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The glory of Yahweh 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 Yahweh`s glory.
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God's Departing Presence
Commentators unanimously see this as a tragic and pivotal moment: God's glory is leaving the Temple. Unlike its glorious arrival at the dedication of the Tabernacle and Temple, this movement from the Holy of Holies to the threshold signifies God's withdrawal of His special presence from His people due to their sin.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A repetition of (Ezekiel 9:3). Now the glory of the Lord had gone up from the cherub to the threshold of the house. ([Reference Ezekiel…
19th Century
Anglican
The glory of the Lord went up from the cherub. —As in Ezekiel 10:2, the singular, cherub, is used instead of the usual pl…
16th Century
Protestant
In this verse, the Prophet confirms what he recently discussed, namely, that the temple was filled with blackness because God had transferred His g…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub Or, "cherubim"; those that were upon the mercy seat, between whic…
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…
