以西結書 1:10-12 CUNPTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 1:4-14

The visions of God which Ezekiel here saw were very glorious, and had more particulars than those which other prophets saw. It is the scope and intention of these vision, 1. To possess the prophet's mind with very great, and high, and honourable thoughts of that God by whom he was commissioned and for whom he was employed. It is the likeness of the glory of the Lord that he sees (Ezek. 1:28), and hence he may infer that it is his honour to serve him, for he is one whom angels serve. He may... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:10

As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man ,.... For these living creatures are men, redeemed from among men by the blood of Christ; their business lies with men, to preach the Gospel to them: and they should be humane, kind, and tender in their behaviour towards them; wounded consciences of weak believers, distressed and disconsolate souls, requiring such usage; and they should be men in understanding, have a large knowledge of the Scriptures, of the truths of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:11

Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward ,.... The former clause, "thus were their faces", either belongs to Ezekiel 1:10 ; and the meaning is, this, as now represented, was the likeness of their faces, and this the position of them: or it may be read in connection with the following clause, and be rendered, "and their faces and their wings were stretched upwards"; as they are in the Chaldee paraphrase, the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions: "their faces... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:12

And they went everyone straight forward ,.... Or, "over against his face" F17 אל עבר פניו "coram facie sua", V. L. "in tractam faciei suae", objectum , Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Polanus; "ante faciem suam", Starckius. ; for, which way soever they went, whether forward or backward, or on either side, they had a face to go before them, to direct the way, and steer their course; so the ministers of the Gospel have a face to go by and follow after, the word of God, to look... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:10

As for the likeness of their faces - There was but one body to each of those compound animals: but each body had four faces; the face of a man and of a lion on the right side; the face of an ox and an eagle on the left side. Many of these compound images appear in the Asiatic idols. Many are now before me: some with the head and feet of a monkey, with the body, arms, and legs of a man. Others with the head of the dog; body, arms, and legs human. Some with the head of an ape; all the rest... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:12

They went every one straight forward - Not by progressive stepping, but by gliding. Whither the spirit was to go - Whither that whirlwind blew, they went, being borne on by the wind, see Ezekiel 1:4 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:10

Verse 10 He now comes down to the faces or countenances of the living creatures themselves. The face is properly used with reference to the whole body, but the Prophet only means the countenance. He says therefore that there was on the right as it were the face of a man and of a lion, and on the left, the face of an ox and of an eagle We explained yesterday why four heads and as many faces are ascribed to the angels of God, because so great was the dullness of the people, that they did not... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:11

Verse 11 He says, that the faces as well as the wings were extended, because the four faces proceeded from one body. Here then the Prophet says, that they are not united together, so that a fourfold form could be seen on one head: there was the form of a man, and then that of a lion, as in one glass various forms sometimes appear, but each answers to its own original. So also the reader might mistake here, as if different faces belonged to the same head: hence the Prophet says, they were... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:12

Verse 12 Here the Prophet repeats, that the movement of the living creatures was in each case directed towards, or in the direction of its face: and he will say the same again: nor is this repetition superfluous, since, as we said yesterday and must repeat again, mankind can scarcely’ be induced to ascribe glory to the wisdom of God. For we are so stupid, that we think that God mingles all things inconsiderately, as if he were in the dark. Since, therefore, the actions of God appear to us... read more

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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 1:4-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:1-28

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