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John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:1-28

The Vision of God’s GloryThis vision, unlike the inaugural visions of Isaiah and Jeremiah, came to Ezekiel not only at the beginning of his prophetic ministry, but also several times during the course of it. It was early repeated in connexion with his call and commission (Ezekiel 3:23), and it appeared on two other occasions (Ezekiel 8-11, Ezekiel 43:1-5). In Ezekiel 10 in particular the account in Ezekiel 1 is closely reproduced, with some additional details.In a state of trance, or ecstasy,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 1:4

(4) A whirlwind came out of the north.—The north is seen as the quarter from which the vision proceeded, not because the Babylonians conceived that there was the seat of Divine power (Isaiah 14:13-14), but because it was common with the prophets to represent the Divine judgments upon Judæa as coming from the north (see Jeremiah 1:14-15; Jeremiah 4:6; Jeremiah 6:1), and it was from that direction that the Assyrian and the Chaldæan conquerors were accustomed to descend upon the Holy Land. The... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ezekiel 1:1-28

Ezekiel 1:1 He was instructed, at the very beginning of his work as a Prophet, that the glory of Him who filled the temple was surrounding him in Mesopotamia as it surrounded him when he went up to present the morning or the evening sacrifice at Jerusalem. Such a vision was given him of that glory as he had never beheld in the holy place. He found that the earth that common, profane, Babylonian earth upon which he dwelt was filled with it. F. D. Maurice. One would not object to be an exile... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:1-28

THE VISION OF THE GLORY OF GODEzekiel 1:1-28IT might be hazardous to attempt, from the general considerations advanced in the last two chapters, to form a conception of Ezekiel’s state of mind during the first few years of his captivity. If, as we have found reason to believe, he had already come under the influence of Jeremiah, he must have been in some measure prepared for the blow which had descended on him. Torn from the duties of the office which he loved, and driven in upon himself,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ezekiel 1:1-28

Analysis and Annotations I. PREDICTIONS BEFORE THE FALL OF JERUSALEM A. judgment Predictions Concerning Jerusalem (1-24) CHAPTERS 1:1-3:14 The Vision of Glory and the Call of the Prophet 1. The introduction (Ezekiel 1:1-3 ) 2. The vision of glory (Ezekiel 1:4-28 ) 3. Ezekiel’s call and commission (Ezekiel 2:1-8 ) 4. The roll eaten and the repeated commission (Ezekiel 2:9-10 ; Ezekiel 3:1-14 ) Ezekiel 1:1-3 . The introductory words give us the time when Ezekiel was among the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Ezekiel 1:4

1:4 And I looked, and, behold, a {e} whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness [was] about it, and from the midst of it as the colour of amber, from the midst of the fire.(e) By this diversity of words he signifies the fearful judgment of God and the great afflictions that would come on Jerusalem. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:1-28

HIS CALL AND PREPARATION Ezekiel was carried to Babylon with King Jehoiachin, as we gather by comparing Ezekiel 1:1 ; Ezekiel 33:21 ; Ezekiel 40:1 with 2 Kings 24:11-16 ; and lived with the exiles on the river Chebar probably at Tel-abib (Ezekiel 1:1 ; Ezekiel 1:3 ; Ezekiel 3:15 ). Unlike Jeremiah, he was married and had a stated residence (Ezekiel 8:1 ; Ezekiel 24:1 ; Ezekiel 24:18 ). His ministry began in the fifth year of Jehoiachin’s captivity, and seven before the capture of Jerusalem... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Ezekiel 1:1-28

Spiritual Ministries Ezekiel 1:0 If a man were to say this today we should regard him as a fool. It is better that we should acknowledge this frankly. We keep our superstition locked up in the Bible; we boast ourselves of our practical common sense. Were any of our friends to say the heavens were opened and he saw visions of God, we should hide our faces behind our morning journals and wonder what he would say next. We have no objection to men who saw visions two thousand years ago; but today... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ezekiel 1:4-5

I desire to speak with all possible diffidence, and with an holy awe upon my mind, when I say, that I conceive, the close of this fifth verse, throws a light upon the whole of this vision. Those four living creatures, are said to have the likeness of a man. Is not this evidently in allusion to the human nature of the Lord Jesus Christ? If the Reader will compare the account which the beloved Apostle gives, of the vision he saw, in an age so distant as John lived from Ezekiel, (Revelation 4:6-8... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:4

North, denoting the invasion of Judea by the Chaldeans, Isaias xiv. 31. (Sanctius) --- The Jews thought the following vision inexplicable, and deliberated about rejecting the book, when Ananias offered to answer every difficulty. They assigned him three hundred barrels of oil to light his lamp, while he performed the task. (Rabbins) --- This hyperbole shews their idea of its obscurity. (Calmet) --- Amber, ( electri ) a compound of four parts of gold and one of silver, (Pliny, [Natural... read more