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 have here the divine ordination of the Prophet to his ministry. The Lord having prepared his mind by t... [ Continue Reading ]
Let the Reader, while observing the Prophet's sacred ordination, fail not to observe with it, what is here said: that the Spirit entered into him, and set him on his feet; so that he heard him that spake. How truly blessed is that ordination, (and none else can be blessed), which hath the Lord Jesus... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe the characters to whom the Prophet is sent. The house of Israel. So the Lord Jesus declared. Matthew 15:24. But then observe, Israel included the whole Church of Christ. Nor so the Holy Ghost, in after ages, taught by Paul. If ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according t... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe, how the Lord arms his faithful servants to a boldness in his cause: and what assurance he gives them of his support. So he did Jeremiah. Jer_1:7-8; Jer_1:17-18. So did the three worthies. Daniel 3:16. So Christ his disciples. Mark 16:18; Luke 10:3; Acts 5:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 manifestation given him at his ordination: and John the beloved Apostle, in the visions he saw. Isaiah 6:1;... [ Continue Reading ]
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 Ezekiel's ordination; and then enquire, whether it can be supposed, that in the Church of Jesus now, the... [ Continue Reading ]