Prophesy to Bones...acting it out, use your words.

Again as we said before in an earlier post (Acting Out on Purpose,) many of the Old testament Prophets were commanded to act out the word of the Lord. 

In this chapter 37 of Ezekiel even uses the word commanded in the text, in V7 and again in verse v10. However, in this passage, another element indicative of the gift 'in a man' rather than the 'gift of prophecy' is displayed here. Namely that, as the man of God prophesies, what has been prophesied begins to happen, immediately changing the reality. This is probably one of the most familiar passages out of Ezekiel, it is the valley of dry bones. 

37 The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry.  

3 And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”So I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”4 Again He said to me,  “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. 6 I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that Iam the Lord.”’”7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.9 Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”’” 10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. 14 I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord.’”

What was Ezekiel commanded to do in this chapter?
v4 - Prophesy to these bones
v4 - Say to them ,"O dry bones hear the word of the Lord"

v7 - So I prophesied (to the bones) as I was commanded

v9 - Prophesy to the breath
v9 - Say to the breath, "come from the four winds, O breath, breathe on these slain, that they may live."  
v10 - So I prophesied (to the breath) as He commanded me