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Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh, and said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, who sit [above] the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
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A Declaration of God's Identity
Commentators explain that Hezekiah begins his prayer not with requests, but with a declaration of God's identity. He addresses God as the one who "sits above the cherubim," referencing His glorious, enthroned presence with Israel, and then proclaims Him as the one true God over all kingdoms, directly refuting the enemy's polytheistic worldview.
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2 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You who dwell between the cherubim - The reference is to the Shekinah, or miraculous glory, which appeared from time to time above the mercy…
19th Century
Anglican
Which dwellest between the cherubims. —Rather, who sits above the cherubim, or, the cherub-throned. ([R…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Kings 19:1)
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