1 Then I looked, and behold, on the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in form resembling a throne.
2 And he said to the man clothed in linen, "Go in among the whirling wheels underneath the cherubim; fill your hands with burning coals from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city." And he went in before my eyes.
3 Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the house, when the man went in; and a cloud filled the inner court.
4 And the glory of the LORD went up from the cherubim to the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the glory of the LORD.
5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.
6 And when he commanded the man clothed in linen, "Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," he went in and stood beside a wheel.
7 And a cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took some of it, and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and went out.
8 The cherubim appeared to have the form of a human hand under their wings.
9 And I looked, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling chrysolite.
10 And as for their appearance, the four had the same likeness, as if a wheel were within a wheel.
11 When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went, but in whatever direction the front wheel faced the others followed without turning as they went.
12 And their rims, and their spokes, and the wheels were full of eyes round about -- the wheels that the four of them had.
13 As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing the whirling wheels.
14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
15 And the cherubim mounted up. These were the living creatures that I saw by the river Chebar.
16 And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels did not turn from beside them.
17 When they stood still, these stood still, and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.
18 Then the glory of the LORD went forth from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.
19 And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight as they went forth, with the wheels beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the house of the LORD; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.
20 These were the living creatures that I saw underneath the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.
21 Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the semblance of human hands.
22 And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the very faces whose appearance I had seen by the river Chebar. They went every one straight forward.
Versículos relacionados com Ezekiel, 10:
Ezekiel 10 describes a vision that the prophet had from the throne of God and the cherubim, which are angelic beings. During the vision, Ezekiel observes the presence of a being similar to a man who performs God's command. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Ezekiel 10:
Isaiah 6:1-2: "In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a tall and exalted throne, and the flap of his dress filled the temple. Above him were seraphim; each of them had six wings: With two covered the face, with two covered their feet and with two flew. " This verse describes another view of a prophet of God's presence in the temple, surrounded by angelic beings.
Revelation 4:6-8: "In the center, around the throne, there were four living beings, covered with eyes, both inside and outside. The first living being was similar to a lion, the second looked a bull, the third He had a face as a man, the room looked like an eagle flying. Each of the four living beings had six wings and was covered with eyes, both inside and outside. DAY AND NIGHT they never stopped saying, 'Holy, Holy It is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was, who is and who will come. '" This verse presents a vision similar to that of Ezekiel, with angelic beings surrounding the throne of God.
Psalm 99:1-2: "The Lord reigns! The peoples are treated! He is enthroned over the cherubim; shake the earth!" This psalm describes the presence of God enthroned over the cherubim, as seen in Ezekiel's view.
1 Kings 6:23-28: "Within the saint of saints, Solomon made two olive wood cherubim, each four and a half meters height. One wing of each cherub was two meters and twenty-five centimeters long, And the other wing, two meters and twenty -five centimeters, so that their wingspan was four and a half meters. The cherubim were placed in front of each other, so that the wings touched in the center of the room. The cherubs' wings were so large that they stretched throughout the width of the room; one of the wings touched one wall and the other wall, and the other two wings touched in the middle of the room. Solomon covered the gold cherubim. " This verse describes the construction of cherubim in the temple of Solomon, similar to those Ezekiel saw in his vision.
Hebrews 1:14: "Are not all ministering spirits, sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?" This verse refers to angels, which are seen as servants of God sent to help believers on earth. This relates to Ezekiel 10, since the vision the prophet had in the chapter included the presence of heavenly beings, possibly angels, who performed the divine orders.
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