Ezek. 9 The prophet in the vision seeth a mark set upon some, Ezek. 9:1–4, and the destruction of all the rest, Ezek. 9:5–7. God rejecteth his intercession, Ezek. 9:8–11.

He cried; the man whom he had seen upon the throne, Christ, who is Lord and Sovereign. Or, the glory of God, or the God of glory, or an angel by order from God.

So soon as command was given out, these ministers of God’s just displeasure appear ready to execute. Six; that was the precise number, neither more nor fewer. Men.

The glory; either a glorious brightness, such as some times appeared above the cherubims in the most, holy place, or the glorious God of Israel, who is the Lord that speaks, Ezek. 9:4, or that glory which the prophet saw, Ezek. 1:28, Ezek. 3:23, Ezek.

The Lord said, spake from the midst of that glory, Ezek. 9:3. Unto him, the man clothed in linen, i.e. to Christ. Go through; pass through as men use to go who keep an even, steady pace. The midst of the city; the chief street of the city.

The others; the six slaughtermen. He said; the God of glory, or Christ, who appeared in great glory. In my hearing; a note of certainty of the thing. Go ye after him; linger not ere you set forward against the wicked, yet still go after, that you destroy none that are to be sealed; so also Rev.

Slay utterly; my purpose is to exterminate and make desolate, therefore slay all that are designed to destruction. Old; whose venerable age, if innocent, might have awed you, whose wisdom might preserve some and themselves.

Defile the house; regard not the holiness of the temple: idolaters, whom you are to slay, have defiled it with the blood of idols, sacrifices, do you defile it with the blood of the idolatrous sacrificers; slay them where you find them, for there they sinned against me.

And it came to pass: this is a most usual transition, and Scripture phrase. While; there was some space of time taken up in the execution. They were slaying; the six slaughtermen; not bodily and actually, but visionally, and in prophetic representation.

Then said he; God gives him a speedy answer. Of the house of Israel; of those who either joined themselves to the house of David when the ten tribes fell off, or those that escaped when Shalmaneser carried them captive. Judah; the two tribes; though only one is expressed the other is included.

As for me, my resolution is fixed. Mine eye, that eye they thought did not see to govern, shall see to punish. I will recompense; they shall find me a Sovereign to vindicate myself, and do justice against their injustice. See Ezek. 5:11, Ezek. 7:4.

While God gave the prophet the account of the people’s sins, and of his own resolutions, Christ, clothed with linen, the innocent one, and our Priest, reported the matter, as it were came in, or returned from doing that work most delightful to him.