Ezekiel 3:1-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:8

Behold, I have made the, face strong against their faces ,.... Not that the prophet should have the same sort of impudence and confidence they had; but that God would "give" F14 נתתי את פניך "dedi faciem tuam", V. L. Vatablus, Cocceius, Starckius. him such a face, as it is in the Hebrew text, such spirit and courage, that he should neither be ashamed of the words of the Lord, nor afraid to speak them to this people; so that he should be a match for them; they should not be able... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:9

As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead ,.... Or, "than a rock" F15 מצור "rupe", Junius & Tremellius, Polanus, Piscator; "prae rupe", Cocceius; "ex rupe", Starckius; "prae petra", Montanus. ; the "adamant" has its name in Greek, because it cannot be conquered or subdued, neither by the hammer, nor by fire; the one cannot break, nor this other consume it; land it is called "shamir" in Hebrew, from its preserving itself from both; it will cut iron in pieces, which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:10

Moreover he said unto me, son of man ,.... The same glorious Person as before continued speaking to him, and added, as follows: all my words that I shall speak unto thee ; not only what he had spoken to him, but what he should hereafter; for he did not tell all at once what he should say, but gradually, revealing his mind to him by little and little; but then he was to receive all that he should say, and reject nothing, nor shun to declare the whole counsel of God: receive in thine... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:11

And go, get thee to them of the captivity ,.... Not in the times of Hoshea king of Israel, by Shalmaneser king of Assyria, for these were placed in the cities of the Medes, 2 Kings 17:6 ; but in the times of Jeconiah king of Judah, Ezekiel 1:2 ; unto the children of thy people ; the Jews, which were in the land of Chaldea: and speak unto them, and tell them : the words the Lord spoke to him: thus saith the Lord God; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear : See... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:12

Then the spirit took me up ,.... Not the wind, nor an angel, but the Spirit of God; who took up the prophet from the ground, from the place where he was, among the captives by the river Chebar, and had seen the glorious vision described in the first chapter; and had had his call and mission, as expressed in the second chapter, and hitherto in this; and was carried by him to another company of captives, who were at another place by the same river, as appears by comparing Ezekiel 1:1 , with ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:13

I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures ,.... Which they clapped, when they uttered the preceding words; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:24 ; that touched one another ; or "kissed, a woman her sister" F18 משיקות אשה אל אחותה "attingentium more osculantium , vira ad sororem suam", Vatablus; "osculantium", Polanus, Starckius. So Ben Melech. ; denoting their affection and agreement in the doxology or ascription of glory to God; see Ezekiel 1:9 ; and the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:14

So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away ,.... Lifted him up from the earth, and carried him through the air: and I went in bitterness ; full of trouble and sorrow, that the Lord was departing from the temple; that his people had been guilty, of such crimes they had, and were such an impudent, and hardhearted people they were; and that such judgments were coming upon them he had seers written in the roll, full of lamentations, mourning, and woe: in the heat of my spirit ; the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:15

Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib ,.... For it seems the captive Jews were disposed of at different places, and there were some at this place; for this was the name of a place, as Jarchi and Kimchi observe; as were Telmelah, and Telharsa, Ezra 2:59 ; it signifies "a heap of new fruit", and so the Vulgate Latin version renders it: not that there were such at this time here; and the captives were beating out the ripe ears of corn, as "abib" signifies; whence the month Abib has... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:16

And it came to pass at the end of seven days ,.... Some think it was on the sabbath day he had the following declaration made to him, and instructions given him; but this is not certain; nor does it follow, or to be concluded, from such a way of speaking: that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying ; the Targum is, "the word of prophecy from before the Lord.' read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:17

Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel ,.... Not in a civil sense, a watchman of a town or city, or of the whole country, but in an ecclesiastical sense. So the Targum renders it by מליף , "a teacher"; whose business it was to instruct the people in divine things, to warn them of their evil ways, and of the danger they exposed them to; such were the prophets of old, and such are the ministers of the New Testament: the office is the same with that of bishops or... read more

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