COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Ezekiel 37:1-14
The vision of the valley of dry bones refers to the spiritual condition of the Jewish exiles. Their country and their national identity had been crushed beyond any hope of revivification. They felt that there was about as much chance of their fortunes being restored as there was for a skeleton suddenly to come back to life. Ezekiel's vision gives hope to the exiles that God would restore the nation to newness of life. Though the original context of this passage does not refer to personal resurrection, it does show that God's Spirit has the power and the will to raise his people from the clutches of death. Nothing is impossible with the God who gives life to all that exists.

Epistle: Acts 2:1-21
The promised Spirit comes upon the church in the mid…