Ezekiel 10:1

“Then I looked, and, behold, &c.] After the vision of the destruction of the greater part of the inhabitants of Jerusalem by the six men with slaughter weapons, and of the preservation of a few by the man clothed with linen; another vision is seen by the prophet, in some things like to that he saw, of which there is an account in the first chapter; though in some circumstances different, and exhibited with a different view; partly to represent the destruction of Jerusalem by fire, and partly the Lord’s removal from it, before or at that time: in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim; the same with the living creatures, (<260122>Ezekiel 1:22,26); where the firmament or expanse…”

“VISION OF COALS OF FIRE SCATTERED OVER THE CITY: REPETITION OF THE VISION OF THE CHERUBIM. (Eze. 10:1-22) The throne of Jehovah appearing in the midst of the judgments implies that whatever intermediate agencies be employed, He controls them, and that the whole flows as a necessary consequence from His essential holiness (Eze 1:22, Eze 1:26). cherubim--in Eze 1:5, called "living creatures." The repetition of the vision implies that the judgments are approaching nearer and nearer. These two visions of Deity were granted in the beginning of Ezekiel's career, to qualify him for witnessing to God's glory amidst his God-forgetting people and to stamp truth on his announcements; also to signify…”

“As in Ezekiel 1:0, the vision of the glory of the Lord, the particulars given identifying the two visions. return to 'Top of Page'”

“10:1-22 The Temple provided an earthly residence where the Lord’s glory could dwell among his people. This central blessing of the covenant could only be maintained if the people were holy. In the face of their defilement, the Lord abandoned his house, leaving it and the surrounding city vulnerable to the impending assault of the Babylonians. 10:1-2 Almost the same vision of fearsome glory that Ezekiel had seen earlier in Babylonia (ch 1) now appeared to him in the Jerusalem Temple. In a building filled with heavenly symbols, Ezekiel clearly perceived that the living creatures he had seen earlier were cherubim, the enforcers of divine judgment (Gen 3:24). • The burning coals that the…”

“I looked: Isa 21:8, Isa 21:9; Hab 2:1 in the: Eze 1:22-26; Exo 24:10; Rev 4:2, Rev 4:3 above: Eze 10:20, Eze 11:22; Psa 18:10, Psa 68:17, Psa 68:18; Eph 1:20; Pe1 3:22 as the: Eze 1:22, Eze 1:26; Gen 18:2, Gen 18:17, Gen 18:22, Gen 18:31, Gen 32:24, Gen 32:30; Jos 5:13-15, Jos 6:2; Jer 13:6, Jer 13:8; Jer 13:18-22; Joh 1:18; Rev 1:13 Ezekiel 10:2”

“The angel scatters coals of fire over Jerusalem. - Eze 10:1. And I saw, and behold upon the firmament, which was above the cherubim, it was like sapphire-stone, to look at as the likeness of a throne; He appeared above them. Eze 10:2. And He spake to the man clothed in white linen, and said: Come between the wheels below the cherubim, and fill thy hollow hands with fire-coals from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city: and he came before my eyes. Eze 10:3. And the cherubim stood to the right of the house when the man came, and the cloud filled the inner court. Eze 10:4. And the glory of Jehovah had lifted itself up from the cherubim to the threshold of the house; and the house…”