Ezekiel 1:28 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 1:26-28

All the other parts of this vision were but a preface and introduction to this. God in them had made himself known as Lord of angels and supreme director of all the affairs of this lower world, whence it is easy to infer that whatever God by his prophets either promises or threatens to do he is able to effect it. Angels are his servants; men are his tools. But now that a divine revelation is to be given to a prophet, and by him to the church, we must look higher than the living creatures or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:28

As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain ,.... The rainbow, which is no other than the reflection of the rays of the sun in a thin watery cloud on a rainy day: so was the appearance of the brightness round about it ; so Christ is represented as clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow about his head, Revelation 10:1 ; which is a token of the covenant of grace, in which Christ is concerned; it is round about him; he is the head mediator, surety, and messenger of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:28

As the appearance of the bow - Over the canopy on which this glorious personage sat there was a fine rainbow, which, from the description here, had all its colors vivid, distinct, and in perfection - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. In all this description we must understand every metal, every color, and every natural appearance, to be in their utmost perfection of shape, color, and splendor. "And this," as above described, "was the appearance of the likeness of the... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 28 The Prophet now adds, that the likeness of a celestial bow was presented to him, which profane men call his, and imagine that she performs the commands of the gods, and especially of Juno. But Scripture calls it the bow of God, not because it was created after the Deluge, as many falsely suppose, but because God wished to stir up our hope with that symbol, as often as thick vapors cloud the heavens. For we seem as if drowned under those waters of the heavens. God therefore wished to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:1-28

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:4-28

The providential government of God. This is acknowledged even by some of the ablest expositors to be a most difficult portion of sacred Scripture. Isaac Casaubon says that "in the whole of the Old Testament there is nothing more obscure than the beginning and the end of the Book of Ezekiel." And Calvin "acknowledges that he does not understand this vision." Yet we would humbly and reverently endeavour to set forth what appear to us to be the principal teachings of this marvellous vision.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:22-28

The vision of God is the source of prophetic inspiration. We cannot fail to observe in Scripture that the prominent prophets were prepared for their responsible work by an ecstatic sight of Deity. Without a clear and overpowering sense of the greatness of God, along with the undeserved honour of being his messenger, mortal men shrink from the perilous task of reproving and warning their fellows. This was the royal university in which the prophets received their high commission; and every... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:26-28

He who is upon the throne. There is a natural tendency to clothe the spiritual in material form, and thus to bring the invisible and impalpable within the range and sphere of sense. It must not be supposed that, when the inspired writers, in this and similar passages, depict in imagery of material splendour the presence of the Almighty, they are misled by their own language, and forget that "God is a Spirit." Their aim is to represent, in such a way as shall impress the mind, the glorious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:28

As the appearance of the bow. The glorious epiphany was completed, as in Revelation 4:3 and Revelation 10:1 , by the appearance of the rainbow. The symbol of God's faithfulness, and of the hope that rested on it ( Genesis 9:13 ). was seen in the glory of the Divine perfection, even in the midst of the fire of the Divine wrath. Mercy and love are thought of as over arching all the phenomena of the world and its history, attempering the chastisements which are needed for those with whom... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:28

Reverence. In order that the prophet might be prepared to discharge his prophetic ministry aright, it was necessary that, in the first place, he should experience a just conception of the greatness, holiness, and authority of the Being by whom he was commissioned. He could only then appear in a proper attitude before men when he had found what was his proper attitude before God. The fear of the King of heaven alone could preserve him from any fear of those whom he was directed to visit as... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 1:26-28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:28

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:1-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:4-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:22-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:26-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:28

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