Valley of Dry Bones

     People of Israel and Judah were in exile. Their hope had died as they were dispersed among foreigners. The prophet Ezekiel wrote, the Spirit of the Lord set me in the middle of a valley. Beginning at chapter 37:4...

     Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them 'Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord."

      And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound and the bones came together, bone to bone. I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them. Then he said to me, "Prophecy to the breath...'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds and breathe into these slain that they may live.'"

     So I prophesied...and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet - a vast army.  

     Ezekiel continues: ...the Lord will bring back "my people and I will put my Spirit in you..." (in the end times).  

Birth of Jesus 

     Matthew 1:18 - This is how the birth of Jesus the Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

If God can grow an army out of dry bones - or just convince Ezekiel that he saw and heard this - he can plant a seed in a virgin. After all, he created sperm in the first place. 

         Jimmy