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That the experiences of Ezekiel were supernatural and the evidence of the working of the Spirit in his life is verified by the language used in describing what had taken place. He was lifted up and carried away, the ruach, the mighty wind, the breath of the Spirit transported him and placed him where he could be of great value to the Lord in conveying the message of the Lord to the people of Israel. Eze. 3:14 The meaning of being ìlifted upî is further demonstrated when the hand of the Lord appeared and grabbed a hold of a lock of his hair. He was then lifted up between heaven and earth where he was given visions of the gross spiritual condition of the people. Eze. 8:3 To further attest to the fact of Ezekiel being carried about by the hand and Spirit of the Lord, we find that he was ìcarried out and set downî in the midst of the valley of dry bones. Eze. 37:1 These three instances leave no doubt concerning the method used by the Lord in taking Ezekiel from here to there. The Lord gloriously gave witness to His ability to go beyond the limits of the natural man.
The emotions, the feelings of the Lord are reflected in Ezekiel. We are made in the image and likeness of the Lord. We have the same feelings, the difference being, that His are sanctified and ours are not. In spite of His strong attitude and dislike of sin, He is still the God of love and is quick to forgive where there is repentance. Ezekiel went in the bitterness and the heat of his spirit. Eze. 3:14 Having heard from the Lord His feelings of the attitude and stubbornness of the people to whom he was being sent, he quite naturally became saturated with the emotions of the Lord. However, they were not tempered with the divine nature of the Lord but demonstrated the human nature which is in us all.
What a blessedness, the hand of the Lord was strongly, greatly, mightily upon Ezekiel. That hand is the sign of the anointing and power of the Lord guiding, directing and bestowing the blessing of the Lord on those whom He chooses to lay His hand upon. Supernatural works are wrought when the hand of the Lord is present. We see this in the events taking place in the life of Ezekiel. The hand of the Lord came upon Elijah and he took off running at a supernatural pace, beating Ahab who was riding in a chariot, to the city of Jezreel. 1 Kings 18:46 Elisha was called upon to give direction to king Jehoshaphat. Elisha called for a musician to come and play for him. The song of the Lord had its effect on Elisha and the hand of the Lord came upon him. Thus he was able to prophesy and give the king the answer to his dilemma. 2 Kings 3:15 May the Lord lay His hand upon us all. It is Jesus who is situated at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Heb. 1:3.