Ezekiel 8:1-4

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1-6

Ezekiel was now in Babylon; but the messages of wrath he had delivered in the foregoing chapters related to Jerusalem, for in the peace or trouble thereof the captives looked upon themselves to have peace or trouble, and therefore here he has a vision of what was done at Jerusalem, and this vision is continued to the close of the 11th chapter. I. Here is the date of this vision. The first vision he had was in the fifth year of the captivity, in the fourth month and the fifth day of the month,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1

And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month , in the fifth day of the month ,.... This was the sixth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin; the sixth month was the month Elul, which answers to part of August, and part of September. The Septuagint and Arabic versions wrongly render it, the fifth month. The fifth day of the month is thought to have been the sabbath day, which seems probable by what follows; this was just a year and two months from the first vision, Ezekiel 1:1... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:2

And then one beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire ,.... The Septuagint and Arabic versions render it, "behold the likeness of a man"; reading איש , "a man", for אש , "fire"; but without supposing such a reading, for which there is no foundation, this likeness may very well be understood of the likeness of a man; since mention is made of his joins in the next clause, and of his hand in Ezekiel 8:3 ; and the description agrees with the appearance of a man in Ezekiel 1:26 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:3

And he put forth the form of an hand ,.... That is, he that appeared in the likeness of a man, and with so much glory and splendour, out of the midst of the fire and brightness which were about him, put forth the form of a hand, that looked like a man's hand; for this appearance was not real, only visionary; and this seems to design the Spirit of God sent forth by Christ, sometimes called the finger of God, Luke 11:20 ; as appears by what follows: and took me by a lock of mine head ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:4

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there ,.... In the temple, between the cherubim, where the Shechinah or the glory of the divine Majesty dwelt; for as yet he had not removed, though provoked to it, and as he afterwards did; or he was here to destroy the idols, and both city and temple, for the idolatry of the people; or this is here mentioned, to show the baseness and wickedness of the people, that they should place an idol where the Lord himself was: according to the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:1

In the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month - This, according to Abp. Usher, was the sixth year of Ezekiel's captivity. The sixth day of the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year, which answers to August A.M. 3410. This chapter and the three following contain but one vision, of which I judge it necessary, with Calmet, to give a general idea, that the attention of the reader may not be too much divided. The prophet, in the visions of God, is carried to Jerusalem,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:2

The appearance of fire - See the note on Ezekiel 1:27 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:3

The image of jealousy - הקנאה סמל semel hakkinah . We do not know certainly of what form this image was, nor what god it represented. Some say it was the image of Baal, which was placed in the temple by Manasses; others, that it was the image of Mars; and others, that it was the image of Tammuz or Adonis. Calmet supports this opinion by the following reasons: - The name agrees perfectly with him. He was represented as a beautiful youth, beloved by Venus; at which Mars, her paramour,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:4

The vision that I saw in the plain - see the note on Ezekiel 3:23 ; (note); see also Ezekiel 1:3 ; (note). read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:1

Verse 1 There is no doubt that a prophetic vision is here narrated; for the Prophet was not carried to Jerusalem, nor had he changed his place, nor were the elders of Judah before him, but he seemed to himself to be seized by the Spirit of God, that he might perceive the pollutions by which the Jews had profaned the temple. For he says, that he was at home when this vision occurred to him, and yet it was possible for him to be walking in the field. He does not, therefore, relate the thing as... read more

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