Ezekiel 10:19

19. They went out Jehovah returns to his chariot (Ezekiel 10:18) and moves solemnly out of the temple. The prophet notices that the cherubim and wheels still move in absolute harmony. The interaction of the animate and the inanimate is perfect.

Every one stood Literally, it stood; the chariot paused as for the last time it left the sanctuary. It was Jehovah’s farewell to his ancient and beloved temple. The silence of that impressive moment was a prophecy of the lament uttered six centuries later: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem!” (Matthew 23:37.)

The God of Israel Here again the tender national name for Jehovah is given. The use of this name by the prophet is always significant (Ezekiel 8:4; Ezekiel 9:3; Ezekiel 10:19-20; Ezekiel 11:22; Ezekiel 40:2; Ezekiel 44:2). This is none other than Israel’s God, and (Ezekiel 10:20) he will remain the God of Israel still, even though his people forsake him and he himself is forced to leave his sanctuary, which has been turned into an idol temple. Yea, and it will be as the God of Israel that he will come to comfort and deliver the faithful remnant in Babylon. He does not cease to be Israel’s God, though the time has come when he must be recognized as also the God of the whole earth.