Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
Ezekiel 3:1
Eat that thou findest— Eat that which is reached out to thee. Houbigant. The Chaldee, instead of eat, reads receive, as it is explained in the 10th verse, receive in thine heart.
Eat that thou findest— Eat that which is reached out to thee. Houbigant. The Chaldee, instead of eat, reads receive, as it is explained in the 10th verse, receive in thine heart.
CHAPTER III _This chapter contains more particular instructions to the_ _prophet. It begins with repeating his appointment to his_ _office_, 1-3. _Ezekiel is then informed that his commission is,...
Before, there was a direct commission, now there is a symbolic action. John has the same vision (Revelation 10:8 ff), but there that is expressed, which is here left to be inferred, namely, that “as s...
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...
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...
SON OF MAN. See note on Ezekiel 2:1. EAT. Compare Ezekiel 3:10. AIso Job 23:12; Psalms 119:103, and...
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....
II. THE PREPARATION FOR SERVICE 2:8-3:15 Following the call to service, God begins a process of education to prepare this man for the assigned task. Three steps can be distinguished in this educationa...
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. EAT THIS ROLL, AND GO SPEAK. God's messenger must first inwardly appropriate God's...
SON OF MAN] a term reminding Ezekiel of his human weakness, like the word 'mortal.' It occurs nearly 100 times in the book. STAND, etc.] God's call does not suppress human powers, but reinforces them...
§ 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...
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_ CHAPTER 3 EZEKIEL EATS THE *SCROLL – EZEKIEL 3:1-3 V1 Then the *
וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן ־אָדָ֕ם אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר
EZEKIEL'S PROPHETIC COMMISSION Ezekiel 2:1; Ezekiel 3:1 THE call of a prophet and the vision of God which sometimes accompanied it are the two sides of one complex experience. The man who has truly s...
This roll he was commanded to eat. The writing on the roll was a roll of lamentations and mourning and woe. The prophet declared that having eaten the roll, he found it in his mouth "as honey for swee...
Moreover he said to me, Son of man, eat what thou findest; (a) eat this scroll, and go speak to the house of Israel. (a) By which is meant that no one is fit to be God's messenger before he has receiv...
_Eat this book, and go speak to the children of Israel. By this eating of the book, was signified the diligent attention and affection with which we are to receive and embrace the word of God; and to...
I beg the Reader to pause again and again, while going through the very solemn service of Ezekiel's ordination. What an idea doth it awaken in the mind of its importance. Though the Lord Jesus himself...
CONTENTS The ordination of Ezekiel is continued through part of this Chapter. About the middle of the Chapter we find the Prophet beginning his ministry. The Prophet relates, how powerfully the hand...
When the Prophet is ordered to eat whatever he receives, this ought not to be extended to everything which he meets with, but, whatever may be the taste of the book, he is forbidden to refuse it: for...
The Lord testifies that Israel is even more hardened than any of the heathen nations. The people are "impudent and hard-hearted." It needed that Ezekiel should have his forehead made as hard as adaman...
MOREOVER HE SAID UNTO ME,.... The same glorious Person who had been speaking all along in the preceding chapter; and who was seen by the prophet on a sapphire throne, and described in Ezekiel 1:26; th...
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. Ver. 1. _Son of man, eat that thou findest._] Eat this roll or volume, without equiv...
_Son of man, eat that which thou findest_ Chaldee, _that which is given thee. Eat this roll_ Receive into thy mind and heart, as certain and important truth, what is written therein: see note on Ezeki...
Moreover, He said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest, the book being something that he did not seek, but which was placed before him; EAT THIS ROLL AND GO SPEAK UNTO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, to wh...
DIVINE STRENGTH IN THE FACE OF CERTAIN OPPOSITION...
1-11 Ezekiel was to receive the truths of God as the food for his soul, and to feed upon them by faith, and he would be strengthened. Gracious souls can receive those truths of God with delight, whic...
EZEKIEL CHAPTER 3 Ezekiel is made to eat the roll, EZEKIEL 3:1. God encourageth him in the discharge of his office EZEKIEL 3:4: he is carried by the Spirit to Tel-abib; and is there admonished of his...
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‘And he said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find. Eat this roll and go, speak to the house of Israel.” So I opened my mouth and he caused me to eat the roll, and he said to me, “Son of man, cause yo...
CONTENTS: Ezekiel's commission, continued. Again filled with the Spirit. His dumbness. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel. CONCLUSION: Ministers are God's mouth to the children of men, but must not undertake t...
Ezekiel 3:3. _The roll was in my mouth as honey._ To taste the good word of God is pleasant; but it was bitter in the belly with regard to imprisonment and martyrdom. Revelation 10:9. No matter; the s...
_He caused me to eat that roll._ THE MYSTIC MIND 1. There are few writers in the Bible who have imprinted the characteristics of their own mind on their writings more than the prophet Ezekiel, and th...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 3:1 The command to EAT is now combined with the commission to GO and SPEAK....
(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....
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 3:1 EAT THAT THOU FINDEST, etc. The iteration of the command of Ezekiel 2:8 seems to imply, like the words, "be not thou rebellious," in that verse, some reluctance on the prophet'...
CHAPTER 2:1-3:11. CALL TO THE PROPHETICAL OFFICE. Ezekiel 2:1. _And he said to me, Son of man,_ (Hävernick, after many leading commentators, both ancient and modern, still lays stress on this express...
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which you find; eat this scroll, and then go and speak to the house of Israel (Ezekiel 3:1). In other words, devour it and then go give it forth. You see...
1 Timothy 4:15; Ezekiel 2:3; Ezekiel 2:8; Ezekiel 2:9; Ezekiel 3:10;...
Eat — This was done in a vision. Findeth — In the hand which was sent to him....