Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Came expressly - The phrase marks that it was in truth a heaven-sent vision.
The hand of the Lord - A phrase in all prophecy implying a "constraining" power, because the spirit "constrains" the prophet independently of his own will.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Ezekiel 1:3:
Job 1:17
Ezekiel 1:2
Revelation 20:8
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