Ezekiel 10:2 Meaning
And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
Context Explained
1Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
2And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
3Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
4Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD'S glory.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Revelation 21:23
The glory of God illuminating the New Jerusalem echoes the divine presence described in Ezekiel.
Isaiah 6:3
Both passages emphasize the holiness and glory of God.
Exodus 40:34-35
The filling of the temple with God's glory parallels the divine presence in Ezekiel.
Source: Ezekiel 10:2