The Glory of the Lord Leaves the Temple

Ezekiel 10

1 And I looked, and there in the a firmament 1 that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

2 b Then He spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, "Go in among the wheels, under the cherub, fill your hands with c coals of fire from among the cherubim, and d scatter them over the city." And he went in as I watched. 3 Now the cherubim were standing on the 2 south side of the 3 temple when the man went in, and the e cloud filled the inner court. 4 f Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and paused over the threshold of the 4 temple; and g the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's h glory. 5 And the i sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like j the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.

6 Then it happened, when He commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, "Take fire from among the wheels, from among the cherubim," that he went in and stood beside the wheels. 7 And the cherub stretched out his hand from among the cherubim to the fire that was among the cherubim, and took some of it and put it into the hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it and went out. 8 k The cherubim appeared to have the form of a man's hand under their wings.

9 l And when I looked, there were four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub and another wheel by each other cherub; the wheels appeared to have the color of a m beryl stone. 10 As for their appearance, all four looked alike - as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 11 n When they went, they went toward any of their four directions; they did not turn aside when they went, but followed in the direction the head was facing. They did not turn aside when they went. 12 And their whole body, with their back, their hands, their wings, and the wheels that the four had, were o full of eyes all around. 13 As for the wheels, they were called in my 5 hearing, "Wheel." 14 p Each one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, the second face the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

15 And the cherubim were lifted up. This was q the living creature I saw by the River Chebar. 16 r When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them. 17 s When 6 the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when 7 one was lifted up, 8 the other lifted itself up, for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

18 Then t the glory of the LORD u departed from the threshold of the 9 temple and stood over the cherubim. 19 And v the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the w east gate of the LORD's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

20 x This is the living creature I saw under the God of Israel y by the River Chebar, and I knew they were cherubim. 21 z Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. 22 And a the likeness of their faces was the same as the faces which I had seen by the River Chebar, their appearance and their persons. b They each went straight forward.

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:22
    The likeness of the firmament above the heads of the living creatures was like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out over their heads.
    Ezekiel 1:26
    And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 9:2
    And suddenly six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen and had a writer's inkhorn at his side. They went in and stood beside the bronze altar.
    Ezekiel 9:3
    Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's inkhorn at his side.
    Daniel 10:5
    I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in linen, whose waist was girded with gold of Uphaz!
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 18:10 - 13
    And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind.
    Isaiah 6:6
    Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar.
    Ezekiel 1:13
    As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and out of the fire went lightning.
  4. Cross References
    Revelation 8:5
    Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake.
  5. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:10
    And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD.
    1 Kings 8:11
    So that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
  6. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:28
    Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. So when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.
  7. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:10
    And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD.
    Ezekiel 43:5
    The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
  8. Cross References
    Ezekiel 11:22
    So the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them.
    Ezekiel 11:23
    And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city.
  9. Cross References
    Job 40:9
    Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?
    Ezekiel 1:24
    When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings.
    Revelation 10:3
    And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 29:3
    The voice of the LORD is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The LORD is over many waters.
  11. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:8
    The hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces and wings.
    Ezekiel 10:21
    Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:15
    Now as I looked at the living creatures, behold, a wheel was on the earth beside each living creature with its four faces.
  13. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:16
    The appearance of the wheels and their workings was like the color of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. The appearance of their workings was, as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:17
    When they moved, they went toward any one of four directions; they did not turn aside when they went.
  15. Cross References
    Revelation 4:6
    Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
    Revelation 4:8
    The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!
  16. Cross References
    1 Kings 7:29
    On the panels that were between the frames were...
    1 Kings 7:36
    On the plates of its flanges and on its panels ...
    Ezekiel 1:6
    Each one had four faces, and each one had four ...
    Ezekiel 1:10
    As for the likeness of their faces, each had th...
    Ezekiel 1:11
    Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched up...
    Revelation 4:7
    The first living creature was like a lion, the ...
  17. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:3
    The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was upon him there.
    Ezekiel 1:5
    Also from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.
  18. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:19
    When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
  19. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:12
    And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went.
    Ezekiel 1:20
    Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, because there the spirit went; and the wheels were lifted together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
    Ezekiel 1:21
    When those went, these went; when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
  20. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:4
    Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and paused over the threshold of the temple; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory.
  21. Cross References
    Hosea 9:12
    Though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them to the last man. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them!
  22. Cross References
    Ezekiel 11:22
    So the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them.
  23. Cross References
    Ezekiel 11:1
    Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the East Gate of the LORD's house, which faces eastward; and there at the door of the gate were twenty-five men, among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
  24. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:22
    The likeness of the firmament above the heads of the living creatures was like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out over their heads.
  25. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:1
    Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
  26. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:6
    Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings.
    Ezekiel 1:8
    The hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces and wings.
    Ezekiel 10:14
    Each one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, the second face the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
    Ezekiel 41:18
    And it was made with cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Each cherub had two faces.
    Ezekiel 41:19
    So that the face of a man was toward a palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion toward a palm tree on the other side; thus it was made throughout the temple all around.
  27. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:10
    As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle.
  28. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:9
    Their wings touched one another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight forward.
    Ezekiel 1:12
    And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went.
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