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Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment in Zechariah’s vision when he sought to understand what he saw. That vision was about the completion of the temple. Notice that in Ezra 4 vs. 5 (MSG),
Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment in Zechariah’s vision when he sought to understand what he saw. That vision was about the completion of the temple. Notice that in Ezra 4 vs. 5 (MSG),
The vision of Zechariah in our Focal Scripture was ultimately focused on the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. Notice that in Ezra 4 vs. 4, the people who lived in the land tried to
The vision of Zechariah in our Focal Scripture was about the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. Notice that in Ezra 4 vs. 1-3, some enemies of Judah showed up and posed as supporters that
The vision of Zechariah pertained to the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. Notice that in Ezra 4, after King Cyrus of Persia had ordered the children of Israel to return to Jerusalem to rebuild
In our Focal Scripture, Zechariah was still asking questions about the vision he just saw. Notice that this vision was a prelude to the rebuilding of the temple. In Ezra 1, in order for the
It is instructive to observe that when God mandated Cyrus to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, Cyrus also mandated several Jews who were hitherto in captivity to return to Jerusalem (see Ezra 1, 2). The
During the period when Zechariah saw his vision, the children of Israel were already in captivity. Notice that in Ezra 1, Cyrus king of Persia proclaimed that God had mandated him to build a temple
In our Focal Scripture, Zechariah saw a vision of two olive trees which were positioned on either side of the golden lampstand. Agriculturists say that the olive tree produces wood that is hard. The wood
In our Focal Scripture, Zechariah saw a vision of two olive trees which were on either side of the golden lampstand. According to agriculturists, the olive tree may live for as long as a thousand
Our Focal Scripture speaks of when Zechariah saw two olive trees on either side of the lampstand in the temple. Agriculturists say that the olive tree may live up to a thousand years. Some trees
In Zechariah’s vision, He saw the two olive trees on either side of the lampstand. Agriculturists say that even when an olive tree is cut down, it sprouts again and fruits when it was meant
Our Focal Scripture speaks of the two olive trees that were positioned on both sides of the lampstand. These two olive trees supplied olive oil directly into the bowls that fed the lamps with oil.
In our Focal Scripture, Ezekiel speaks of how he prophesied according to God’s instruction, and the entire dry bones in the valley came back to life as an exceeding great army. God did not raise
Our Focal Scripture captures that moment when Ezekiel prophesied to the dry bones whose flesh had just been restored, and when they arose, they were an exceeding great army. It was not a case of
When the dry bones received breath from the four winds, they lived, and stood up on their feet. They received breath and they came back to life, and no longer needed anyone to even instruct
Before the dry bones came back to life, Ezekiel was commanded to prophesy to the wind and command it to breathe upon the slain. So the wind aligned with the dry bones and they came
Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when God Himself told Ezekiel to prophesy upon the dry bones. All that Ezekiel had seen prior to our Focal Scripture, were the dry bones and how that
The dry bones that Ezekiel saw in the midst of the valley were all scattered in the valley. When those bones would eventually come together, each bone came to its bone. So, prior to their
Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when Ezekiel passed by the dry bones round about. Ezekiel walked around the dry bones; he engaged in a circular movement around the bones. It was not movement
When Ezekiel walked round about the bones in the open valley, he observed that they were very dry. These bones were not freshly dead; the people had died and decayed, and their bones had become
When the hand of the Lord came upon Ezekiel, it carried him in the Spirit of the Lord and set him down in the midst of the valley that was filled with bones. As Ezekiel
When the hand of the Lord came upon Ezekiel, it carried him in the spirit of the Lord until it set him down in the midst of the valley which was filled with dry bones.
When the hand of the Lord came upon Ezekiel, it carried him in the spirit of the Lord, until it brought him to the valley which was filled with dry bones. Eventually, it became the
It is instructive to observe that the mission of Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones was to prophesy the bones back to life. Ezekiel did not come to the valley out of his own
The hand of the Lord was upon Ezekiel, and it carried him out in the spirit of the Lord. Ezekiel’s movement came by the hand of the Lord, and his vehicle of conveyance was the
The valley of dry bones speaks of a group of people, an army, who were murdered in the valley, and whose bodies degenerated until they all became dry bones. In that same valley where they
Our Focal Scripture speaks of how the hand of the Lord was upon Ezekiel and carried him out in the spirit of the Lord. The hand of the Lord was upon Ezekiel, and there was
In our Focal Scripture, Ezekiel spoke of how the hand of the Lord was upon him and carried him out in the spirit of the Lord. The hand of the Lord was upon Ezekiel and
Our Focal Scripture speaks of the valley which was full of dry bones. These bones were the bones of men who were slain in battle. They went into a battle, but they did not come
Our Focal Scripture speaks of how Ezekiel found himself set in a valley which was full of bones. Those bones were without flesh. So the men whose bones were in that valley had died, and
The dry bones that Ezekiel saw in our Focal Scripture were the bones of men who died in battle. These men faced opposition that was bigger than them, they may not have been able to
It is instructive to observe that the dry bones as recorded in our Focal Scripture, were the remains of warriors that came to the valley to fight. Ordinarily, their journey to the valley was meant
The dry bones that Ezekiel saw in our Focal Scripture were the remains of men who were slain in battle. They came to fight battles, but they ended up as victims. They came to win,
Our Focal Scripture introduces the famous story of the valley of dry bones. Right in that valley, there were very many dry bones, of men who were slain in the valley. Some men came to
In our Focal Scripture, the captains who had just been notified about the anointing of Jehu as King of Israel, all proclaimed that Jehu is king. The captains announced Jehu’s elevation. They announced what God
When Jehu came forth from the inner chamber where he was anointed as King over Israel, he attempted to hide the agenda that the trainee prophet came with. Jehu attempted to dismiss the visit of
When Jehu came forth from the inner chamber where he was anointed as king, his fellow captains enquired about the ‘mad’ fellow he had just been with. So the trainee prophet that came to anoint
In our Focal Scripture, as soon as the trainee prophet was done with the business of anointing Jehu, he opened the door and fled. He didn’t just walk away; he ran away. Notice that Elisha
When the trainee prophet that anointed Jehu was done with his assignment, he opened the door and fled. He literally ran away from the scene of his accomplishment. He was not going to sit down
In our Focal Scripture, the son of the prophet announced to Jehu God’s reason for selecting him as king. God told Jehu to strike the house of Ahab, to avenge the blood of prophets and
It is instructive to observe that immediately after Jehu was anointed as king, the trainee prophet that performed the assignment gave him his first assignment as king. So this was not an elevation that Jehu
It is instructive to observe that the trainee prophet who anointed Jehu was not the only trainee prophet in Israel. There were other trainee prophets who had received a call to join the school of
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