# Ezekiel 10 đź“–: The Glory Leaves the Temple
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### God’s Glory Leaves the Temple
[[#Verse 01.]] As I watched, I saw on the platform above the top of the cherubim something like a sapphire, resembling the shape of a throne, appearing above them.Â
[[#Verse 02.]] The Lord said to the man dressed in linen, “Go between the wheel work underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” He went as I watched.
[[#Verse 03.]] (The cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.)Â
[[#Verse 04.]] Then the glory of the Lord arose from the cherub and moved to the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud while the court was filled with the brightness of the Lord’s glory.Â
[[#Verse 05.]] The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard from the outer court, like the sound of the Sovereign God when he speaks.
[[#Verse 06.]] When the Lord commanded the man dressed in linen, “Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood by one of the wheels.Â
[[#Verse 07.]] Then one of the cherubim stretched out his hand toward the fire that was among the cherubim. He took some and put it into the hands of the man dressed in linen, who took it and left.
[[#Verse 08.]] (The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.)
[[#Verse 09.]] As I watched, I noticed four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub; the wheels gleamed like jasper.Â
[[#Verse 10.]]Â As for their appearance, all four of them looked the same, something like a wheel within a wheel.Â
[[#Verse 11.]] When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions they faced without turning as they moved; in the direction the head would turn they would follow without turning as they moved,Â
[[#Verse 12.]] along with their entire bodies, their backs, their hands, and their wings. The wheels of the four of them were full of eyes all around.
[[#Verse 13.]] As for their wheels, they were called “the wheelwork” as I listened.Â
[[#Verse 14.]] Each of the cherubim had four faces: The first was the face of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.
[[#Verse 15.]] The cherubim rose up; these were the living beings I saw at the Kebar River.Â
[[#Verse 16.]] When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them; when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not move from their side.Â
[[#Verse 17.]] When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when they rose up, the wheels rose up with them, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.
[[#Verse 18.]] Then the glory of the Lord moved away from the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.Â
[[#Verse 19.]] The cherubim spread their wings, and they rose up from the earth while I watched (when they went, the wheels went alongside them). They stopped at the entrance to the east gate of the Lord’s temple as the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.
[[#Verse 20.]] These were the living creatures that I saw at the Kebar River underneath the God of Israel; I knew that they were cherubim.Â
[[#Verse 21.]]Â Each had four faces; each had four wings and the form of human hands under the wings.Â
[[#Verse 22.]]Â As for the form of their faces, they were the faces whose appearance I had seen at the Kebar River. Each one moved straight ahead.
## đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Ezekiel realizes that the living creatures from chapter 1 are cherubim (10:15, 20).
2. In 10:14 the face of an ox from 1:10 is replaced by the face of a cherub. Scholars debate why.
3. Coals of fire from between the cherubim were scattered over the city (10:2), a sign of judgment by fire.
4. The coal in Isaiah 6:6-7 brought cleansing. Here the coals bring judgment.
5. The cloud filling the temple court (10:3-4) recalls the cloud that filled the tabernacle and Solomon's temple (Exodus 40:34; 1 Kings 8:10-11).
6. The sound of the cherubim's wings was like the voice of God Almighty, *El Shaddai*, when He speaks (10:5).
7. The wheels are called "the whirling wheels" (10:13), from a Hebrew word for something that rolls or spins.
8. The cherubim had what looked like human hands under their wings (10:8, 21).
9. The glory paused at the east gate of the temple (10:19), moving toward its final departure in 11:23.
10. In Ezekiel 43:2-5 the glory returns to the temple from the east.
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the glory of God returning to dwell with His people. In Ezekiel the glory departed from the temple (10:18-19), but the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen His glory (John 1:14).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
> [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way.
## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. The glory of God moved out of the temple in stages (9:3; 10:4, 18-19). What does that slow departure show about God's patience?
2. God was present even as judgment was coming (10:2-4). How have you experienced God's nearness in a hard season?
3. Because of Jesus, God's Spirit now lives in His people (1 Corinthians 6:19). How should that change how you see your daily life?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verse 4: The glory of the Lord fills the temple court with brightness.
- đź“– verse 18: The glory of the Lord leaves the threshold of the temple.
- đź“– verse 20: Ezekiel recognizes the living creatures as cherubim.
## đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đź”— [[John 01#Verse 14.|John 1:14]] - We have seen His glory.
- đź”— [[Exodus 40#Verse 34.|Exodus 40:34-35]] - The glory fills the tabernacle.
- đź”— [[1 Kings 08#Verse 10.|1 Kings 8:10-11]] - The cloud fills Solomon's temple.
- đź”— [[Isaiah 06#Verse 06.|Isaiah 6:6-7]] - A burning coal from the altar.
- đź”— [[Ezekiel 43#Verse 02.|Ezekiel 43:2-5]] - The glory returns from the east.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[Ezekiel 10 - SOAP|God’s Glory in the Middle of Trouble]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes