King James Version
What Does Ezekiel 10:1 Mean?
“Then 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.”
Context
1
Then 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.
2
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. thine hand: Heb. the hollow of thine hand
3
Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(1) **As it were a sapphire stone.**—Comp. Ezekiel 1:26. No mention is here made of a being upon the throne, but it is implied by the “he spake” of the following verse. The word *cherubim *corresponds throughout this chapter to the *living creatures *of Ezekiel 1.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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