How did the hand in Ezekiel's vision take hold of him before the Spirit lifted him up?

Answer: By the hair of his head

A hand took him by the hair (KJV: a lock) of his head, and the Spirit carried him in visions of God to Jerusalem.

“He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated.”— Ezekiel 8:3 (BSB)