Saturday, June 25, 2016

Ezekiel 10

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.  And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.  vv.4-5

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So we have another account, first in chapter one of Ezekiel, of the heavenly beings called cherubim.  Ezekiel says that these are the same which he saw by the River Chebar.  The cherub in verse four is singular and refers not to the four living cherubim but to the statue of cherubim that were above the mercy seat in the temple.
The significance of this chapter is showing the Lord's glory departing (v.18).  God's presence was leaving the Holy of Holies and went to the threshold of the door in preparation to go out of the temple.  Now the cherubim that were standing on the south side of the temple about to leave with the glory of God are referenced.  The sound of the wings of the cherubim was loud, as about to depart in flight.  This was a great sound of a great movement that was taking place- the departure of God's glory.
We don't get to see visions like this when the Lord isn't present in an area, but one can just tell by the ambiance in a certain environment or place where the Lord is glorified or not.  What are some indicators to you when you go somewhere if God is glorified or not?

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