BY THE BREATH OF GOD

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The Spirit of God hath made me, 

and the breath of the Almighty 

hath given me life.

Job 33:4

 All scripture is given by 

inspiration of God, and 

is profitable for doctrine, 

for reproof, for correction, 

for instruction in righteousness:

II Timothy 3:16

And he said unto me, Son of man, 

can these bones live? And I 

answered, O Lord GOD, thou 

knowest.  Again he said unto me, 

Prophesy upon these bones, 

and say unto them, O ye 

dry bones, hear the word of 

the LORD.  Thus saith the 

Lord GOD unto these bones; 

Behold, I will cause breath 

to enter into you, and ye shall 

live:   And I will lay sinews 

upon you, and will bring up 

flesh upon you, and cover 

you with skin, and put breath 

in you, and ye shall live; and 

ye shall know that I am the LORD.

So I prophesied as I was commanded: 

and as I prophesied, there was a noise, 

and behold a shaking, and the bones 

came together, bone to his bone.  And 

when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the 

flesh came up upon them, and the skin 

covered them above: but there was no 

breath in them.  Then said he unto me, 

Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, 

son of man, and say to the wind, 

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from 

the four winds, O breath, and breathe 

upon these slain, that they may live.  So 

I prophesied as he commanded me, 

and the breath came into them, and they 

lived, and stood up upon their feet, an 

exceeding great army.  Then he said unto 

me, Son of man, these bones are the whole 

house of Israel: behold, they say, Our 

bones are dried, and our hope is lost: 

we are cut off for our parts.  Therefore 

prophesy and say unto them, Thus 

saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my 

people, I will open your graves, and 

cause you to come up out of your graves, 

and bring you into the land of Israel.

And ye shall know that I am the LORD, 

when I have opened your graves, O my 

people, and brought you up out of your 

graves,  And shall put my spirit in you,

and ye shall live, and I shall place you 

in your own land: then shall ye know 

that I the LORD have spoken it, and 

performed it, saith the LORD.

Job 37:3-14

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto 

thee.  Except a man be born of water and of 

the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom 

of God.  That which is born of the flesh is 

flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit 

is spirit.  Marvel not that I said unto thee, 

Y must be born again.  The wind bloweth 

where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound 

thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, 

and whither it goeth: so is every one that 

is born of the Spirit.

John 3:5-8