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Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, [saying], Blessed be the glory of Yahweh from his place.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Then the spirit took me up. —This also is to be understood as done in vision, as in Ezekiel 8:3; Ezekiel 11:1;…
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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 …
