The Resurrection of Israel

UNDERSTANDING BIBLE PROPHECY

Session 3: THE RESURRECTION OF ISRAEL

The Valley of Dry Bones; The Davidic Covenant

(Ezekiel 37; 2 Samuel 7)

To have an accurate view of the end times, you need a correct view of .

Throughout Scripture, what has Israel done to displease God?

What is God’s multi-step response to their disobedience?

1. of Jerusalem
2. of the nation (Jer. 25:4-12; Dan. 9:1-2)
3. of their minds (John 12:40)
4. of Israel/ grafting in of the Gentiles (Rom. 11:11-31)

“Can these bones live?” (v.3) invokes the concept of a .

God is showing Ezekiel a of Israel coming back to life.

Resurrection, Phase One (v.4-8):

Resurrection, Phase Two (v.9-14):

What is meant by “the whole house of Israel?” (v.11)

Verse 12 is to be interpreted as:

How is modern-day Israel like an animated corpse?

The first event to usher in the end times is the of Israel.

Verses 15-23:

The first stick represents:

The second stick represents:

When Ezekiel unites the two sticks, it’s a picture of God Israel and Judah into one , under one .

They will be gathered from:

They will be reunited in:

The reuniting of Israel will involve .

Who will be their king? “My servant David” is a reference to .

What is a covenant?

Covenants are always initiated by . There are two types of covenants: and .

Some major covenants in Scripture:

ABRAHAMIC COVENANT

Type:

Recipient:

Basis:

Content: For Abraham’s descendants- land, national greatness, a great name, blessing for allies, cursing for enemies, blessing through them for all families of the earth.

MOSAIC COVENANT

Type:

Recipient:

Basis:

Content: Israel will receive blessing if they keep the law; cursing if they do not.

NEW COVENANT

Type:

Recipient:

Basis:

Content: Eternal salvation by grace through faith.

DAVIDIC COVENANT

Type:

Recipient:

Basis:

In the Davidic Covenant, God promises David two things:

1. A and place for Israel.
2. An for David.

Near Fulfillment:

Far Fulfillment:

The term for the one who would sit on David’s throne is .

In what dispensation is the Davidic throne assumed?

According to II Sam. 7, to rule as king from David’s throne, Jesus had to meet two requirements:

1. He had to be a of David.
2. He would be legally entitled to sit on David’s throne through .

However…

No blood descendent of David through Solomon could ascend to the throne because of the on (Jer. 22; Matthew 1:11)

God’s solution:

Matthew records Jesus’ genealogy through Joseph, Luke records His genealogy through Mary. Both genealogies are necessary; Joseph is the line. Mary is the line.

Summary of Jesus’s right to the Davidic Throne:

1. As Joseph’s legal son in the kingly line, He…
2. As a blood descendent of David’s son, Nathan, through His mother, Mary, Jesus is…
3. Since Jesus was Joseph’s legal son, but not his blood descendent, He
4. God has kept every part of His covenant with King David except one:

Can a God who works out the intricacies of Jesus’ lineage cause dry bones to live again?