EZEKIEL REBUKES THE SHEPHERDS OF ISRAEL FOR NOT HEALING THE SICK.

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, even to the shepherds, Thus saith the Lord God: Woe unto the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the sheep? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill the fatlings; but ye feed not the sheep. The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought back that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor have ye ruled over them. And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered. My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my sheep were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and there was none that did search or seek after them. (Ezekiel, Chapter 34: 1-6.)

THE WONDERFUL VISION OF THE DRY BONES.

The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the spirit, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. And he caused me to pass by them round about; and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and lo,