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This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.
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The God of Israel Revealed
Commentators like Calvin and Gill highlight a profound theological truth here. The figure on the throne, appearing in human form and identified as 'the God of Israel,' is understood to be a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus Christ. This affirms Christ's full deity and His identity as the God who covenants with His people.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In this departure of the glory of the Lord from the temple, the seer recognizes for the first time the full meaning of the vision which he had seen…
16th Century
Protestant
He repeats what we have seen before, namely, that one vision was offered twice because God wished to mark distinctly what otherwise would have been…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
This [is] the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel, by the river of Chebar
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