the word of the Lord came expressly, or "verily, truly," so that there can be no doubt of the fact, unto Ezekiel, the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him, so that, by this divine manifestation of power, he was endowed with the faculty of seeing and proclaiming heavenly truths. The prophet now immediately launches forth in a description of time heavenly vision.
Verse Ezekiel 1:3. _THE HAND OF THE LORD_] I was filled with his power, and with the influence of the prophetic spirit....
CAME EXPRESSLY - The phrase marks that it was in truth a heaven-sent vision. THE HAND OF THE LORD - A phrase in all prophecy implying a “constraining” power, because the spirit “constrains” the proph...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. PREDICTIONS BEFORE THE FALL OF JERUSALEM A. judgment Predictions Concerning Jerusalem (1-24) Chapter S 1:1-3:14 The Vision of Glory and the Call of the Prophet _ 1. The...
EZEKIEL 1-3. EZEKIEL ENTERS UPON HIS MINISTRY. Ezekiel 1:1. Ezekiel's Vision. Ezekiel 1:1. Like the prophets generally, Ezekiel enters upon his ministry only after he has had a vision of God and a ca...
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. EXPRESSLY. in very deed, or in reality. EZEKIEL. See the Title. THE PRIEST: and called, as Jeremiah was, to the office of prophet as well, THE HAND. Fig, _Anthr...
_came expressly_ Omit _expressly_. The name Ezekiel probably means "God is strong." Nothing further is known of Ezekiel or of his father Buzi. The designation "priest" appears to apply to Ezekiel, not...
CHAPTER TWO EZEKIEL'S INAUGURAL VISION 1:1-28 Before a prophet could speak to others, God had to speak to him. A special call vision catapulted the apprentice priest Ezekiel into the prophetic minist...
_THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME EXPRESSLY UNTO EZEKIEL THE PRIEST, THE SON OF BUZI, IN THE LAND OF THE CHALDEANS BY THE RIVER CHEBAR; AND THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS THERE UPON HIM._ No JFB commentary on thi...
§ 1. EZEKIEL'S CALL AND CONSECRATION AS A PROPHET (EZEKIEL 1-3) Date, June-July, 592 b.c. Ezekiel's call and consecration to his prophetic work took place by means of a vision of God's glory (Ezekiel...
THE WORD OF THE Lord CAME] the usual formula for prophetic inspiration. CHALDEANS] Babylonians. THE HAND OF THE Lord WAS.. UPON him] producing the trance in which he saw the vision....
EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’ THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24 _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THIS BOOK 1. HISTORY After the death of King Solomon, the *I...
CAME EXPRESSLY. — Or, _came certainly,_ with the fullest proof of reality. In the original there is simply the ordinary form of the repetition of the verb for the sake of emphasis. The prophet mention...
הָיֹ֣ה הָיָ֣ה דְבַר ־יְ֠הוָה אֶל ־יְחֶזְקֵ֨אל...
THE VISION OF THE GLORY OF GOD Ezekiel 1:1 IT might be hazardous to attempt, from the general considerations advanced in the last two Chapter s, to form a conception of Ezekiel's state of mind during...
A VISION OF GOD'S MAJESTY Ezekiel 1:1-21 A dark storm-cloud approaches the prophet, from which an incessant blaze of lightning scintillated. As it drew near, the forms of four living creatures became...
The Book opens with the account of the prophet's preparation, and falls into two sections, the first describing the visions he saw, and the second the voice he heard. Verses Eze 1:2-3 in this chapter...
The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the (d) hand of the LORD was there upon him. (d) That is, the spirit...
_Hand; power, energy of the Holy Spirit. (Theodoret)_...
Let the Reader call to mind, through the whole of this prophecy, the state in which the Prophet as well as the Church was, at the time of those visions with which he was favoured. God's people are pec...
He does not repeat the _copula _which was placed at the beginning of the first verse, and we may perhaps wonder why the book should begin with a _copula: _for when he says, _“and _it came to pass,” it...
In chapter 1 we find a date which refers to the year of Josiah's passover, but with what intent I do not know. It has been thought that the thirty years relate to the jubilee. On this point I cannot s...
THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME EXPRESSLY,.... Or, "in being was" d; which phrase denotes the reality, certainty, substantiality and evidence of the word of the Lord to him: UNTO EZEKIEL THE PRIEST, THE SO...
The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. Ver. 3. _The word of the L...
_In the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity_ This was of course the fifth year of Zedekiah, who succeeded Jehoiachin. And as the city and temple were destroyed in the eleventh year of Zedekiah,...
EZEKIEL: _ Heb._ Jehezkel...
1-14 It is a mercy to have the word of God brought to us, and a duty to attend to it diligently, when we are in affliction. The voice of God came in the fulness of light and power, by the Holy Spirit...
What was VISIONS, EZEKIEL 1:1, is here THE WORD, both as signifying and declaring the mind of God, what he would do, and as containing his commands to Ezekiel and to the people, to whom these visions...
Ezekiel 1:3 word H1697 LORD H3068 Ezekiel H3168 priest H3548 son H1121 Buzi H941 land H776 Chaldeans H3778 River...
‘In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity, the word of Yahweh came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the R...
CONTENTS: Vision of the glory. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Christ, Ezekiel, Jehoiachin, (Ezekiel 1:26). CONCLUSION: While no man has seen God at any time, many have had visions of Him, displays of...
Ezekiel 1:1. _In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, and fifth day of the month._ The Jews were accustomed to reckon time from great and auspicious events, as the call of Abraham, the exodus from...
_The heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God._ GOD’S CARE OF HIS CHURCH 1. God is not tied to places. He can in a dungeon, in a prison, in a Babylon, let down His Spirit into the heart of any...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 1:1 Inaugural Vision. The story of Ezekiel’s call as a prophet is the most complex of all the “prophetic call stories” in the OT. It is also one of the most carefully structure...
I.—THE DIVINE CALL OF EZEKIEL. CHAPS 1–3, 15 1. THE DESIGNATION OF THE PROPHET TO HIS WORK (Chap. Ezekiel 1:1) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 1:1. “NOW,” the usual Hebrew connective particle, united to a...
EXPOSITION For the life of the prophet prior to the vision which this chapter relates, and which constituted his call to that office, see Introduction. EZEKIEL 1:1 NOW; literally, _and. _The use of...
Shall we turn at this time to the prophecy of Ezekiel. Ezekiel said, It came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month (Ezekiel 1:1), So that would be July th...
1 Kings 18:46; 1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Kings 3:15; Ezekiel 3:14; Ezekiel 3:22
The word — What was visions, Ezekiel 1:1, is here the word, both as signifying and declaring the mind of God, what he would do, and as continuing his commands to Ezekiel and to the people. Ezekiel — H...