Ezekiel 43:3 NLT

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 43:3

And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw ,.... Recorded in the first, ninth, and tenth chapters of this book; the form in which the glory of the God of Israel now appeared was like to what he then saw; in each of which visions was the likeness of a throne, and on it the appearance of the glory of God: even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city ; the city of Jerusalem; not that the prophet destroyed it, or came to destroy it himself,... 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 43:3

The prophet identifies the vision on which he now looks as the same he had formerly beheld on the hanks of the Chebar, when he came to destroy the city , i.e. when, in obedience to Divine command, he stood forth to announce the destruction of Jerusalem. Ewald and Smend follow the Vulgate. quando venit ut disperderet , in substituting "he," Jehovah, for "I," Ezekiel; but the change is unnecessary, as the prophet's language is perfectly intelligible and quite correct, since "the prophet... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:3

God the same in judgment and in mercy. The remarkable point of this verse lies in the fact that Ezekiel could detect no change in the manifestation of the Divine glory when he compared the new appearance which heralded the great redemption of Israel with the earlier appearance which preceded the denunciation of wrath and doom. God is the same in both cases. I. THE FACT . This has two sides—one relating to the time of judgment, and the other concerned with the period of redemption. ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 43:3-5

Ezekiel 43:3-5. And it This glory of the God of Israel; was according to the vision, &c., when I came to destroy the city That is, to prophesy that the city would be destroyed. The prophets are often said to do those things which they foretel shall be done. And I fell upon my face In humble and reverent adoration of the divine majesty, or overwhelmed, as it were, and not able to bear the lustre of such glory. But the Spirit took him up, when the glory of the Lord was come into the... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 43:3-5

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