Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ezekiel 2:1-10
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
Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ezekiel 2:1-8
Ezekiel 2:1-8 . We see Ezekiel prostrate upon his face. Then a voice spoke, not the voice of a cherubim; while in Revelation the cherubim speak, in Ezekiel they are silent, Jehovah addressed Ezekiel as son of man; the title which is found exactly one hundred times in this book. Daniel only besides Ezekiel is called by this name. Our Lord called Himself by that name and used it in connection with His suffering, exaltation, glory, and coming again. Ezekiel, too, passed through much suffering,... read more