Death comes to life in Ezekiel’s bone-rattling symbolism

Prophet’s God promises good times as way to salvage divine reputation

Dry bones: Photo by Ta Z via Unsplash; published under terms of the Unsplash license.

I can't read Ezekiel 37 without mentally hearing the words of the black spiritual:

Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones,
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones,
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones,
Now hear ye the word of the Lord!

What followed was a not-so-accurate anatomy les…