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 received the word of God in his heart, as in (Ezekiel 3:10) and
has a zeal to it, and delight in it, as i... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I have made thy (b) face strong against their faces, and thy
forehead strong against their foreheads.
(b) God promises his assistance to his ministers, and that he will
give them boldness and constancy in their calling, (Isaiah 50:7;
Jeremiah 1:18; Micah 3:8).... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover he said to me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to
thee (c) receive in thy heart, and hear with thy ears.
(c) He shows what is meant by the eating of the book, which is that
the ministers of God may speak nothing from themselves, but only that
which they have received from the L... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great
rushing, [saying], (d) Blessed [be] the glory of the LORD from his
place.
(d) By which he signifies that God's glory would not be diminished,
although he departed out of his temple, for this declared that the
city and temple wou... [ Continue Reading ]
So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I (e) went in
bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was
strong upon me.
(e) This shows that there is always an infirmity of the flesh which
can never be ready to render full obedience to God, and also God's
grace who ever as... [ Continue Reading ]
Then I came to them of the captivity at (f) Telabib, that dwelt by the
river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there
overwhelmed among them (g) seven days.
(f) Which was a place by Euphrates where the Jews were prisoners.
(g) Declaring here that God's ministers must with advisement... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, I have made thee a (h) watchman to the house of Israel:
therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
(h) Of this read (Ezekiel 33:2).... [ Continue Reading ]
Again, When a (i) righteous [man] doth turn from his righteousness,
and commit iniquity, and I lay a (k) stumblingblock before him, he
shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in
his sin, and his (l) righteousness which he hath done shall not be
remembered; but his blood will... [ Continue Reading ]
And the (m) hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said to me,
Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.
(m) That is, the Spirit of prophecy.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the (n)
glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river
of Chebar: and I fell on my face.
(n) Meaning, the vision of the cherubims and the wheels.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the spirit entered into me, and (o) set me upon my feet, and
spoke with me, and said to me, Go, (p) shut thyself within thy house.
(o) Read (Jeremiah 2:2).
(p) Signifying that not only would he not profit, but they would
grievously trouble and afflict him.... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will make thy tongue (q) cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that
thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they
[are] a rebellious house.
(q) Which declares the terrible plague of the Lord, when God stops the
mouths of his ministers and that all such are the rods of his
venge... [ Continue Reading ]