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Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 10:1-22

God’s glory departs from the temple (10:1-22)In the present series of visions the fiery chariot-throne of God was in the court of the temple (see 8:3-4). The glory of God (that is, the symbolic form of God over the throne) had risen from the throne and come to rest on the threshold of the temple. From there God had directed his agents in the execution of the citizens of Jerusalem (see 9:3). From this same position on the temple threshold, God now gave further commands to the man who had... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 10:2

man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14 . Not the same word in verses: Ezekiel 10:8 , Ezekiel 10:14 , Ezekiel 10:21 . Ish is used of the man clothed with linen. between = amid. the wheels = the whirling [wheels]. The word here and in verses: Ezekiel 10:6-13 is galgal. Not the same word as in verses: Ezekiel 10:6 , Ezekiel 10:9 , Ezekiel 10:10 , Ezekiel 10:12 , Ezekiel 10:19; Ezekiel 10:19 , and chs. Ezekiel 1:15 and Ezekiel 11:22 . In these it is orphan, from aphan, to turn round: as in Exodus 14:25 ,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 10:2

Ezekiel 10:2. Even under the cherub— Houbigant very properly reads the first verse in a parenthesis; for this evidently connects with the last of the preceding chapter. This part of the vision represented the burning of the city by the Chaldeans. The reader will observe, that the representation of the cherubim given in chap. 1 is continued throughout this vision; and the account given at the fourth verse must strike every reader, as to its similarity with the description of the Shechinah given... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 10:2

2. he—Jehovah; He who sat on the "throne." the man—the Messenger of mercy becoming the Messenger of judgment (see on :-). Human agents of destruction shall fulfil the will of "the Man," who is Lord of men. wheels—Hebrew, galgal, implying quick revolution; so the impetuous onset of the foe (compare Ezekiel 23:24; Ezekiel 26:10); whereas "ophan," in Ezekiel 1:15; Ezekiel 1:16 implies mere revolution. coals of fire—the wrath of God about to burn the city, as His sword had previously slain its... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 10:2

Ezekiel saw the Lord instruct the man in linen (Ezekiel 9:2-4; Ezekiel 9:11) to go among the whirling wheels under the cherubim (Ezekiel 1:15-21) and to collect coals of fire from between them (Ezekiel 1:13). He was then to scatter the coals over the city symbolizing its judgment and cleansing (Genesis 19:24; Psalms 18:10-15; Isaiah 6:6; Isaiah 33:14; Revelation 8:5). The man obeyed as the prophet watched. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:1-22

The Destruction of Jerusalem by EireIn this chapter the living chariot accompanying the vision of God’s glory is the most prominent object. The living creatures are now recognised by Ezekiel as cherubim, and called so. Otherwise the description is largely a repetition of Ezekiel 1. The man with the inkhorn is directed to take coals of fire from the glowing interior of the chariot and to scatter them over the city. This part of the vision points forward to the burning of Jerusalem as the final... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 10:2

(2) Unto the man clothed with linen.—Hitherto, in Ezekiel 9:0, he has been employed only in a work of mercy and protection. It is not without significance that now the same person is made the agent of judgment. As God’s love is turned to wrath by man’s impenitence, and as His blessings given to man become curses by their abuse, so those employed by Him as the instruments of His loving-kindness become the very executioners of his “fury.” The “coals of fire,” the symbols of Divine wrath, are... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ezekiel 10:1-22

Ezekiel 10:12 In chapter xlvii. of Alec Forbes, George Macdonald makes a young girl ask an old blind woman whether God might not cure her of her blindness if she asked Him. 'Ay micht He, and ay will He,' answered Tibbie,' I'm only jist bidin' His time. But I'm thinkin' He'll cure me better yet nor He cured that blin' man. He'll jist tak' the body aff o' me a'thegither, and syne I'll see, no wi' een like yours, but wi' my haill speeritual body. Ye min' that verse i' the Prophecees o' Ezakiel: I... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 10:1-22

YOUR HOUSE IS LEFT UNTO YOU DESOLATEEzekiel 8:1-18; Ezekiel 9:1-11; Ezekiel 10:1-22; Ezekiel 11:1-25ONE of the most instructive phases of religious belief among the Israelites of the seventh century was the superstitious regard in which the Temple at Jerusalem was held. Its prestige as the metropolitan sanctuary had no doubt steadily increased from the time when it was built. But it was in the crisis of the Assyrian invasion that the popular sentiment in favour of its peculiar sanctity was... read more

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