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Verse Ezekiel 1:22. _THE COLOUR OF THE TERRIBLE CRYSTAL_] Like a
_crystal_, well cut and well polished, with various _faces_, by which
rays of light were refracted, assuming either a variety of prism...
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“The color” (Hebrew, “eye”) “of the terrible crystal”
refers to the dazzling brightness of the “firmament,” a clear
bright expanse between the “throne” and the “living
creatures,” separating heaven fr...
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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...
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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...
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FIRMAMENT. expanse, as in Genesis 1:6.
STRETCHED FORTH. spread out.
ABOVE. upward....
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THE LIKENESS OF THE FIRMAMENT, &C.— Over the heads of the living
creatures was the likeness of a _clear sky_ or _firmament,_ where the
Son of Man appears in divine glory, as upon a throne: see Ezekiel...
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D. The Platform 1:22-25
TRANSLATION
(22) And over the heads of the living creatures was something like a
platform, gleaming terribly like ice, stretched forth over their heads
above. (23) And under t...
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And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living
creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth
over their heads above.
THE LIKENESS OF THE FIRMAMENT UPON THE HE...
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§ 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...
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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...
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THE LIKENESS OF THE FIRMAMENT. — The word rendered “firmament”
has undoubtedly originated, etymologically, from a verb originally
signifying _to beat out,_ as in the case of metals; but the derivative...
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וּ דְמ֞וּת עַל ־רָאשֵׁ֤י הַ חַיָּה֙
רָקִ֔יעַ
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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...
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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...
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_Crystal, or sapphire, ver. 26., and chap. x. 1. This shining sky was
like the footstool of the Lord, and rested on eight wings, ver. 9,
23._...
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It is worthy the Reader's closest attention, how often during this
account the appearance of a man is spoken of. Was it, (for I only ask
the question, and do not presume to decide), to lead the Prophe...
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Now the Prophet states the principal thing in this vision — that God
was seated on his throne: because if he had spoken only of wheels and
living creatures, the vision had been partial, and therefore...
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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...
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AND THE LIKENESS OF THE FIRMAMENT UPON THE HEADS OF THE LIVING
CREATURE,.... This was not a real firmament, but the likeness of one;
it was like the firmament which God created on the second day, whic...
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And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living
creature [was] as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth
over their heads above.
Ver. 22. _And the likeness of the firmamen...
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_And the likeness_ The appearance or resemblance; _of the firmament_
The expanse, as the word signifies. _Upon the heads of the living
creatures_ And, of course, of the wheels connected with them; _wa...
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And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living
creature was as the color of the terrible crystal, literally, "a
likeness over the head of the living creature, like unto the
appearance...
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The Four-Faced Wheels and the Four Creatures....
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15-25 Providence, represented by the wheels, produces changes.
Sometimes one spoke of the wheel is uppermost, sometimes another; but
the motion of the wheel on its own axletree is regular and steady....
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THE LIKENESS; the appearance or resemblance; of which word before,
EZEKIEL 1:13,16. THE FIRMAMENT: the living creatures, the wheels, and
these upon the earth, our prophet had seen and mentioned; now h...
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Ezekiel 1:22 likeness H1823 firmament H7549 heads H7218 creatures
H2416 color H5869 awesome H3372 (H8737) crystal H7140
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‘And over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of
a firm level surface, like the colour of awesome ice stretched out
over above their heads. And under the firm level surface were the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 1:22 The term EXPANSE appears four times in
the immediate context (vv. Ezekiel 1:22,...
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2. THE VIEW GIVEN TO EZEKIEL OF “THE LIKENESS OF THE GLORY OF THE
LORD” (Chap. Ezekiel 1:4)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 1:4. THE STORM-CLOUD. “A WHIRLWIND,”
a tempest such as Job perceived (Ezekiel 38:...
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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...
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Ezekiel 1:4. _And I looked, and behold a whirlwind coming from the
north, a great cloud, and a fire kindling itself, and a brightness
round about it (the cloud), and from out of it (the fire) like the...
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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...
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Exodus 24:10; Ezekiel 1:26; Ezekiel 10:1; Job 37:22; Revelation 21:11
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Likeness — The appearance or resemblance. As crystal — For
splendor, purity, and solidity, all that was above these creatures and
wheels was beautiful and very majestic, and 'tis therefore called
terr...
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Is this a manifestation of UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence?
PROBLEM: Ezekiel speaks here of “living creatures” whose faces
were in “the likeness of a man” which moved “like a flash of
lightnin...