Ezekiel 2:9-3:3 KJV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 2:9

behold . . . lo . Fig, Asterismos. App-6 . a roll of a book = a scroll. Compare Jeremiah 36:2 .Psalms 40:0 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 2:9

9. roll—the form in which ancient books were made. read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 2:8-11

3. The nature of Ezekiel’s ministry 2:8-3:11This pericope contains 10 commands, and it is the center of the chiasm in chapters 1-3."The Lord’s charge to Ezekiel emphasized the absolute necessity of hearing, understanding, and assimilating God’s message prior to going forth as a spokesman for the Lord." [Note: Alexander, "Ezekiel," p. 763.] All the Lord’s representatives must do the same (cf. Ezra 7:10). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 2:9-10

Ezekiel then saw a hand extending a scroll to him. The Lord spread it out before the prophet and he saw that it was full of lamentations, mourning, and woes (i.e., bad news; chs. 4-32). Normally scrolls had writing on only one side, but this one had writing on both sides; it was full of revelation (cf. Revelation 5:1)."This accurately summarizes the contents of Ezekiel 4-32. It does not, however, reflect the latter part of the book in which the prophet spoke of Israel’s restoration. This could... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 2:1-10

Ezekiel's Commission to be a ProphetEzekiel's commission came to him by three stages, and on three distinct occasions. The first and principal occasion was the immediate sequel of the vision described in Ezekiel 1:0. The account of it occupies the whole of Ezekiel 2:0, and Ezekiel 3:1-13. The second was seven days later, among the exiles at Tel-abib (Eze 3:14-21). The third was connected with a repetition of the vision, apparently in the neighbourhood of Tel-abib (Eze 3:22-27).The First... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 2:1-27

Ezekiel’s Commission to be a ProphetEzekiel’s commission came to him by three stages, and on three distinct occasions. The first and principal occasion was the immediate sequel of the vision described in Ezekiel 1. The account of it occupies the whole of Ezekiel 2, and Ezekiel 3:1-13. The second was seven days later, among the exiles at Tel-abib (Ezekiel 3:14-21). The third was connected with a repetition of the vision, apparently in the neighbourhood of Tel-abib (Ezekiel 3:22-27).The First... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 2:9

(9) Was sent unto me.—Better, was put forth, as the same word is translated in Genesis 3:22; Genesis 19:10; Ezekiel 8:3. In Ezekiel 10:7 it is rendered stretched forth, with the marginal sent forth, and the corresponding Chaldee word in Daniel 5:24 is translated “sent.” It is not that a hand by itself containing the roll was sent to the prophet, but a hand, either of one of the cherubim,. or from the throne above, was stretched forth to him. In the corresponding vision in Revelation 10:8-9, it... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ezekiel 2:1-10

Ezekiel 2:1 Lord, I find that Ezekiel in his prophecies is styled ninety times and more by his appellation, Son of Man, and surely not once oftener than there was need for.... Amongst other revelations it was needful to reveal him to himself, Son of Man, lest seeing many visions might have made him blind with spiritual pride. Lord as thou increasest Thy graces in me, and favours on me, so with them daily increase in my soul the monitors and remembrances of my mortality. Thomas Fuller.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 2:1-10

EZEKIEL’S PROPHETIC COMMISSIONEzekiel 2:1-10; Ezekiel 3:1-27THE call of a prophet and the vision of God which sometimes accompanied it are the two sides of one complex experience. The man who has truly seen God necessarily has a message to men. Not only are his spiritual perceptions quickened and all the powers of his being stirred to the highest activity, but there is laid on his conscience the burden of a sacred duty and a lifelong vocation to the service of God and man. The true prophet... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

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