Ezekiel 2:8-3:27 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 2:8

eat . See Ezekiel 3:1-3 . Compare Revelation 10:9 , Revelation 10:10 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 2:8

"But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house; open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee. And when I looked, behold a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; and he spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe."This passage in which the prophet is commanded to eat "the roll of the book" has its counterpart in the New Testament,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 2:8

Ezekiel 2:8. Open thy mouth, &c.— The knowledge of divine truth is often expressed by the metaphors of bodily food and nourishment; and therefore, to eat the words of this prophesy, signifies to commit them to memory, and to meditate upon and digest them. See the 10th verse of the next chapter. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 2:8

8. eat—(See on :-; Revelation 10:9; Revelation 10:10). The idea is to possess himself fully of the message and digest it in the mind; not literal eating, but such an appropriation of its unsavory contents that they should become, as it were, part of himself, so as to impart them the more vividly to his hearers. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 2:8

The Lord warned Ezekiel not to be rebellious like the people of Israel but to listen to Him and to receive the messages that God would feed him (cf. Deuteronomy 8:3; Jeremiah 15:16; Matthew 4:4; John 6:53-58). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 2:8-11

3. The nature of Ezekiel’s ministry 2:8-3:11This pericope contains 10 commands, and it is the center of the chiasm in chapters 1-3."The Lord’s charge to Ezekiel emphasized the absolute necessity of hearing, understanding, and assimilating God’s message prior to going forth as a spokesman for the Lord." [Note: Alexander, "Ezekiel," p. 763.] All the Lord’s representatives must do the same (cf. Ezra 7:10). 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 2:8

(8) Eat that I give thee.—This is to be understood, like all that has gone before, as done in vision, as in the case of the book eaten by St. John in Revelation 10:9-10. The figure of eating for receiving into the heart, so as to be thoroughly possessed by what is communicated, is not an uncommon one. (Comp. Jeremiah 15:16; John 6:53-58.) read more