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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ezekiel 2:9

Roll — Their books were not like ours, but written in parchment and in the length of it, and so one piece fastened to another, 'till the whole would contain what was to be written, and then it was wrapped or rolled about a round piece of wood, fashioned for that purpose.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ezekiel 2:9. _A HAND WAS SENT_] Here the _hand_ signifies not only the instrument of conveyance, but an _emblem_ of the Divine _power_, which the _hand of God_ always signifies. _A ROLL OF A B...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    WAS SENT - Rather, was put forth. A ROLL OF A BOOK - The book was one of the ancient kind written on skins rolled up together. Hence, our English volume Psalms 40:7. The writing was usually on one sid...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EZEKIEL 2:8 TO EZEKIEL 3:15. His inspiration is suggestively described by the symbolical swallowing of a book-roll. In Jer. (Jeremiah 1:9) it is more immediately conceived as due to the touch of the D...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    BEHOLD... LO. Fig, _Asterismos._ App-6. A ROLL OF. BOOK. a scroll. Compare Jeremiah 36:2.Psalms 40....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The prophet's inspiration Being commanded to speak God's words to the people, the prophet is next assured by a symbol, a book given him to eat, that God's words shall be given him....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    § 1. EZEKIEL'S CALL AND CONSECRATION AS A PROPHET (EZEKIEL 1-3) Date, June-July, 592 b.c. Ezekiel's call and consecration to his prophetic work took place by means of a vision of God's glory (Ezekiel...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וָ אֶרְאֶ֕ה וְ הִנֵּה ־יָ֖ד שְׁלוּחָ֣ה אֵלָ֑י

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    As the prophet lay prostrate, he heard a voice commanding him to stand on his feet, and he was immediately empowered to do so by the entrance of the Spirit. He was then commissioned to deliver the mes...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Here by type the Prophet is shown the illustration of the Lord's charge to him, and the tokens of the Lord's anointing him to his ministry. It is worthy remark, that Isaiah had a similar open manifest...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    Now the Prophet more fully explains what we have just dwelt upon. He narrates how a _volume of a book was offered to him: _that is, a book in the form of a roll was offered to him. For the noun which...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    In testimony and example, as to his prophetic relation, the same thing happens in Ezekiel's case. God is rejected; His prophet takes this place, with the throne, to judge the whole nation, and especia...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And when I looked, behold, an hand [was] sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book [was] therein; Ver. 9. _Behold, a hand was sent._] A hand from heaven. A hand is _index rei et instrumentum operationi...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Behold a hand was sent unto me_ I saw a hand stretched out toward me, as from that divine person who appeared to me in the shape of a man. _And lo, a roll of a book was therein_ Wherein were containe...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE COMMISSION OF EZEKIEL TO BE THE LORD'S PROPHET. The Lord, having revealed Himself to His servant in the fullness of His divine power and majesty, now issued to him the formal call, extended to hi...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me, extended toward the prophet; AND, LO, A ROLL OF A BOOK WAS THEREIN, as books were written in those days, the characters inscribed on long strips of...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    6-10 Those who will do any thing to purpose in the service of God, must not fear men. Wicked men are as briers and thorns; but they are nigh unto cursing, and their end is to be burned. The prophet m...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    The prophet, newly come out of that astonishing trance wherein he lay, and gotten upon his feet, hearing what was spoken, and possibly looking if he might see who spake, he discovers _a hand_; either...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezekiel 2:9 looked H7200 (H8799) hand H3027 out H7971 (H8803) scroll H4039 book H5612 an hand -...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me, and lo, a roll of a book was in it. And he spread it before me, and it was written on both sides (‘within and without'), and there was written i...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Ezekiel filled with the Spirit, and his divine command. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Ezekiel. CONCLUSION: If we stand ready to be used of God, we may expect that He will give us a...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezekiel 2:1. _Son of man._ Here the Messiah, speaking from the throne of glory, gives his servant a humble title, but a title which he himself assumed after his incarnation, being meek and lowly in he...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 2:8 Ezekiel is told he must OPEN his MOUTH AND EAT the SCROLL OF A BOOK. When it is unrolled, WRITING is visible on its...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    (2.) CONSCIOUS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMISSION (Chaps. Ezekiel 2:8 to Ezekiel 3:3) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 2:9. “SENT UNTO ME;” rather, _put forth unto me_ (as in chap....

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 2:1 SON 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 Danie...

  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Daniel 10:10; Daniel 10:16; Daniel 5:5; Ezekiel 3:1; Ezekiel 8:3;...

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