lord's words to the dead, dry bones. While he was speaking, all the bones came together and took on themselves tendons, flesh, and skin. But no breath was found in them (vv.7-8).
"Ezekiel was instructed to prophesy again, this time to the breath to come from the four winds - probably indicating the full power of the entering breath (i.e., from every direction) to renew the bodies - and to breathe on these slain ones so that they might live (v.9). On doing so, Ezekiel saw this army of people come alive! Such was the vision itself.
