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This design was created from Ezekiel’s prophecy in chapter 37. He prophesied some time about 592 -570 BC. There are a few interpretations of the prophesy, but the shirt was designed based on the description of the field of dry bones as a picture of Israel being disbursed about the nations (field of dry bones to equal Israel as a dead nation). The shirt design reflects this with the shape of Israel covered with skeletal remains. In the prophesy the Lord tells Ezekiel to prophesy over the field of dry bones to make flesh come upon them and to put breath in them (to live again). For our design this portion of the prophesy is interpreted as a picture of the nation of Israel being miraculously restored by the Lord (fulfilled in 1948). To reflect this the Jewish star of David which is the flag for Israel was placed over top of the bones that make up the shape of Israel. Everywhere the star overlaps the dry bDeones they have flesh/are made whole to represent the nation being formed again (coming alive) when the new nation of Israel flew their flag with the star. The verses from Ezekiel’s prophesy are 37:5 & 6.

This design came from a sermon that was preached by Cyndy Carpenter at Charis Christian Church wherein she told a story about a house siding door-to-door salesman that stopped by her house. After a long period of time trying to convince her that she needed to purchase siding for her house she finally was blunt with him, she said “I do not like the looks of the siding, I think it is ugly”. His response was “Your opinion does not matter, because the siding will be beneficial to your house in many ways”. After he left the Lord spoke to her to let her know that when it comes to biblical truths her opinion really does not matter – only the written word of God mattered. The scripture he impressed on her heart for this was Isaiah 55:8 for my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways…; which is the verse printed on the shirt.