Olney Hymns · Character
The Dry Bones
The valley of dry bones in Ezekiel's vision, symbolizing Israel's restoration.
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Also known as The Dry Bones By Newton Ezekiel
First appearance: book i on select texts of scripture
The Dry Bones shows up with force in Preaching to the Dry Bones. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Symbolize spiritually dead sinners who can be revived by God's word and Spirit.
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Character groups
- Divine Judgment and Mercy
- Faith and Redemption Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional peak occurs in stanza V, where the speaker’s hope is violently extinguished as Satan obscures ev…
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See The Dry Bones in book i on select texts of scripture