Set The Stage: 1 Samuel 7:1-14 High priest Eli did not discipline his sons for their disgraceful behavior with the sacrifices brought to the Lord ..and..their treatment of the women So judgement was pronounced on the house of Eli His sons were killed and the Ark of God was captured by the Philistines…

Previously Ezekiel is shown a valley of Dry Bones that represent the condition of Israel in captivity in Babylon This is what the vision means..... Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, ‘We have become old, dry bones—all hope is gone. Our nation…

This vision dates to the period of Israel's history known as the Babylonian Exile . In 597 BC, the armies of Babylon overtook Jerusalem/Judah deported the Judean king and many Judean leaders to Babylon During Jehoiachin’s reign, the officers of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up against Jerusalem…

“Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” We are called to examine ourselves (take inventory) regularly There are some testament examples of God calling his people to look at themselves honestly Hezekiah trusted in the Lord , the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all…