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Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 1:28

The rainbow is not simply a token of glory and splendor. The “cloud” and the “day of rain” point to its original message of forgiveness and mercy, and this is especially suited to Ezekiel’s commission, which was first to denounce judgment, and then promise restoration.

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See also Ezekiel 1:28 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ezekiel 1:28. _AS THE APPEARANCE OF THE BOW_] Over the canopy on which this glorious personage sat there was a fine _rainbow_, which, from the description here, had all its colours vivid, disti...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. PREDICTIONS BEFORE THE FALL OF JERUSALEM A. judgment Predictions Concerning Jerusalem (1-24) Chapter S 1:1-3:14 The Vision of Glory and the Call of the Prophet _ 1. The...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EZEKIEL 1-3. EZEKIEL ENTERS UPON HIS MINISTRY. Ezekiel 1:1. Ezekiel's Vision. Ezekiel 1:1. Like the prophets generally, Ezekiel enters upon his ministry only after he has had a vision of God and a ca...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE BOW. in the cloud. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 9:16). App-92. The only allusion to it in O.T. after Genesis. In N.T. compare Revelation 4:3; Revelation 10:1. THE GLORY, &c. Compare...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The theophany, or, vision of God This is described first generally, as a whirlwind and great cloud coming from the North, with a luminous splendour around it, due to a fire sending out continuous fla...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Firmament, and Throne, and Glory of God Over the heads and outstretched wings of the four living creatures there appeared a firmament like crystal (Ezekiel 1:22); and above the firmament an appea...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The throne and glory of Him who sat on it Above the firmament was the appearance of a throne, like a sapphire stone; and on the throne the appearance of one sitting, from his loins upwards like amber...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The prophet speaks with great reverence. What he saw was the "appearance" of a throne and of one sitting on it and of a rainbow; he does not venture to say that he saw these things themselves. The rai...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THIS WAS THE APPEARANCE— Houbigant observes upon this vision in general; _First,_ That it seems most probably to adumbrate the state of the Jews, who were soon to be subdued by Nebuchadrezzar and carr...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    E. The Throne 1:26-28 TRANSLATION (26) And above the platform which was over their heads was what appeared to be a sapphire stone, the likeness of a throne; and upon the likeness of the throne was a...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I...

  • 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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’ THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24 _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THIS BOOK 1. HISTORY After the death of King Solomon, the *I...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AS THE APPEARANCE OF THE BOW THAT IS IN THE CLOUD. — Comp. Revelation 4:3; Revelation 10:1. The addition, “in the day of rain,” is not merely a reference to the ordinary natural phenomenon, but distin...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כְּ מַרְאֵ֣ה הַ קֶּ֡שֶׁת אֲשֶׁר֩ יִֽהְיֶ֨ה בֶ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE VISION OF THE GLORY OF GOD Ezekiel 1:1 IT might be hazardous to attempt, from the general considerations advanced in the last two Chapter s, to form a conception of Ezekiel's state of mind during...

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

    The Book opens with the account of the prophet's preparation, and falls into two sections, the first describing the visions he saw, and the second the voice he heard. Verses Eze 1:2-3 in this chapter...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so [was] the appearance of the brightness around. This [was] the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I s...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Rainbow, encircling the sky blue throne and the flame. Nothing could be more dazzling, nor better manifest the subjection of man. (Calmet) --- The prophet saw four visions at once; the whirlwind, (ver...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Reader! observe the effect on the Prophet's mind! So was it with Daniel! So was it with John! So must it be with all the faithful! God is awful, in his very mercies. Dan_8:17-18; Dan_10:8; Revelation...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    The Prophet now adds, _that the likeness of a celestial bow was presented to him, _which profane men call his, and imagine that she performs the commands of the gods, and especially of Juno. But Scrip...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    In chapter 1 we find a date which refers to the year of Josiah's passover, but with what intent I do not know. It has been thought that the thirty years relate to the jubilee. On this point I cannot s...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AS THE APPEARANCE OF THE BOW THAT IS IN THE CLOUD IN THE DAY OF RAIN,.... The rainbow, which is no other than the reflection of the rays of the sun in a thin watery cloud on a rainy day: SO [WAS] THE...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so [was] the appearance of the brightness round about. This [was] the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And whe...

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

    _As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud_ The Hebrew future, יהיה, is here frequentative, and should be rendered, _Is wont to be in the cloud, in the day of rain, so was the appearance of th...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, the rainbow occupying a well-defined area of brilliancy, SO WAS THE APPEARANCE OF THE BRIGHTNESS ROUND ABOUT. Cf Revelation 4:3. T...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Four-Faced Wheels and the Four Creatures....

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    26-28 The eternal Son, the second Person in the Trinity, who afterwards took the human nature, is here denoted. The first thing observed was a throne. It is a throne of glory, a throne of grace, a th...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Here more particularly is described the brightness before mentioned. A rainbow, the fire being resplendent and clear, cast its rays on the thick cloud below. And this is mentioned, no doubt, to assure...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezekiel 1:28 appearance H4758 rainbow H7198 cloud H6051 rainy H1653 day H3117 appearance H4758 brightness H5051 around H

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one who spoke.' Having seen God, even though veiled, was something that stirred Ezekiel to the depths of his being, and was something he w...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And there was a voice above the levelled out plate that was over their heads. When they stood they let down their wings. And above the levelled out plate that was over their heads, was the likeness o...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Vision of the glory. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Christ, Ezekiel, Jehoiachin, (Ezekiel 1:26). CONCLUSION: While no man has seen God at any time, many have had visions of Him, displays of...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezekiel 1:1. _In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, and fifth day of the month._ The Jews were accustomed to reckon time from great and auspicious events, as the call of Abraham, the exodus from...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _I fell upon my face._ MAN’S INCAPACITY FOR SEEING GOD If we knew and could feel as much concerning God and Christ and heaven as we sometimes desire, probably it would make us insane. We have seen h...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _As the appearance of a man._ CONCEPTIONS OF GOD Ezekiel’s conception of Jehovah appears in the” visions of God” which he describes (chaps. 1; 8; 10; 43.). These visions were all alike, and they reve...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 1:28 BOW... ON THE DAY OF RAIN. Given the threatening message that follows, the bow is likely a symbolic reference to the Lord sending arrows of lightning (see...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    2. THE VIEW GIVEN TO EZEKIEL OF “THE LIKENESS OF THE GLORY OF THE LORD” (Chap. Ezekiel 1:4) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 1:4. THE STORM-CLOUD. “A WHIRLWIND,” a tempest such as Job perceived (Ezekiel 38:...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION For the life of the prophet prior to the vision which this chapter relates, and which constituted his call to that office, see Introduction. EZEKIEL 1:1 NOW; literally, _and. _The use of...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn at this time to the prophecy of Ezekiel. Ezekiel said, It came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month (Ezekiel 1:1), So that would be July th...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Kings 8:10; 1 Kings 8:11; Acts 9:4; Daniel 10:

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The bow — A like appearance of Christ in a surrounding brightness, as of the rainbow you have, Revelation 4:3. Mercy, and truth, and both according to covenant are about the throne of Christ. Glory —...

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    Is this a manifestation of UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence? PROBLEM: Ezekiel speaks here of “living creatures” whose faces were in “the likeness of a man” which moved “like a flash of lightnin...

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