Albert Barnes Commentary Ezekiel 10
Albert Barnes Commentary
Ezekiel 10
Albert Barnes Commentary
Ezekiel 10
"Then I looked, and behold, in the firmament that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne." — Ezekiel 10:1 (ASV)
As in (Ezekiel 1:0), the vision of the glory of the Lord, the particulars given identifying the two visions.
"And he spake unto the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between the whirling [wheels], even under the cherub, and fill both thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight." — Ezekiel 10:2 (ASV)
He spoke – The person enthroned.
The cherub – The particular cherub who was to hand the coals to destroy (Psalms 120:4; Isaiah 10:16; Revelation 15:8).
"Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court." — Ezekiel 10:3 (ASV)
On the right side - On the south (Ezekiel 47:2). The idolatries had been seen on the north side. On the south stood the cherubim ready to receive and bear away the glory of the Lord.
"And the glory of Jehovah mounted 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`s glory." — Ezekiel 10:4 (ASV)
A repetition of (Ezekiel 9:3). Now the glory of the Lord had gone up from the cherub to the threshold of the house. (Ezekiel 10:4–6) describe what had occurred before the man went in (Ezekiel 10:3).
"And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaketh." — Ezekiel 10:5 (ASV)
The Almighty God - El Shaddai; compare the Genesis 17:1 note.
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