CHAPTER II _The prophet, having been overwhelmed with the glorious vision in_ _the preceding chapter, is here strengthened and comforted_, 1, 2; _and then commissioned to declare to the rebellious...
SON OF MAN - This phrase (which occurs elsewhere in Scripture) is applied especially to Ezekiel and Daniel, the prophets of the captivity. Ezekiel is thus reminded of his humanity, at the time when he...
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 2:1. We see Ezekiel prostrate upon his face. Then a voice spoke, not the voice of a cherubim; while in Revelation the cherubim speak, in Ezekiel they are silent, Jehovah addressed Ezekiel as s...
EZEKIEL 2:1 TO EZEKIEL 3:15. THE CALL. Ezekiel 2:1. The awful silence is broken by a voice from the Almighty upon His throne, bidding the prostrate prophet rise and accept his commission for service;...
HE SAID. See Ezekiel 1:28, i.e. He Who was enthroned (Eze 2:26). SON OF MAN. son of Adam. Hebrew. _ben adam._ App-14. Used of Ezekiel (exactly one hundred times) by Jehovah, always without the Article...
The rebellious people to whom the prophet is sent 1. _Son of man_ Better, CHILD OF MAN. The phrase is used over ninety times, and expresses the contrast between the prophet, as one of mankind, and th...
HE SAID UNTO ME— That is, the Divine Person or Son of God, whom the prophet had seen in glory in the preceding vision. _Son of man_ is here understood to signify the same with _a common and ordinary m...
CHAPTER THREE THE CALL AND COMMISSION 2:1-3:27 Heavenly visions were not granted to Biblical saints merely to excite their (and our) curiosity, but rather to incite them to proclaim the divine word....
And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. SON OF MAN - often applied to Ezekiel; once only to Daniel (), and not to any other prophet. The phrase was no doub...
SON OF MAN] a term reminding Ezekiel of his human weakness, like the word 'mortal.' It occurs nearly 100 times in the book. STAND, etc.] God's call does not suppress human powers, but reinforces them...
§ 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...
SON OF MAN. — The voice that now came to Ezekiel was articulate, and spoke to him in words which he could understand. It is not said who it was that spoke, but the “He” in connection with the vision b...
וַ יֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑י בֶּן ־אָדָם֙ עֲמֹ֣ד עַל
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 (a) he said to me, (b) Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak to thee. (a) That is, the Lord. (b) Meaning, man who is but earth and ashes, which was to humble him, and cause him to co...
_Face, to adore God. (Menochius) --- Son of man. Our Saviour, out of humility, takes this title, which no other gave him; as the angel does commonly to this prophet, who was his figure: few else have...
CONTENTS The Prophet is here ordained, and a most blessed ordination it was The Lord showeth him what is to be the nature of his ministry, and aids him to be armed for the service. Ezekiel 2:1 We ha...
Here the Prophet narrates that he was chosen by the command of God. For God never prostrates his people so as to leave them lying upon the earth, but continually raises them afterwards. As to the repr...
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 SAID UNTO ME,.... The glorious Person who sat upon the throne, whose appearance is described in the latter part of the preceding chapter: SON OF MAN; as he was to be that spake unto him; and s...
And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. Ver. 1. _And he said unto me._] _Christus solio sic insit ab alto._ Christ from his lofty throne thus bespake me, who...
_And he_ Who sat upon the throne, the Son of God, whose messenger Ezekiel is here appointed to be to the Jewish captives now in Chaldea; _said unto me, Son of man_ A title ninety-five times, at least,...
And He said unto me, Son of man, the name reminding him of the frailty of the human race, but also of the fact that the Lord here addressed him as a man speaks to his friends, STAND UPON THY FEET, AND...
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...
1-5 Lest Ezekiel should be lifted up with the abundance of the revelations, he is put in mind that still he is a son of man, a weak, mortal creature. As Christ usually called himself the Son of man,...
EZEKIEL CHAPTER 2 Ezekiel's commission, EZEKIEL 2:1; his instructions, EZEKIEL 2:6. The roll of heavy judgments spread before him, EZEKIEL 2:9,10. AND HE that sat upon the throne, Jesus Christ, whose...
Ezekiel 2:1 said H559 (H8799) Son H1121 man H120 stand H5975 (H8798) feet H7272 speak H1696 ...
THE MISSION OF EZEKIEL - THE BOOK OF JUDGMENT (EZEKIEL 2:1 TO EZEKIEL 3:11). ‘And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet and I will speak with you.” And the spirit entered into me when he spo...
SON OF MAN "Son of man," used by our Lord of Himself seventy-nine times, is used by Jehovah ninety one times when addressing Ezekiel. (1) In the case of our Lord the meaning is clear: it is His raci...
Ezekiel 2:1 I. In the very Book in which humility and lowliness of mind are constantly inculcated; in which we are always meeting with injunctions to _bend and bow,_if we would be divinely visited; he...
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...
_HOMILETICS_ (1.) REQUISITES FOR EXECUTING THE COMMISSION (Ezekiel 2:1) I. LIVELY ATTENTION. Ezekiel must no longer lie upon his face; he must stand upon his feet if he is rightly to hear the voice o...
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...
Acts 26:16; Acts 9:6; Daniel 10:11; Daniel 10:19; Daniel 8:17;...
And — He that sat upon the throne, Jesus Christ. Son of man — A phrase which is ninety — five times, at least, used in this prophecy to keep him humble who had such great revelations. Stand — Arise, f...