Ezekiel
Chapter 10
1
Then I looked, and, behold,
in
the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim/cherubs
{the 'im' ending is the plural in Hebrew so either spelling is ok}
there
appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone,
as
the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
2~~And
he spoke to the man clothed in linen
{file messenger angel}
and
said,
"Enter
into the whirling wheels under the cherubs
{see Ezekiel 1: 4:28},
and
fill your hands with coals of fire
from
between the cherubs,
and
scatter them over the city."
{prophecy of the fall of Jerusalem in BC 586}
And he went in my sight.
3
Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house,
when
the man went in
and
the cloud filled the inner court.
4
Then the glory of Jehovah/God
went
up from the cherub,
and
stood over the threshold of the house
and
the house was filled with the cloud,
and
the court was full of the brightness of Jehovah/God's glory.
5~~Moreover
the sound of the cherubs' wings
{RBT says that wings are the angel's badge of rank}
was
heard as far as the outer court,
like
the voice of the Almighty God/'El
when
He speaks.
6~~And
it came to pass,
that
when He had commanded the man in linen {angel}, saying,
"Take
fire from between the whirling wheels {chariot of fire},
from
between the Cherubs
{these are the angelic officers};
and
he entered and stood between the wheels.
7~~Then
the Cherub
stretched
out his hand from between the Cherubs
to
the fire {the judgment}
which
was between the Cherubs,
and
took some and put it in the hands
of
the one clothed in linen . . .
who
took it, and went out.
8~~And
the Cherubs appeared to have
the
form of a man's hands under their wings.
9~~And
when I looked,
behold
the four wheels beside the Cherubs,
one
wheel beside each Cherub,
and
another wheel by another cherub,
and
the appearance of the wheels was like the gleam
of
an emerald.
{represents God's promise to always protect the mature believer}
10~~And
as for their appearance,
the
four {Pursuivant officers} looked alike,
each
as if one wheel were within the other wheel
{exact duplicates in appearance}.
11
When they went,
they
went upon their four sides.
They
turned not as they went,
but
to the place where the head looked
they
followed it.
They turned not as they went.
12
And their whole body,
and
their backs,
and
their hands,
and
their wings,
and
the wheels,
were
full of eyes round about,
even
the wheels that they four had.
{Note: 'Eyes' typically are symbols for wisdom. We say that 'the eyes are windows to the soul' and that is about the same concept. In Revelation, the top angels wear 'coats of eyes' - they have the most bible doctrine resident in their souls.}
13
As for the wheels,
it
was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.
14 And every one had four faces.
The
first face was the face of a cherub,
and
the second face was the face of a man,
and
the third the face of a lion,
and
the fourth the face of an eagle.
15 And the cherubim were lifted up.
This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.
16
And when the cherubim went,
the
wheels went by them
and
when the cherubim lifted up their wings
to
mount up from the earth,
the
same wheels also turned not from beside them.
17 When they stood, these stood.
And
when they were lifted up,
these
lifted up themselves also . . .
for
the spirit of the living creature was in them.
18
Then the glory of Jehovah/God
departed
from off the threshold of the house,
and
stood over the cherubim.
19
And the cherubim lifted up their wings,
and
mounted up from the earth in my sight.
When
they went out,
the
wheels also were beside them,
and
every one stood at the door
of
the east gate of Jehovah/God's house.
And
the glory of the 'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel
was
over them above.
20
This is the living creature
that
I saw under the 'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel
by
the river of Chebar;
and
I knew that they were the cherubim.
21
Every one had four faces apiece,
and
every one four wings;
and
the likeness of the hands of a man
was
under their wings.
22
And the likeness of their faces was the same faces
which
I saw by the river of Chebar,
their
appearances and themselves.
They went every one straight forward.
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