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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:5

Verse 5 In this verse also the Prophet confirms the vision, because God always gave signs of his presence. But it seems also to have another object, since the cherubim by the sound of their wings point out a remarkable change, both unusual and incomprehensible. For he says, there was a noise which shook the place, just as if God was speaking. When therefore we hear God’s voice, the Prophet means to say, it is just as if God thundered from heaven and made the whole world tremble; for no... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:6

Verse 6 Here the Prophet teaches the end of the vision. The Jews thought that they should always be safe and secure under God’s presence; they thought that the sacred fire on the altar availed for the expiation of all wickedness. But God showed that he so resided in the temple that he clothed himself with wrath against them, and that the cherubim were keepers of his arms by which they were at length to be destroyed. We see, therefore, that this false and perverse glowing by which the Jews were... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:8

Verse 8 I will now pass rapidly over what I explained more copiously in the first chapter, lest I should burden you with vain repetition. I said that hands appeared under the wings, that the Prophet might understand the great vigor of angels for action: but in the meantime it marked the agreement of their agitation with the obedience which they offer to God. For doubtless wings in angels represent direction, by which God testifies that the angels have no proper or independent, motion, but are... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:1

The throne of God. The Greek conception of God was intellectual; the Hebrew, moral To the Hellenic thought he was the Supreme Mind; to the Jewish he was the Supreme Will and Authority. The one conceived him as the Architect of the universe, displaying his intelligence in a vast design; the other, as the Sovereign Ruler of all things. Thus the Hebrew symbol of the Divine is a glory above a heavenly throne, and with the Jew the most significant Divine thing is the throne. Each thought is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:1

The throne of Deity. The prophet, in this chapter, makes use of all the wealth of earthly and human imagery to enhance his readers' conception of the glory of the Eternal. The throne here pictured is the throne of God, and the metaphor is employed in order to gather around the Deity all associations which may help to raise the thoughts in reverence, confidence, and adoration towards the King of the universe. At the same time, every figure drawn from earth, from man, must needs come short... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:1-2

Then I looked, etc. There follows on the work of judgment another theophany, like that of Ezekiel 1:15-28 . In the "expanse," or firmament, like the "terrible crystal," there is seen as before the likeness of a sapphire throne (see Ezekiel 1:26 , note). The form of the man who is the manifestation of Jehovah is implied, though not named. It is he who speaks to the captain of the six ministers of vengeance, himself the seventh, and bids him go in beneath the "whirling wheels" that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:1-7

The vision of judgment by fire. "Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim," etc. The vision recorded in this chapter is substantially a repetition of that which is described in the first chapter, as the prophet himself intimates ( Ezekiel 10:20 , Ezekiel 10:22 ). The only differences of any importance are that the prophet was not in the same place when he received this vision as when he received its counterpart, and that the symbolical... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:1-22

The machinery of God's providence. A man must be embodied ignorance who should suppose that all the activities of God's government come within the range of his vision. Our knowledge is not the measure of existence. "There are more things in heaven and earth Than are dreamt of in our philosophy." What we know is an infinitesimal fraction of what we do not know. Hence every revelation of God's administrative rule should be welcomed with eager delight. I. GOD 'S ESSENTIAL ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:2

Coals of fire. The coals of fire which Ezekiel saw between the cherubim were to be poured forth in destruction upon the doomed city of Jerusalem. But there are various uses of Divine fire. Let us notice some of them. I. COALS OF FIRE FOR DESTRUCTION '. This dreadful destiny of Divine fire must he considered first, as it was the one intended by the prophet. "Our God is a consuming Fire." There is not only punishment, there is destruction in the operation of fire. It hurts, but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:3-4

Now the cherubim stood, etc. The position of the cherubim is defined, with a vivid distinctness of detail, which once more reminds us of Dante. They had been standing on the right, i.e. the southern side of the sanctuary. What follows is probably a reproduction of the change of positions described in Ezekiel 9:3 , and the verbs should be taken, therefore, as pluperfects. The cloud of glory, as in 1 Kings 8:10 , 1 Kings 8:11 and Isaiah 6:1 , Isaiah 6:2 , the Shechinah, that was... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 10:3-4

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