Bible Blossom - Storyteller's Handbook

T HE E X I L E • 113

Setting

A prophetic vision (during the Exile)

• The Lord • Ezekiel • The dry bones

Major Characters

Plot

Introduction and Rising Action 1. The Lord shows Ezekiel a vision of a valley full of dry bones. 2. He asks Ezekiel if they can live. 3. He then calls Ezekiel to prophesy life to the bones. Climax 4. As he speaks, the bones begin to join together, and muscles, and flesh return to them 5. The Lord then calls Ezekiel to prophesy to the breath, telling it to come and make them live again. 6. As he spoke, the people in the valley came to life and stood as a great multitude. Falling Action and Resolution 7. The Lord explains that this is what he will do for his people. He will bring them out of their graves and put his Spirit in them that they may live.