The Vision of Ezekiel

In a vision the prophet Ezekiel is taken to a valley filled with human bones. God brings the dead back to life: the bones are joined, nerves and meat added, and covered in a skin. Ezekiel sees to it that the bodies are filled with a spirit too.

The vision should be seen as a prediction of the resurrection of Israel. Ezekiel lived during the Babylonian exile: the people of Israel needed messages of hope.

After the bones were brought back to life, God instructs Ezekiel to make sure that the people now stick to the Biblical laws.