Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Ezekiel 2:10
And — The person, who held out his hand. Spread — Unrolled it. Within &c. — On both sides, on that side which was inward when rolled, and on that side also that was outward.
And — The person, who held out his hand. Spread — Unrolled it. Within &c. — On both sides, on that side which was inward when rolled, and on that side also that was outward.
Verse Ezekiel 2:10. _IT_ WAS _WRITTEN WITHIN AND WITHOUT_] Contrary to the state of rolls in general, which are written on the _inside_ only. The _Hebrew rolls_ are generally written in this way. The...
Ezekiel 2:9; Ezekiel 3:1. Compare the roll here with Zechariah 5:1; with the one of Revelation 5:1, which the Lamb receives and opens, and the littl
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 2:8 TO EZEKIEL 3:15. His inspiration is suggestively described by the symbolical swallowing of a book-roll. In Jer. (Jeremiah 1:9) it is more immediately conceived as due to the touch of the D...
WITHIN AND WITHOUT. Contrary to the usual custom (within only), to show the abundance and completeness of his prophecies. Compare Revelation 5:1. LAMENTATIONS. Aramaean and Septuagint read "lamentati...
The prophet's inspiration Being commanded to speak God's words to the people, the prophet is next assured by a symbol, a book given him to eat, that God's words shall be given him....
AND THERE WAS WRITTEN THEREIN LAMENTATIONS, &C.— That is, all the prophesies contained in this book consisted of God's judgments, and of the mournful events which he was about to bring upon Israel. Se...
II. THE PREPARATION FOR SERVICE 2:8-3:15 Following the call to service, God begins a process of education to prepare this man for the assigned task. Three steps can be distinguished in this educationa...
And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. IT WAS WRITTEN WITHIN AND WITHOUT - on the face and the back....
SPREAD IT BEFORE ME] Ezekiel had a view from the first of the whole nature of his message. WITHIN AND WITHOUT] indicating the abundance of calamity which Ezekiel had to proclaim. Book rolls were usual...
§ 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...
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_ CHAPTER 2 THE *LORD SENDS EZEKIEL TO THE *ISRAELITES – EZEKIEL 2:1-7...
HE SPREAD IT BEFORE ME. — The roll was given to the prophet open, as the book in Revelation 10:8, that he might first see it all as a whole, before becoming thoroughly possessed with it in detail. Wha...
וַ יִּפְרֹ֤שׂ אֹותָהּ֙ לְ פָנַ֔י וְ הִ֥יא
EZEKIEL'S PROPHETIC COMMISSION Ezekiel 2:1; Ezekiel 3:1 THE call of a prophet and the vision of God which sometimes accompanied it are the two sides of one complex experience. The man who has truly s...
A HARD COMMISSION Ezekiel 2:1-10; Ezekiel 3:1-11 The people were impudent and stiff-hearted; their words as briars and thorns; their speech like the poison of scorpions; but the prophet was commissio...
As the prophet lay prostrate, he heard a voice commanding him to stand on his feet, and he was immediately empowered to do so by the entrance of the Spirit. He was then commissioned to deliver the mes...
And he spread it before me; and it [was] written within and without: and [there was] written in it (g) lamentations, and mourning, and woe. (g) He shows what were the contents of this book: that is,...
Here by type the Prophet is shown the illustration of the Lord's charge to him, and the tokens of the Lord's anointing him to his ministry. It is worthy remark, that Isaiah had a similar open manifest...
REFLECTIONS IF my humble commentary could be supposed to fall under the eye of any of the ministers of God's sanctuary, I would venture to say to such an one, behold, my brother! the solemnity of Ezek...
He adds, _after the volume was unrolled, that he saw it written on each side: _by which words he understands not that any brief command was given to him, but that a length of much time was imposed. Fo...
In testimony and example, as to his prophetic relation, the same thing happens in Ezekiel's case. God is rejected; His prophet takes this place, with the throne, to judge the whole nation, and especia...
AND HE SPREAD IT BEFORE ME,.... Unrolled it, that what was written in it might he seen and read; that so, understanding it, he might deliver the contents of it to the people: thus the Gospel, and the...
And he spread it before me; and it [was] written within and without: and [there was] written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. Ver. 10. _And he spread it before me._] Till Christ unfold he...
_Behold a hand was sent unto me_ I saw a hand stretched out toward me, as from that divine person who appeared to me in the shape of a man. _And lo, a roll of a book was therein_ Wherein were containe...
and He spread it before me, unrolling the parchment strip before his astonished eyes; AND IT WAS WRITTEN WITHIN AND WITHOUT, on both sides of the parchment, indicating also a writing of great size; AN...
THE COMMISSION OF EZEKIEL TO BE THE LORD'S PROPHET. The Lord, having revealed Himself to His servant in the fullness of His divine power and majesty, now issued to him the formal call, extended to hi...
6-10 Those who will do any thing to purpose in the service of God, must not fear men. Wicked men are as briers and thorns; but they are nigh unto cursing, and their end is to be burned. The prophet m...
HE: Ezekiel 2:9 it was the hand, here it is the person, he who held out his hand. SPREAD IT BEFORE ME; unrolled it within that distance the prophet might read what was written therein. WRITTEN WITHIN...
Ezekiel 2:10 spread H6566 (H8799) before H6440 writing H3789 (H8803) inside H6440 outside H268 written H3789 ...
‘And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me, and lo, a roll of a book was in it. And he spread it before me, and it was written on both sides (‘within and without'), and there was written i...
CONTENTS: Ezekiel filled with the Spirit, and his divine command. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Ezekiel. CONCLUSION: If we stand ready to be used of God, we may expect that He will give us a...
Ezekiel 2:1. _Son of man._ Here the Messiah, speaking from the throne of glory, gives his servant a humble title, but a title which he himself assumed after his incarnation, being meek and lowly in he...
_Be not thou rebellious._ MINISTERS EXPOSED TO CORRUPTION BY THEIR PEOPLE This was the same as to say, “I know the degeneracy of the times. I know the corruption and obstinacy of the people. I know t...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 2:8 Ezekiel is told he must OPEN his MOUTH AND EAT the SCROLL OF A BOOK. When it is unrolled, WRITING is visible on its...
(2.) CONSCIOUS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMISSION (Chaps. Ezekiel 2:8 to Ezekiel 3:3) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 2:9. “SENT UNTO ME;” rather, _put forth unto me_ (as in chap....
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 2:1 SON OF MAN, etc. It is noticeable that the phrase (_ben adam_)_, _as addressed to a prophet, occurs only in Ezekiel, in whom we find it not less than eighty times, and in Danie...
CHAPTER 2:1-3:11. CALL TO THE PROPHETICAL OFFICE. Ezekiel 2:1. _And he said to me, Son of man,_ (Hävernick, after many leading commentators, both ancient and modern, still lays stress on this express...
And he said unto me, Son of man (Ezekiel 2:1), Now this is a title that Ezekiel uses quite often. It is a title that Jesus uses in the New Testament concerning Himself. It is a title that was used he...
Habakkuk 2:2; Isaiah 3:11; Isaiah 30:8; Jeremiah 36:29; Revel