Ezekiel 2:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. ”

Ezekiel 2:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Son of man - This phrase (which occurs elsewhere in Scripture) is applied especially to Ezekiel and Daniel, the prophets of the captivity. Ezekiel is thus reminded of his humanity, at the time wh...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And (a) he said to me, (b) Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak to thee. (a) That is, the Lord. (b) Meaning, man who is but earth and ashes, which was to humble him, and cause him to c...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 to Ezekiel 3:15 . The Call. Ezekiel 2:1-7 . The awful silence is broken by a voice from the Almighty upon His throne, bidding the prostrate prophet rise and accept his commission fo...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

He said . See Ezekiel 1:28 , i.e. He Who was enthroned (Eze 2:26). Son of man . son of Adam. Hebrew. ben adam. App-14. Used of Ezekiel (exactly one hundred times) by Jehovah, always without the...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here the Prophet narrates that he was chosen by the command of God. For God never prostrates his people so as to leave them lying upon the earth, but continually raises them afterwards. As to t...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. And he said unto me - In the last verse of the preceding chapter we find that the prophet was so penetrated with awe...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He said unto me— That is, the Divine Person or Son of God, whom the prophet had seen in glory in the preceding vision. Son of man is here understood to signify the same with a common and ordinar...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 ( Daniel 7:17 ), and not to any other prophet. The...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Son of man. — The voice that now came to Ezekiel was articulate, and spoke to him in words which he could understand. It is not said who it was that spoke, but the “He” in connection with the visio...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

EZEKIEL'S PROPHETIC COMMISSION Ezekiel 2:1-10 ; Ezekiel 3:1-27 THE call of a prophet and the vision of God which sometimes accompanied it are the two sides of one complex experience. The man w...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Hard Commission Ezekiel 2:1-10 ; Ezekiel 3:1-11 The people were impudent and stiff-hearted; their words as briars and thorns; their speech like the poison of scorpions; but the prophet was c...
Ezekiel 2:1 - 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 me...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The Prophet is here ordained, and a most blessed ordination it was The Lord showeth him what is to be the nature of his ministry, and aids him to be armed for the service. Ezekiel 2:1 W...
Ezekiel 2:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said unto me ,.... The glorious Person who sat upon the throne, whose appearance is described in the latter part of the preceding chapter: son of man ; as he was to be that spake unto him;...
Ezekiel 2:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. Ver. 1. And he said unto me. ] Christus solio sic insit ab alto. Christ from his lofty throne thus bespake me, w...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And he Who sat upon the throne, the Son of God, whose messenger Ezekiel is here appointed to be to the Jewish captives now in Chaldea; said unto me, Son of man A title ninety-five times, at least...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prophet Commissioned to Reprove. B. C. 595. 1 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

EZEKIEL CHAPTER 2 Ezekiel's commission, Ezekiel 2:1-5 ; his instructions, Ezekiel 2:6-8 . The roll of heavy judgments spread before him, Ezekiel 2:9,10 . And he that sat upon the throne,...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Mission of Ezekiel - The Book of Judgment ( Ezekiel 2:1 to Ezekiel 3:11 ). ‘And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet and I will speak with you.” And the spirit entered into me when...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

HOMILETICS (1.) REQUISITES FOR EXECUTING THE COMMISSION ( Ezekiel 2:1-8 ) I. Lively attention . Ezekiel must no longer lie upon his face; he must stand upon his feet if he is rightly to hear the...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

Son of man "Son of man," used by our Lord of Himself seventy-nine times, is used by Jehovah ninety one times when addressing Ezekiel. (1) In the case of our Lord the meaning is clear: it is...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 2:1 I. In the very Book in which humility and lowliness of mind are constantly inculcated; in which we are always meeting with injunctions to bend and bow, if we would be divinely visited...
Ezekiel 2:1 - 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...
Ezekiel 2:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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,...
Ezekiel 2:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And He said unto me, Son of man, the name reminding him of the frailty of the human race, but also of the fact that the Lord here addressed him as a man speaks to his friends, stand upon thy feet, a...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 26:16 ; Acts 9:6 ; Daniel 10:11 ; Daniel 10:19 ; Daniel 8:17 ; Ezekiel 1:28 ; Ezekiel 12:3 ; Ezekiel 13:2 ; Ezekiel 14:13 ; Ezekiel 14:3 ; Ezekiel 15:2 ; Ezekiel 16:2 ; Ezekiel 17:2...
Ezekiel 2:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And — He that sat upon the throne, Jesus Christ. Son of man — A phrase which is ninety — five times, at least, used in this prophecy to keep him humble who had such great revelations. Stand — Arise...

Ezekiel 2:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezekiel 2:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezekiel 2:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ezekiel 2:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezekiel 2:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezekiel 2:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 2:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 2:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 2:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezekiel 2:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

Ezekiel 2:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 2:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 2:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ezekiel 2:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezekiel 2:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 2:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes