에스겔 1:26-28 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:4-28

The providential government of God. This is acknowledged even by some of the ablest expositors to be a most difficult portion of sacred Scripture. Isaac Casaubon says that "in the whole of the Old Testament there is nothing more obscure than the beginning and the end of the Book of Ezekiel." And Calvin "acknowledges that he does not understand this vision." Yet we would humbly and reverently endeavour to set forth what appear to us to be the principal teachings of this marvellous vision.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:22-28

The vision of God is the source of prophetic inspiration. We cannot fail to observe in Scripture that the prominent prophets were prepared for their responsible work by an ecstatic sight of Deity. Without a clear and overpowering sense of the greatness of God, along with the undeserved honour of being his messenger, mortal men shrink from the perilous task of reproving and warning their fellows. This was the royal university in which the prophets received their high commission; and every... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:26

The likeness of a throne. The greatest glory was kept to the last. High above the azure expanse was the likeness of a throne (we note the constant recurrence of the word "likeness," nine times in this one chapter, as indicating Ezekiel's consciousness of the vision character of what he saw). The idea of the throne of the great King first appears in 1 Kings 22:19 , is frequent in the Psalms ( Psalms 9:4 , Psalms 9:7 ; Psalms 11:4 ; Psalms 45:6 ), notably in Isaiah 6:1 . In the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:26-28

He who is upon the throne. There is a natural tendency to clothe the spiritual in material form, and thus to bring the invisible and impalpable within the range and sphere of sense. It must not be supposed that, when the inspired writers, in this and similar passages, depict in imagery of material splendour the presence of the Almighty, they are misled by their own language, and forget that "God is a Spirit." Their aim is to represent, in such a way as shall impress the mind, the glorious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:27

As the colour of amber. The "amber" ( see note on Ezekiel 1:4 ) represents the purity and glory of the Divine nature—the truth that " God is light" in his eternal essence. The "fire" which, here as ever, represents the wrath of God against evil, is round about within it, i.e. is less absolutely identified with the Divine will, of which it is yet an almost constant manifestation. It is, in the language of the older logicians, an inseparable accident rather than part of its essential... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:28

As the appearance of the bow. The glorious epiphany was completed, as in Revelation 4:3 and Revelation 10:1 , by the appearance of the rainbow. The symbol of God's faithfulness, and of the hope that rested on it ( Genesis 9:13 ). was seen in the glory of the Divine perfection, even in the midst of the fire of the Divine wrath. Mercy and love are thought of as over arching all the phenomena of the world and its history, attempering the chastisements which are needed for those with whom... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:28

Reverence. In order that the prophet might be prepared to discharge his prophetic ministry aright, it was necessary that, in the first place, he should experience a just conception of the greatness, holiness, and authority of the Being by whom he was commissioned. He could only then appear in a proper attitude before men when he had found what was his proper attitude before God. The fear of the King of heaven alone could preserve him from any fear of those whom he was directed to visit as... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 1:26

Sapphire - Clear heavenly blue.The appearance of a man - Deeply significant is the form of this manifestation. Here is no angel conveying God’s message to man, but the glory of the Lord Himself. We recognize in this vision the prophetic annunciation of the Holy Incarnation. We are told little of the extent to which the human form was made evident to the prophet. For the vision was rather to the mind than to the bodily eye, and even inspired language was inadequate to convey to the hearer the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 1:28

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, which was first to denounce judgment, and then promise restoration. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 1:26-27

Ezekiel 1:26-27. Above the firmament was the likeness of a throne Namely, the throne of God. God having given his prophet emblems of his attendants and ministers, while he was coming forth in the chariot of his power and justice, to execute judgment, and of the mysterious dispensations of his providence toward his church and the world, he now proceeds to discover to him some glimpses of his divine glory. The prophet does not say that he saw a real throne, but only the likeness of a throne,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:4-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:22-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:26-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 1:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 1:28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 1:26-27

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