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A Symbolic Stand Against Sin
Commentators like Gill and Barnes note that the cherubim stood on the 'right side' (the south) of the temple, intentionally opposite the idolatry occurring in the north. This positioning is seen as a symbolic stance, bearing witness against the people's sin and showing their readiness to depart and carry out God's righteous judgment.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 10:3
18th Century
Theologian
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…
John Calvin
On Ezekiel 10:3
16th Century
Theologian
Here the Prophet relates where the cherubim were when the men entered, which pertains only to the certainty of the prophecy. For we are not here to…
John Gill
On Ezekiel 10:3
17th Century
Pastor
Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house According to the Targum, it was the south side of the house; and so…
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Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 10:1–7
17th Century
Minister
The fire being taken from between the wheels, under the cherubim (Ezekiel 1:13), seems to have signified the wrath of God to be execute…