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Ezekiel 2:1-10
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Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 2:1-5Ezekiel 2:1-5 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryLest Ezekiel should be lifted up with the abundance of the revelations, he is put in mind that still he is a son of man, a weak, mortal creature. As Christ usually called himself the Son of man, it was also an honourabl…The Prophet Commissioned to Reprove. (b. c. 595.)Ezekiel 2:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE PROPHET COMMISSIONED TO REPROVE. (B. C. 595.) The title here given to Ezekiel, as often afterwards, is very observable. God, when he speaks to him, calls him, Son of man (Ezekiel 2:1), Son of Adam, Son of the earth.…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 2:1Ezekiel 2:1 · The Pulpit CommentarySon of man, etc. It is noticeable that the phrase (ben adam), as addressed to a prophet, occurs only in Ezekiel, in whom we find it not less than eighty times, and in Daniel 8:17. As used elsewhere, e.g. in Numbers 23:1…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 2:1Ezekiel 2:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryGod speaking, and man listening. This second chapter of the prophecies of Ezekiel introduces us to the personal call and commission of the prophet. The first chapter was engaged with preliminary and preparatory visions.…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 2:1Ezekiel 2:1 · The Pulpit CommentarySon of man. This expression is so constantly used with reference to Ezekiel that it cannot be considered a mere Oriental idiom with no peculiar significance. There were special reasons why Ezekiel, as the prophet chosen…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Ezekiel 2:1-5Lest Ezekiel should be lifted up with the abundance of the revelations, he is put in mind that still he is a son of man, a weak, mortal creature. As Christ usually called himself the Son of man, it was also an honourabl…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Prophet Commissioned to Reprove. (b. c. 595.)THE PROPHET COMMISSIONED TO REPROVE. (B. C. 595.) The title here given to Ezekiel, as often afterwards, is very observable. God, when he speaks to him, calls him, Son of man (Ezekiel 2:1), Son of Adam, Son of the earth.…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 2:1Son of man. This expression is so constantly used with reference to Ezekiel that it cannot be considered a mere Oriental idiom with no peculiar significance. There were special reasons why Ezekiel, as the prophet chosen…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 2:1God speaking, and man listening. This second chapter of the prophecies of Ezekiel introduces us to the personal call and commission of the prophet. The first chapter was engaged with preliminary and preparatory visions.…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 2:1Son of man, etc. It is noticeable that the phrase (ben adam), as addressed to a prophet, occurs only in Ezekiel, in whom we find it not less than eighty times, and in Daniel 8:17. As used elsewhere, e.g. in Numbers 23:1…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 2:2-5An arduous embassage. Every prophet is a missionary; every true missionary is a prophet. In an inferior sense of the word, he is a mediator—a mediator between God and man. I. THE MISSIONARY CHARACTER OF THE PROPHET. He…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 2:2And the Spirit, etc. It scarcely admits of question (though the Hebrew has no article, and so far Luther's Version, "Ich ward wieder erquickt," is tenable) that the word is used in the same sense as in Ezekiel 1:20, Eze…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 2:2The entrance of the Spirit. If it were not for another reference to the Spirit in Ezekiel 4:3, we might reasonably suppose that the prophet was referring to his own spirit, and indicating, in picturesque language, that…Joseph S. Exell and contributors