What is the meaning of Ezekiel 11:24? The Spirit lifted me up “And the Spirit lifted me up…” (Ezekiel 11:24) • The same Divine power that called Ezekiel in Ezekiel 2:2 and carried him in Ezekiel 3:12–14 is again active, underscoring that ministry operates by God’s initiative, not human effort. • Similar supernatural transport appears in 1 Kings 18:12 and Acts 8:39, reminding us that the Holy Spirit is both personal and powerful, able to move His servants wherever He wills. and carried me back to Chaldea “…and carried me back to Chaldea…” • Chaldea (Babylon) is where the exiles lived (2 Kings 25:11). Though the temple remains in Jerusalem, the Spirit shows that God is already with His displaced people. • Psalm 137 reveals the exiles’ grief; this Spirit-led return highlights God’s compassionate awareness of their plight. to the exiles “…to the exiles…” • Ezekiel’s prophetic calling is to those already in captivity (Ezekiel 3:15). God’s word meets people right where they are, echoing Jeremiah 29:4–14, which told the captives to seek the city’s welfare. • Daniel 1:1–2 records the first wave of deportations; Ezekiel’s vision assures that even in a foreign land, the covenant Lord has not forgotten His own. in the vision given by the Spirit of God “…in the vision given by the Spirit of God.” • Visions are a consistent medium for divine revelation (Numbers 12:6; Acts 10:10; Revelation 1:10). • The phrase stresses that this is not imagination but Spirit-wrought reality, reinforcing the trustworthiness of what Ezekiel has seen and will proclaim. After the vision had gone up from me “After the vision had gone up from me…” • The vision departs much like in Ezekiel 8:3 and Ezekiel 43:5, marking the transition from revelation to obedience: now Ezekiel must speak (Ezekiel 11:25). • Acts 10:17 shows a similar pattern—vision ends, mission begins—encouraging believers to translate spiritual insight into faithful action. summary Ezekiel 11:24 testifies that the Holy Spirit is sovereign, mobile, and intimately involved with His people. He lifts the prophet, returns him to the exiles, and delivers a vision that authenticates God’s presence among the displaced. Once the vision departs, obedience follows. For today’s believer, the verse affirms that no circumstance—geographical or emotional—places us beyond the Spirit’s reach or God’s redemptive purpose. |
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