Ezekiel 43:2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-6

After Ezekiel has patiently surveyed the temple of God, the greatest glory of this earth, he is admitted to a higher form, and honoured with a sight of the glories of the upper world; it is said to him, Come up hither. He has seen the temple, and sees it to be very spacious and splendid; but, till the glory of God comes into it, it is but like the dead bodies he had seen in vision (Ezek. 37:1-28), that had no breath till the Spirit of life entered into them. Here therefore he sees the house... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:2

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east ,.... The God of Israel is Jehovah the Father, the covenant God of literal Israel; and the covenant God and Father of the whole spiritual Israel, or his elect, whether Jews or Gentiles; whom he has taken into covenant, loves, cares, provides for, and protects: Christ, who is the brightness of his Father's glory, whose glory is the glory of the only begotten of the Father, is here meant; and who has the same glorious... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 43:2

The glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east - This was the chariot of cherubim, wheels, etc., which he saw at the river Chebar. And this glory, coming from the east, is going to enter into the eastern gate of the temple, and thence to shine out upon the whole earth. Is there not a mystery here? All knowledge, all religion, and all arts and sciences, have traveled, according to the course of the sun, From East To West! From that quarter the Divine glory at first came; and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-5

The glory of the Lord in the house. The glory of the house of God does not consist in its beauty and grandeur, but in the indwelling of the Eternal himself. When the tabernacle of witness reared in the wilderness was completed, when Moses had finished the work, "then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle." Upon the occasion of the dedication of Solomon's temple, " it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-6

The return of God's glory. The prophet had witnessed in sadness the departure of the glory of the Lord (see Ezekiel 10:18 , Ezekiel 10:19 ; Ezekiel 11:23 ). He has now a happy vision of its return; and of that return he gives a very graphic description. It affected him. With solemn awe ( Ezekiel 43:3 ) as well as with sacred joy. He found himself transported to the place where, as a priest, he had an official right to stand ( Ezekiel 43:5 ), and there he saw the brightness of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-9

Sunshine after storm. The prophet of Jehovah has inspected all the plans of the second temple. In clearest vision he has seen all its parts arranged. The sacred edifice has grown to perfection before his eyes. Court within court has successively appeared. And now the great question arises, "Will the God of heaven again stoop to dwell there?" In vain will be all this preparation and toil unless Jehovah shall fill the house again with his presence. In vain will be all ceremony and all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-12

The consecration of the temple by the entrance into it of the glory of the God of Israel. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-27

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:2

Scarcely had the prophet taken up his station at or near the gate when the glory of the God of Israel (see on Ezekiel 1:28 ; Ezekiel 3:23 ) came from the way of the east , as if intending to enter the temple by the very door through which it had previously departed from the temple (comp. Ezekiel, Ezekiel 10:19 ; Ezekiel 11:22 , Ezekiel 11:23 ). The voles which proceeded from the theophany and resembled the noise of many waters , is after the LXX . ( καὶ φωνὴ τῆς... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:2

The glory of the God of Israel. The visionary glory that dazzled the eyes of the rapt seer is but an earthly suggestion of that ineffable glory in which the unseen God is ever clothed. We may take the manifestation of glory as a type and suggestion of that higher wonder. I. IN WHAT THE GLORY OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL CONSISTS . 1. The radiance of heavenly light . The glory is like the effulgence of sunlight, the raying forth of beams of splendor from the... read more

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