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Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47: A New Spirit Will I Put within You

Come Follow Me · Week 45 · November 2–November 8, 2026 · Ezekiel 36:26, 37:1-10, 34:11-16, 47:1-12, 33:11

Experience Ezekiel's powerful visions of dry bones rising, healing temple waters, and God's promise of a new heart

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Family discussion questions

Use these around the dinner table, in Sunday School, or for companionship study — each comes from this week's chapters.

  1. Spiritual renewal in this story was gradual, not dramatic. Why do you think God often works that way?
  2. What does it look like in everyday life when someone's 'stony heart' starts becoming a 'heart of flesh'?
  3. Have you ever felt spiritually 'dried out' like these bones? What helped you come back to life?
  4. What does this vision teach about God's power to restore things we think are beyond repair?
  5. Why do you think God uses the image of a heart transplant rather than just fixing the old heart?
  6. God didn't just bring the bones back — He made them 'an exceeding great army.' What does it say about God that He doesn't just restore, He transforms?
  7. What area of your life feels most like 'dry bones' right now?
  8. Which of these three visions speaks most to where you are in life right now?

Sample questions from this week's game

True or False: In Ezekiel 37, the valley of dry bones represents the resurrection and restoration of the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 37:1-14

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True — True! The valley of dry bones is one of the most dramatic visions in all of scripture. God showed Ezekiel a valley full of completely dried-out bones, then commanded him to prophesy — and the bones came together, grew flesh, and received breath. This vision represents both the literal resurrection and the spiritual restoration of scattered Israel, showing that nothing is too 'dead' for God to bring back to life.

Ezekiel 36:26

Ezekiel 36:26

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A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. — Ezekiel 36:26 is one of the most powerful conversion promises in scripture. God doesn't just patch up our old heart — He gives us a completely new one. The 'stony heart' represents spiritual hardness, resistance to the Spirit, and unwillingness to change. The 'heart of flesh' is soft, tender, and responsive to God. This is what true repentance looks like — a complete inner transformation.

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This week covers Ezekiel 36:26, 37:1-10, 34:11-16, 47:1-12, 33:11. Read the chapters at churchofjesuschrist.org.

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