And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. SON OF MAN - often applied to Ezekiel; once only to Daniel (), and not to any other prophet. The phrase was no doubt taken from Chaldean usage, during the sojourn of Daniel and Ezekiel in Chaldea. But the spirit who... [ Continue Reading ]
And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. THE SPIRIT ENTERED INTO ME WHEN HE SPAKE. The Divine WORD is ever accompanied b... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. TO ... ISRAEL, TO A REBELLIOUS NATION - rather, as the Hebrew [ gowyim (H1471)], nations; th... [ Continue Reading ]
For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. THEY ARE IMPUDENT - literally, hard-faced (; ). CHILDREN - resumptive of "they" in ; the "children" walk in their "fathers'" steps. I DO SEND THEE UNTO THEM - God... [ Continue Reading ]
And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. WHETHER THEY WILL FORBEAR - namely, to hear. YET SHALL KNOW. Even if they will not hear, at least they will not have ignorance to plead a... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. BRIERS - not as margin, and Gesenius, 'rebel... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. THEY ARE MOST REBELLIOUS - literally, 'rebellion' itself-its very essence.... [ Continue Reading ]
But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. EAT THAT I GIVE THEE - (, note; Revelation 10:9). The idea is to possess himself fully of the message, and digest it in the mind; not literal eating, but... [ Continue Reading ]
And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; A ROLL - the form in which ancient books were made up.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. IT WAS WRITTEN WITHIN AND WITHOUT - on the face and the back. Usually the parchment was written only on its inside when rolled up; but so full was God's message o... [ Continue Reading ]