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Joseph Exell

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

John Trapp

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

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 9:2

Eze 9:2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them [was] clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar. Ver. 2. And, behold, six men came. ] Ad hunc Dei clamorem vel clangorem; the angels came, the Chaldees came, at the call of this Lord of hosts, who hath all creatures at his beck and check. By the way of the... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ezekiel 9:1

cried: Ezekiel 43:6, Ezekiel 43:7, Isaiah 6:8, Amos 3:7, Amos 3:8, Revelation 1:10, Revelation 1:11, Revelation 14:7 Cause: Exodus 12:23, 2 Kings 10:24, 1 Chronicles 21:15, Isaiah 10:6, Isaiah 10:7 Reciprocal: Jeremiah 22:7 - I Ezekiel 43:3 - to destroy the city read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ezekiel 9:2

six: Jeremiah 1:15, Jeremiah 5:15-Esther :, Jeremiah 8:16, Jeremiah 8:17, Jeremiah 25:9 the higher: 2 Kings 15:35, 2 Chronicles 27:3, Jeremiah 26:10 lieth: Heb. is turned slaughter weapon: Heb. weapon of his breaking in pieces and one: Ezekiel 10:2, Ezekiel 10:6, Ezekiel 10:7, Leviticus 16:4, Revelation 15:6 inkhorn: Keseth (in Chaldee, kista Syriac, kesto Ethiopic, kasut) denotes a bottle, or vessel to hold any fluid; and being here united to sophair a writer, is not improperly rendered... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ezekiel 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.He — The man whom he had seen upon the throne.Them — Those whom God hath appointed to destroy the city: perhaps angels.Every man — Every one; 'tis an Hebrew idiom. Each of these had a weapon proper for that kind of destruction which he was to effect; and so, some to slay with the sword, another with the pestilence, another with... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ezekiel 9:2

And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.And — As soon as the command was given, the ministers of God's displeasure appear.Men — In appearance and vision they were men, and the prophet calls them as he saw them.The north — Insinuating whence their destruction should... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 9:1

1. Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near Or, Draw nigh, ye that have the visitation of the city (Peshito and Hebrew differently pointed). This probably refers to the executioners (Davidson). read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 9:2

2. Six men… every man a slaughter weapon in his hand These were symbolic of the divine executioners. In what form they appeared, other than that they looked like men, is not stated. Did they to the prophet’s eyes appear as the temple butchers, or as angels (Ezekiel 40:3; Ezekiel 43:6), or as Assyrians? The latter actually were the future destroyers of Jerusalem. In any case they were symbolic representatives of supernaturally directed powers. As six was the usual symbol of the world and... read more

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