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The glory of Yahweh went up from the midst of the city, and stood on the mountain which is on the east side of the city.
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The Prophetic Mountain
Commentators unanimously identify the mountain east of the city as the Mount of Olives. They highlight its profound significance in the life of Christ. From this same mountain, Jesus would later weep over Jerusalem, prophesy its destruction, and ultimately ascend into heaven. The departure of God's glory in Ezekiel's vision foreshadows these pivotal New Testament events.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The mountain which is on the east side of the city - The Mount of Olives. The rabbis commenting on this passage said the Shechinah …
19th Century
Anglican
Stood upon the mountain. This mountain, on the east of the city, is that which was afterwards known as the Mount of Olives. It is …
16th Century
Protestant
Here Ezekiel repeats what we saw before: namely, that God, as He had chosen Mount Zion, had finally rejected it, because that place had been pollut…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city , &c.] Of Jerusalem, where it was removed from the door…
Here is the departure of God's presence from the city and temple. It was from the Mount of Olives that the vision went up, typifying the ascension …
