以西結書 2:8-10 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:3-8

The commission to prophetic service. "And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel," etc. We have here— I. A DISCOURAGING SPHERE OF PROPHETIC SERVICE . ( Ezekiel 2:3 , Ezekiel 2:4 .) Ezekiel was sent to: 1 . A people who had mournfully fallen. "I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me." By descent they were sons of Israel, who had engaged in mighty wrestling with God, and by faith had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:6-8

God's ambassador a warrior. The path of duty, since the Fall, is never smooth. We may have an inward sense of delight—tranquil satisfaction, arising from the approval of conscience and the smile of God—but from without we must expect sharp opposition. There is demand for vigilance, skill, and courage. I. OPPOSITION FORESEEN . Men who have long time departed from God are not easily induced to return. The tree that has grown wildly crooked, cannot readily be restored to straightness... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:8

Be not thou rebellious, etc. The words convey a warning against the prophet's natural weakness. Instinctively he shrank, as Moses had done ( Exodus 3:11 ; Exodus 4:10-13 ) and Isaiah ( Isaiah 6:5 ) and Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 1:6 ), from his dread vocation of being a "mortal vessel of the Divine Word." In so shrinking he would identify himself with the very "rebellion" which he was sent to reprove, and would incur its punishment. Eat that I give thee. As in the parallel of Revelation... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:8

Faithful among the faithless. Ezekiel is to go among the rebellious people; but he is to be most careful not to rebel himself against the will of God. Though he stand alone, yet he must be true. I. A SEVERE TRIAL . It is difficult to be faithful among the faithless. There is a subtle poison in the atmosphere of evil society. No doubt Christ instituted his Church in part that his followers might be lifted out of the malarious regions of sinful associations, and drawn into a more... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:8

Prophetic receptiveness. This Book of Ezekiel is one abounding in figure and symbol; it would be a mistake to take all its contents literally. When we read that the prophet was required by God to eat that which was given him, and are then informed that a written scroll was that which was to be eaten, we are at first surprised. But then we recollect that eating has been in many religions regarded as a sacred and symbolical act. The Mosaic dispensation had its Paschal meal, and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:9

An hand was sent ( put forth, Revised Version) unto me, etc. Apparently the hand was not that of the human form seated on the throne ( Ezekiel 1:26 ), nor of one of the four living creatures ( Ezekiel 1:8 ), but one appearing mysteriously by itself, as in the history of Belshazzar's feast ( Daniel 5:5 ). The words connect themselves with the use of the hand stretched out of a cloud as the symbols of the Divine energy both in Jewish and Christian art. The writer has in his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:9

The scroll. It is certainly remarkable that, whilst the ministry of Ezekiel was to be fulfilled by word of mouth, the communication of its substance should be figuratively represented by the scroll—"a roll of a book, written within and without." What the scroll was to the prophet, it may fairly be said, the volume of Holy Scripture is to us. Holy Writ is the record of successive revelations, and its form, as literature, answers very important purposes. Scripture is the standard of faith... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:9

Ezekiel 3:3 The vision of the roll; or, a view of the prophetic message. "And when I locked, behold, an hand was sent unto me," etc. This section concerning the roll of prophecy must be looked upon as being of the nature of vision. It pertained not to the external and material, but to the internal and spiritual. It suggests the following observations concerning the prophetic message. I. THE PROPHETIC MESSAGE IS RECEIVED FROM THE LORD . "And when I looked, behold, an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:10

It was written within and without. Commonly such rolls, whether of vellum or papyrus, were written on one side only. This, like the tables of stone ( Exodus 32:15 ), was written, as a symbol of the fulness of its message, on both sides. And as he looked at the roll thus "spread before" him, he saw that it was no evangel, no glad tidings, that he had thus to identify with his work, but one from first to last of lamentations, and mourning, and woe. Jeremiah had been known as the prophet of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 2:9

Was sent - Rather, was put forth.A roll of a book - The book was one of the ancient kind written on skins rolled up together. Hence, our English volume Psalms 40:7. The writing was usually on one side, but in this case it was written within and without, on both sides, the writing as it were running over, to express the abundance of the calamities in store for the devoted people. To eat the book signifies to be thoroughly possessed with its contents (compare Ezekiel 3:10; Jeremiah 15:16). There... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:3-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:6-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 2:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 2:9

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