Have you ever had a “dark night of the soul”?  Have you ever looked around at your life and your situation and seen nothing but, metaphorically speaking, of course, a valley of dead and dry bones?  Imagine Ezekiel’s situation.

Sheep are not particularly bright animals. Sheep follow the crowd and don’t think of the consequences. It is not that they occasionally wander off, it is their pattern. It is predictable and expected. They are easily distracted and easily led astray.