John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 9:1
Eze 9:1 He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man [with] his destroying weapon in his hand. Ver. 1. He cried also. ] God, to whom vengeance belongeth, calleth aloud and with a courage, as we say, to the executioners of his wrath, to come and fall on. Cause them that have charge over the city. ] Proefecti urbis - i.e., the angels, here called the visitations or visitors of Jerusalem, the prefects of the city.... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Ezekiel 9:1-2
Ezekiel 9:1-2One man among them was clothed with linen.Christ the Commander of the angels1. Elect Jews under the law were saved by the mediatorial work of Christ incarnate, as we are under the Gospel. Christ frequently appeared as man, intimating thereby His future incarnation, and that that nature must concur to the making up of His mediatorship: He did not mediate for them as God, for us as man; but He mediated then as man promised, now He mediates as man manifested.2. The Lord Christ is the... read more