Would you like to give me your comments on Ezekiel 37:1-14.
Step 1: Reading the text aloud
- Listen for words or phrases that have initial impact upon you. What jumps out as being significant to the text?
- What picture is this text initially creating on the screen of your imagination?
Step 2: Pressing Deeper
- What previous memories (in the text) are stirred in the re-reading of this text?
- What is our historical baggage? (in the text)
What questions does the text raise for you?
- Are there elements of the text that pose a stumbling block to you?
- Is there anything surprising about the passage?
- What emotions does it create within you?
- What tone is represented in the narrative? What are you hearing Ezekiel say?
- Is this text saying anything specific about God?
Step 3
Why might this text be important for contemporary listeners?
- Why might this text be important for The Salvation Army?
Thank you!
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