Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. AS IT WERE A SAPPHIRE STONE, AS THE APPEARANCE OF THE LIKENESS OF A THRONE. The throne of Yahweh appearing in... [ Continue Reading ]
And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight. HE - Yahweh; He who sat on the "throne." SPAKE UNTO THE MAN -... [ Continue Reading ]
Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. THE CHERUBIM STOOD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOUSE. The scene of the locality whence judgment emanates is the temple, to mark God's vindication of His holiness injured there. The ch... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the glory of the LORD went 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 the LORD's glory. THE GLORY OF THE LORD WENT UP FROM THE CHERUB, AND STOOD OVER THE THRESHOLD OF THE HOUSE. Distinct... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh. THE SOUND OF THE CHERUBIM'S WINGS WAS HEARD EVEN TO THE OUTER COURT - prognostic of great and awful changes. AS THE VOICE OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD WHEN HE SPEAKETH - the thund... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels. WHEN HE HAD COMMANDED THE MAN CLOTHED WITH LINEN ... TAKE FIRE FROM BETWEEN ... THE CHERUBIM; THEN HE W... [ Continue Reading ]
And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out. See , note. ONE CHERUB - one of the four cherubim. STRETCHED FORTH HIS HA... [ Continue Reading ]
And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings. THERE APPEARED IN THE CHERUBIM THE FORM OF A MAN'S HAND UNDER THEIR WINGS. The "wings" denote alacrity, the "hands" efficacy and aptness in executing the functions assigned to them.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone. BEHOLD, THE FOUR WHEELS - (note, Ezekiel 1:15). The things which, from to the end of the chapter, are repe... [ Continue Reading ]
And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel. THEY FOUR HAD ONE LIKENESS. In the wonderful variety of God's works there is the greatest harmony- `All discord's harmony not understood; All partial evil universal good:' at least all the co... [ Continue Reading ]
When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went. WHEN THEY WENT, THEY WENT UPON THEIR FOUR SIDES - (note, ). THEY TURNED NOT AS THEY WENT - without accomplishing their course... [ Continue Reading ]
And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had. THEIR WHOLE BODY - literally, flesh, because a body consists of flesh. AND THE WHEELS, WERE FULL OF EYES. The description () attributes ey... [ Continue Reading ]
As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. IT WAS CRIED UNTO THEM ... O WHEEL! Rather, 'they were called, Whirling' - i:e., they were most rapid their revolutions (Maurer); or, better, 'it was cried unto them, The whirling' (Fairbairn). Galgal (H1534), here used for "wheel... [ Continue Reading ]
And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. CHERUB - but in it is an ox. The chief of the four cherubic forms was not the ox, but man. Therefore "cherub" ca... [ Continue Reading ]
And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. THIS IS THE LIVING CREATURE THAT I SAW BY THE RIVER ... CHEBAR. The repeated declaration of the identity of the vision with that at the Chebar is to arouse attention to it (so ; ). THE LIVING CREAT... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them. WHEN THE CHERUBIM WENT, THE WHEELS WENT BY THEM ... THE SAME WHEELS ... TURNED NOT FROM BESIDE THEM - (note, ; ). WH... [ Continue Reading ]
When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them. WHEN THEY STOOD, THESE STOOD; AND WHEN THEY WERE LIFTED UP, THESE LIFTED UP THEMSELVES ALSO: FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING CREATURE WAS IN THEM - (; Ezek... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims. THEN THE GLORY OF THE LORD DEPARTED FROM OFF THE THRESHOLD OF THE HOUSE, AND STOOD OVER THE CHERUBIM. The departure of the symbol of God's presence from the temple was preparatory to the destr... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE CHERUBIMS LIFTED UP THEIR WINGS, AND MOUNTED UP FROM THE EARTH IN MY SIGHT: WHEN THEY WENT OUT, THE WHEELS ALSO WERE BESIDE THEM, AND EVERY ONE STOOD AT THE DOOR OF THE EAST GATE OF THE LORD'S HOUSE; AND THE GLORY OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL WAS OVER THEM ABOVE._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims. I KNEW THAT THEY WERE THE CHERUBIM. By this second sight of the cherubim he learnt to identify them with the angelic forms situated above the ark of the covenant in the... [ Continue Reading ]
Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. EVERY ONE HAD FOUR FACES APIECE. The repetition is in order that the people about to live without the temple might have, instead, the knowledge of the temple mysteries, thus p... [ Continue Reading ]
And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward. THEY WENT EVERY ONE STRAIGHT FORWARD - intent upon the object they aimed at, not deviating from the way nor losing sight to the end ().... [ Continue Reading ]