Ezekiel 10:4-5

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 10:4

Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub ,.... Or, "cherubim"; those that were upon the mercy seat, between which the Shechinah or glorious majesty of God dwelt, in the most holy place: this is a token and intimation of the Lord's leaving of the temple; and a little before the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, to which this vision chiefly, if not together, refers, a voice was heard in the temple, "let us go hence F2 Josephus de Bello Judaeorum, l. 6. c. 5, sect. 3. :'... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 10:5

And the sound of the cherubim's wings was heard even to the outer court ,.... Or outward court. The sound of the Gospel, which is a joyful sound; a sound of love, grace, and mercy; of life, liberty, peace, pardon, righteousness, and salvation by Christ; the sound of this in the swift ministry of the apostles, signified by the "cherubim's wings", went into all the earth, and throughout the whole Gentile world; by which many souls were quickened and enlightened; many churches were formed;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:4

The glory of the Lord went up - This is repeated from Ezekiel 9:3 . The house was filled with the cloud - This is a fact similar to what occurred frequently at the tabernacle in the wilderness, and in the dedication of the temple by Solomon. What is mentioned here was the Divine shechinah, the symbolical representation of the majesty of God. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:5

As the voice of the Almighty God - That is, as thunder; for this was called the voice of God. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 10:4

Verse 4 In this verse the Prophet confirms what he lately touched upon, viz., that the temple was filled with blackness, because God had transferred his glory away. He says then, that the brightness of God’s glory appeared above the threshold But the glory of God resided in the sanctuary and in the very ark of the covenant; but now, when it advances to the threshold, it is just as if he should extinguish the splendor of his glory by which the temple was adorned, and transfer it elsewhere. But... read more

John Calvin

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

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 10:3-4

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

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