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the word of Yahweh came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Yahweh was there on him.
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A Real and Powerful Word
Commentators unanimously emphasize that the phrases "the word of Jehovah came expressly" and "the hand of Jehovah was there upon him" signify a real, certain, and powerful divine encounter. This was not Ezekiel's own thought but a "heaven-sent" and "constraining power" from God, giving his message undeniable authority.
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18th Century
Theologian
Came expressly - The phrase marks that it was in truth a heaven-sent vision.
The hand of the Lord - A phrase in all prophecy i…
19th Century
Bishop
Came expressly.—Or, came certainly, with the fullest proof of reality. In the original, there is simply the ordinary form…
16th Century
He does not repeat the copula which was placed at the beginning of the first verse, and we may perhaps wonder why the book should begin wi…
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17th Century
Pastor
The word of the Lord came expressly Or, "in being was" {d}; which phrase denotes the reality, certainty, substantial…
Minister
It is a mercy to have the word of God brought to us, and a duty to attend to it diligently when we are in affliction. The voice of God came in the …