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Ezekiel stands in a valley of bones and prophesies. There’s a great noise, and a rattling of bones (called a seismos by the LXX, an “earthquake”). Soon an army is before him, but without breath (pneuma). So Ezekiel prophesies again and the wind (pneuma) stirs up until they come to life and have breath in them (37:8-10). So, Yahweh says, He will “open your graves” (anoigo humon ta mnemata) and cause Israel and Judah to emerge from exile (37:12).

Jesus is on the cross, on a mountain that is a “place of the skull.” He cries out in a loud voice, and gives up His Spirit (pneuma). There is an earthquake (he ge eseisthe) and graves open (ta mnemeia aneoxthesan) so that the dead can climb out and visit the holy city. Thus are Israel and Judah again called from exile.

posted by Peter J. Leithart on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 2:41 pm

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