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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 28:18
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight, etc.] This was also one hundred pounds weight in gold, with which it was to be overlaid f136: and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim; which were two large ones, besides those which Moses made; and these were not made of gold, as they were, but overlaid with it, (see <110623>1 Kings 6:23-28) which with them made four; and to which the four living creatures in Ezekiel’s vision allude, and make the “mercavah”, or chariot, the Jews so much speak of, perhaps from this and other like phrases; and the Lord sitting here as in a chariot, not only denotes the glory and splendour of the Shechinah, or divine Majesty; but, as some observe, his readiness to ride off and depart, when displeased and provoked, (see <261018>Ezekiel 10:18,19), that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord; not that spread their wings over the ark, and covered it, that the Mosaic cherubim did; but these spread their wings before it from wall to wall, so that it could not be seen by any that turned aside the vail, and even by the high priest when he entered into the holy of holies: the ark, with the cherubim, which were on that, weighed two hundred pounds of pure gold, according to the Jacob Leon f137.
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