Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
Ezekiel 3:25
They shall put bands— Bands shall be put upon thee, and thou shalt be bound therewith. Houbigant reads the latter clause, That thou canst not move thyself among them. Houbigant.
They shall put bands— Bands shall be put upon thee, and thou shalt be bound therewith. Houbigant reads the latter clause, That thou canst not move thyself among them. Houbigant.
Verse Ezekiel 3:25. _THEY SHALL PUT BANDS UPON THEE_] Thy countrymen will rise up against thee; and, to prevent thy prophesying, will confine thee....
CHAPTER S 3:15-7:27 The Judgment Announced, the Four Signs and Their Meaning, and the Two Messages This section extends from chapter 3:15 to the close of the seventh chapter. The prophet is told of...
A PERIOD OF SILENCE. Another ecstatic mood falls upon Ezekiel, accompanied by a vision similar to the former (ch. 1) but not this time described. The Divine voice seems to decree for him a period of t...
Ezekiel 3:22-27. The prophet abandons public exercise of his ministry The verses form the preface to ch. 4 24, all the prophecies that bear upon the fate of Jerusalem and its inhabitants, up to its f...
Second Section. Ch. Ezekiel 3:22 to Ezekiel 7:27 The second section of the Book contains these parts: (1) Ch. Ezekiel 3:22-27. A preface in which the prophet is commanded to confine himself to his o...
_they shall put bands upon thee_ that is, the exiles, as the words "thou shalt not go out among them" imply. The expression can hardly be merely equivalent to the _pass_., "cords shall be put upon the...
IV. THE RESTRICTION ON SERVICE 3:22-27 TRANSLATION (22) And the hand of the LORD came upon me there, and He said unto me, Rise, go out into the plain, and there I will speak with you. (23) And I aros...
But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them: THEY SHALL PUT BANDS UPON THEE - not literally, but spiritually...
§ 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...
THEY] Ezekiel's fellow exiles. BANDS] not literal but figurative....
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 3 EZEKIEL EATS THE *SCROLL – EZEKIEL 3:1-3 V1 Then the *
THEY SHALL PUT BANDS UPON THEE. — Ezekiel’s contemporary prophet, Jeremiah, was actually thrown into prison in Judæa, and even into a foul dungeon (Jeremiah 37:21; Jeremiah 38:6); but nothing of this...
וְ אַתָּ֣ה בֶן ־אָדָ֗ם הִנֵּ֨ה נָתְנ֤וּ עָלֶ֨
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...
THE WATCHMAN'S RESPONSIBILITY Ezekiel 3:12-27 He was bitter because of his message, but hot because God's fire was burning within him. It is a blessed thing for preacher, leader, or Christian worker,...
This roll he was commanded to eat. The writing on the roll was a roll of lamentations and mourning and woe. The prophet declared that having eaten the roll, he found it in his mouth "as honey for swee...
_Bands. It is uncertain whether by his order, or they supposed he was deranged, as our Saviour's brethren meant to treat him, Mark iii. 21. The Chaldean explains it figuratively of God's order, attach...
The renewal of the vision by the river Chebar, seems to have been intended for the encouragement of the Prophet; and serves to show, what a gracious regard and attention the Lord is always manifesting...
Now God explains the reason why he wishes the Prophet to cease for a time, and to remain at home as if dumb. _They have placed, _said he, _ropes upon thee with which they may bind thee. _The opinion o...
The Lord testifies that Israel is even more hardened than any of the heathen nations. The people are "impudent and hard-hearted." It needed that Ezekiel should have his forehead made as hard as adaman...
BUT THOU, O SON OF MAN, BEHOLD, THEY SHALL PUT BANDS UPON THEE,.... Or, "bands shall be put upon thee"; either visionally, or really; not by angels, but by the Jews, who, taking the prophet for a madm...
But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them: Ver. 25. _Behold, they shall put bands upon thee._] Thy friends sh...
_And the hand of the Lord was there upon me_ Namely, at Tel-abib. I felt a divine power acting upon me as before: see on Ezekiel 1:3. _And he said, Arise, go forth into the plain_ Withdraw from the mu...
But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, the Lord Himself putting the restraint of a strange ecstasy upon him, AND SHALL BIND THEE WITH THEM, AND THOU SHALT NOT GO OUT AMONG THE...
EZEKIEL AS WATCHMAN...
22-27 Let us own ourselves for ever indebted to the mediation of Christ, for the blessed intercourse between God and man; and a true believer will say, I am never less alone than when thus alone. When...
OLBGrk; SON OF MAN: see EZEKIEL 2:1. It is not said who shall do this, therefore interpreters guess variously at it. Some say it is figurative, noting the malice of the Jews, who would not suffer him...
Ezekiel 3:25 son H1121 man H120 put H5414 (H8804) ropes H5688 bind H631 (H8804) out H3318 ...
‘Then the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and he spoke with me and said to me, “Go. Shut yourself within your house. But you, son of man, they shall lay bands on you, and will bind you w...
CONTENTS: Ezekiel's commission, continued. Again filled with the Spirit. His dumbness. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel. CONCLUSION: Ministers are God's mouth to the children of men, but must not undertake t...
Ezekiel 3:3. _The roll was in my mouth as honey._ To taste the good word of God is pleasant; but it was bitter in the belly with regard to imprisonment and martyrdom. Revelation 10:9. No matter; the s...
_They shall put bands upon thee._ RESTRAINTS IN SERVING THE LORD I. They are often experienced. Every true life for Christ, at one step or another, verifies the expression of Paul, “Without are figh...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 3:25 Ezekiel has already eaten the message (vv. Ezekiel 3:1) and absorbed God’s perspective on the people’s sin (v....
2. PROPHETIC THRALDOM (Ezekiel 3:22) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—A fresh impulse from the Lord impresses upon Ezekiel another characteristic of his mission. By _eating the roll_ he was taught that his words sho...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 3:1 EAT THAT THOU FINDEST, etc. The iteration of the command of Ezekiel 2:8 seems to imply, like the words, "be not thou rebellious," in that verse, some reluctance on the prophet'...
CHAPTER 3:12-27. EZEKIEL'S ENTRANCE ON HIS MISSION, AND THE FIRST MESSAGE IMPARTED TO HIM. Ezekiel 3:12. _And the spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of aloud tumultuous noise, “Ble...
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which you find; eat this scroll, and then go and speak to the house of Israel (Ezekiel 3:1). In other words, devour it and then go give it forth. You see...
Acts 20:23; Acts 21:11; Acts 9:16; Ezekiel 4:8; John 21:18;...
Not go — Thou shalt be straitly confined....