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Once again the Lord made it very evident that what He would do for them was not because of some goodness on their part. He plainly stated that it was not for their sakes that He would restore the land to them and bless it with great abundance.
Eze. 36:32 The Lord was certainly not one bit slack in reminding them that they would remember their ways of wickedness and loathe themselves for all of their wicked ways. Eze. 36:31-32 An emotion that is common to all who violate the Word of the Lord. Yet the Lord, for His own purpose and because He loves and forgives, stated that He would cleanse and save them from their unrighteousness. The land and the people would be blest. How patient and loving the Lord is. Eze. 36:33-38
The valley of dry bones. Eze. 37:1-8 How many thousands of sermons have been preached from this portion of Scripture. What ever application has been made of this event it must be noted that it is the result of the hearing of the Word of the Lord. Their springing into life was the result of the impartation of the breath (ruach, also translated spirit or wind) of the Lord. Most definitely and perhaps the outstanding feature of a last day revival is the coming together of the body of Christ. Here in Ezekiel individuals are seen as the various members of their body are united. The Lord Jesus will have a united body of believers in the end of the age. United not by organization but by the Word and the Spirit. Paul urged the Corinthian church to come too, and practice this type of unity. 1 Cor. 1:10
The beauty of Ezekielís prophecy is that it accomplished the purpose of imparting life to that which was dead and well dried out. All those bodies scattered around the valley came together but were not alive for they had no breath in them. At the command of the Lord, Ezekiel called for the breath or the Spirit of the Lord to come from the direction of the four winds to breathe upon them and impart life to them all. Winds blowing from four directions at one and the same time can only mean a mighty whirlwind or a hurricane of immense proportions. In prophetic vein of thought it is apparent that Ezekiel was prophesying of the first resurrection and the glorious second coming of Christ. Eze. 37:9 Jesus said that at His second coming and the rapture, that the world would see Him coming in the clouds of glory. Then, at that time, He would send His angels and they would gather His elect from the four winds of the earth. Mark 13:26-27 Which leads me to believe that among the many events taking place at that particular moment of time, there may also be some extra ordinary winds.
After all, the clouds are carried about by the winds.