Ezekiel 2:1-3:3 NIV

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 2:1-10

Sent to a stubborn people (2:1-3:15)In contrast to the glorious and almighty God, Ezekiel is addressed merely as ‘son of man’. This was a Hebrew phrase which here simply means ‘man’ (GNB: mortal man) and which is used consistently throughout the book when Ezekiel is addressed (2:1-2). God was going to send Ezekiel with his message to his rebellious people (3). Ezekiel was warned that he might suffer cruel treatment at the hands of his countrymen, but he had to persevere. Whether they heeded his... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 2:1

He said . See Ezekiel 1:28 , i.e. He Who was enthroned ( Eze 2:26 ). Son of man = son of Adam. Hebrew. ben adam. App-14 . Used of Ezekiel (exactly one hundred times) by Jehovah, always without the Article. In N.T. used by Christ (of Himself) eighty-six times in Authorized Version (eighty-three times in Revised Version, omitting Matthew 18:11 ; Matthew 25:13 .Luke 9:56; Luke 9:56 ). Used by others of Christ twice (John 12:34 ), making the Authorized Version total eighty-eight, and the Revised... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 2:1

EZEKIEL'S COMMISSION FROM GOD TO ISRAELThe thought here and into chapter three is continuous with that of the preceding chapter, all of these things being directly connected with God's call of this great prophet as a witness to Israel.In this short chapter, God gave to Ezekiel the description of his mission. It would be to a stiff-necked, hard-hearted, rebellious people. Following the captivity of the northern kingdom, the southern remnant in Judea, including a few defections from the northern... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 2:1

Ezekiel 2:1. He said unto me— That is, the Divine Person or Son of God, whom the prophet had seen in glory in the preceding vision. Son of man is here understood to signify the same with a common and ordinary man. See Psalms 8:4. And accordingly most commentators understand it as applied to the prophet, to remind him of his frailty and mortality, and of the infinite distance between God and man. See Calmet. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 2:1

1. Son of man—often applied to Ezekiel; once only to Daniel ( :-), and not to any other prophet. The phrase was no doubt taken from Chaldean usage during the sojourn of Daniel and Ezekiel in Chaldea. But the spirit who sanctioned the words of the prophet implied by it the lowliness and frailty of the prophet as man "lower than the angels," though now admitted to the vision of angels and of God Himself, "lest he should be exalted through the abundance of the revelations" ( :-). He is... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 2:1

Yahweh instructed Ezekiel to stand on his feet because the Lord wanted to speak with him."Not paralysis before him is desired by God, but reasonable service. . . . It is man erect, man in his manhood, with whom God will have fellowship and with whom he will speak." [Note: A. B. Davidson, The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel, p. 15.] "The expression "son of man" [Heb. ben ’ish] is a common Semitic way of indicating an individual man (Psalms 4:2; Psalms 57:4; Psalms 58:1; Psalms 144:3; Jeremiah 49:18;... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 2:1-5

1. The recipients of Ezekiel’s ministry 2:1-5 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 2:1-10

Ezekiel's Commission to be a ProphetEzekiel's commission came to him by three stages, and on three distinct occasions. The first and principal occasion was the immediate sequel of the vision described in Ezekiel 1:0. The account of it occupies the whole of Ezekiel 2:0, and Ezekiel 3:1-13. The second was seven days later, among the exiles at Tel-abib (Eze 3:14-21). The third was connected with a repetition of the vision, apparently in the neighbourhood of Tel-abib (Eze 3:22-27).The First... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 2:1-27

Ezekiel’s Commission to be a ProphetEzekiel’s commission came to him by three stages, and on three distinct occasions. The first and principal occasion was the immediate sequel of the vision described in Ezekiel 1. The account of it occupies the whole of Ezekiel 2, and Ezekiel 3:1-13. The second was seven days later, among the exiles at Tel-abib (Ezekiel 3:14-21). The third was connected with a repetition of the vision, apparently in the neighbourhood of Tel-abib (Ezekiel 3:22-27).The First... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 2:1

(1) Son of man.—The voice that now came to Ezekiel was articulate, and spoke to him in words which he could understand. It is not said who it was that spoke, but the “He” in connection with the vision before him could be none other than the Most High, whose glory that vision was given to reveal. The phrase “son of man” is common enough throughout the Scriptures, as meaning simply man, but is never used in an address to a prophet, except to Ezekiel and Daniel. To Daniel it is used only once... read more

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 2:1-10

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 2:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 2:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 2:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 2:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 2:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 2:1-5

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 2:1-10

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 2:1-27

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 2:1

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