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Verse Ezekiel 1:28. _AS THE APPEARANCE OF THE BOW_] Over the canopy
on which this glorious personage sat there was a fine _rainbow_,
which, from the description here, had all its colours vivid, disti...
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The rainbow is not simply a token of glory and splendor. The
“cloud” and the “day of rain” point to its original message of
forgiveness and mercy, and this is especially suited to Ezekiel’s
commission...
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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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The theophany, or, vision of God
This is described first generally, as a whirlwind and great cloud
coming from the North, with a luminous splendour around it, due to a
fire sending out continuous fla...
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The Firmament, and Throne, and Glory of God
Over the heads and outstretched wings of the four living creatures
there appeared a firmament like crystal (Ezekiel 1:22); and above the
firmament an appea...
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The throne and glory of Him who sat on it
Above the firmament was the appearance of a throne, like a sapphire
stone; and on the throne the appearance of one sitting, from his loins
upwards like amber...
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The prophet speaks with great reverence. What he saw was the
"appearance" of a throne and of one sitting on it and of a rainbow; he
does not venture to say that he saw these things themselves. The
rai...
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THIS WAS THE APPEARANCE— Houbigant observes upon this vision in
general; _First,_ That it seems most probably to adumbrate the state
of the Jews, who were soon to be subdued by Nebuchadrezzar and carr...
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E. The Throne 1:26-28
TRANSLATION
(26) And above the platform which was over their heads was what
appeared to be a sapphire stone, the likeness of a throne; and upon
the likeness of the throne was a...
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As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain,
so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the
appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I...
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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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AS THE APPEARANCE OF THE BOW THAT IS IN THE CLOUD. — Comp.
Revelation 4:3; Revelation 10:1. The addition, “in the day of
rain,” is not merely a reference to the ordinary natural phenomenon,
but distin...
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כְּ מַרְאֵ֣ה הַ קֶּ֡שֶׁת אֲשֶׁר֩
יִֽהְיֶ֨ה בֶ
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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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As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain,
so [was] the appearance of the brightness around. This [was] the
appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I s...
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Rainbow, encircling the sky blue throne and the flame. Nothing could
be more dazzling, nor better manifest the subjection of man. (Calmet)
--- The prophet saw four visions at once; the whirlwind, (ver...
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Reader! observe the effect on the Prophet's mind! So was it with
Daniel! So was it with John! So must it be with all the faithful! God
is awful, in his very mercies. Dan_8:17-18; Dan_10:8; Revelation...
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The Prophet now adds, _that the likeness of a celestial bow was
presented to him, _which profane men call his, and imagine that she
performs the commands of the gods, and especially of Juno. But
Scrip...
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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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AS THE APPEARANCE OF THE BOW THAT IS IN THE CLOUD IN THE DAY OF
RAIN,.... The rainbow, which is no other than the reflection of the
rays of the sun in a thin watery cloud on a rainy day:
SO [WAS] THE...
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As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain,
so [was] the appearance of the brightness round about. This [was] the
appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And whe...
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_As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud_ The Hebrew future,
יהיה, is here frequentative, and should be rendered, _Is wont to
be in the cloud, in the day of rain, so was the appearance of th...
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As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain,
the rainbow occupying a well-defined area of brilliancy, SO WAS THE
APPEARANCE OF THE BRIGHTNESS ROUND ABOUT. Cf Revelation 4:3. T...
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The Four-Faced Wheels and the Four Creatures....
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26-28 The eternal Son, the second Person in the Trinity, who
afterwards took the human nature, is here denoted. The first thing
observed was a throne. It is a throne of glory, a throne of grace, a
th...
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Here more particularly is described the brightness before mentioned. A
rainbow, the fire being resplendent and clear, cast its rays on the
thick cloud below. And this is mentioned, no doubt, to assure...
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Ezekiel 1:28 appearance H4758 rainbow H7198 cloud H6051 rainy H1653
day H3117 appearance H4758 brightness H5051 around H
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‘And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one
who spoke.'
Having seen God, even though veiled, was something that stirred
Ezekiel to the depths of his being, and was something he w...
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‘And there was a voice above the levelled out plate that was over
their heads. When they stood they let down their wings. And above the
levelled out plate that was over their heads, was the likeness o...
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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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_I fell upon my face._
MAN’S INCAPACITY FOR SEEING GOD
If we knew and could feel as much concerning God and Christ and heaven
as we sometimes desire, probably it would make us insane. We have seen
h...
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_As the appearance of a man._
CONCEPTIONS OF GOD
Ezekiel’s conception of Jehovah appears in the” visions of God”
which he describes (chaps. 1; 8; 10; 43.). These visions were all
alike, and they reve...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 1:28 BOW... ON THE DAY OF RAIN. Given the
threatening message that follows, the bow is likely a symbolic
reference to the Lord sending arrows of lightning (see...
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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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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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1 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Kings 8:10; 1 Kings 8:11; Acts 9:4; Daniel 10:
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The bow — A like appearance of Christ in a surrounding brightness,
as of the rainbow you have, Revelation 4:3. Mercy, and truth, and both
according to covenant are about the throne of Christ. Glory —...
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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...