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Ezekiel 1:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezekiel 1:3

Verse 3 of 28

Scripture focus

The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.

Ezekiel 1:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 1:3

Theological / Devotional

Came expressly. Literally, “being, was.” The verb “to be” is duplicated, thereby becoming emphatic — the word “truly came” to him. Ezekiel recognized the uniqueness of his new experience. He knew that what had come to him was not some sudden flight of imagination, or some burst of spiritual enlightenment. The Lord was speaking directly to him in a manner now possible because of his new investment with the prophetic gift.

The priest. See p. 567.

Hand of the Lord. A figure of the divine power that rested upon him. The same expression is used concerning other prophets, for example, Elijah (1 Kings 18:46), Elisha (2 Kings 3:15). Compare the experience of Daniel (Dan. 8:18; 10:10), Isaiah (Isa. 8:11), and John (Rev. 1:17). Ezekiel knew that this strange, new power now impelling him was none other than the power of God.

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