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Divine Power for Ministry
Commentators note that the Spirit lifting Ezekiel was not merely for transportation but for empowerment. John Calvin explains this shows Ezekiel's strength came from God, not himself. The vision and the Spirit's action were meant to convince the prophet that the God who sends him has the power to sustain him in his difficult mission.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 3:12
18th Century
Theologian
I heard behind me - The commission having been given, and the prophet transported to the place of his ministry, the chariot of the vision pa…
Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 3:12
19th Century
Bishop
Then the spirit took me up. —This also is to be understood as done in vision, as in Ezekiel 8:3; Ezekiel 11:1;…
John Calvin
On Ezekiel 3:12
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet again affirms what we have previously seen, that God had worked on his mind by the secret impulse of His own Spirit. Although, therefor…
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John Gill
On Ezekiel 3:12
17th Century
Pastor
Then the spirit took me up Not the wind, nor an angel, but the Spirit of God; who took up the prophet from the ground, fr…
Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 3:12–21
17th Century
Minister
This mission made the holy angels rejoice. All this was to convince Ezekiel that the God who sent him had power to support him in his work. He was …