Ezekiel 10:2-3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 10:1-7

To inspire us with a holy awe and dread of God, and to fill us with his fear, we may observe, in this part of the vision which the prophet had, I. The glorious appearance of his majesty. Something of the invisible world is here in the visible, some faint representations of its brightness and beauty, some shadows, but such as are no more to be compared with the truth and substance than a picture with the life; yet here is enough to oblige us all to the utmost reverence in our thoughts of God... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 10:2

And he spake unto the man clothed with linen ,.... That is, the God of Israel, or the glory of the Lord, that sat upon the throne before described; he gave orders to the man clothed in linen, who appears in another character, and represents the Chaldean or Roman army: and said, go in between the wheels, even under the cherub ; the singular for the plural, the "cherubim"; the wheels were under these; the churches are under their ministers, their pastors, guides, and governors; or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 10:3

Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house ,.... According to the Targum, it was the south side of the house; and so Jarchi interprets it opposite to the north, where the gross idolatries were committed, Ezekiel 8:3 ; standing at the greatest distance from them, and bearing their testimony against them: when the man went in ; they stood as it were in a levee, through which the man passed, waiting upon him; paying a respect to him; assenting to what he did; and approving of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:2

Coals of fire - These were to signify the burning of the city by the Chaldeans. It seems that the space between the four wheels, which was all on fire, was that from which those coals were taken. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:3

On the right side of the house - The right hand always marked the south among the Hebrews. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:2

Verse 2 Now the end of the vision is related, which I just touched upon, since God determined utterly to destroy the city; but this is described by a visible and external symbol. God therefore is said to have commanded the wan who was clad in linen garments to fill his hands with coals, and to scatter them, on the city, namely, that he might cause a general burning. Here, indeed, God’s name is not expressed, but shortly afterwards the Prophet more clearly relates what he here touches so briefly... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:3

Verse 3 Here the Prophet relates where the cherubim were when the men entered, which looks only to the certainty of the prophecy. For we are not here to seek any cunning speculations why they were on the right hand. It is only intended to show that the way was open to the angel to approach directly to God, and that the cherubim were disposed there to render their assistance; for there ought to be an agreement between the angel who took the fire which he scattered through the whole city, and the... 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

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