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Ezekiel 10:4
Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezekiel records this vision to the exiled community as the divine presence relocates from above the cherubim to the temple threshold immediately following the completion of judgment.
The words — The Hebrew וַיָּרֶם (va-yārem) means "and it rose," describing the upward movement of the כְּבוֹד יְהוָה (kěḇōḏ YHWH), or "glory of Yahweh," toward the מִפְתַּן הַבַּיִת (miftan habbayit), the threshold of the house.
The thread — This relocation of glory to the threshold appears in Ezekiel 9:3 and parallels the unenterable temple filled with smoke from God's glory in Revelation 15:8.
Why it lands — The text states that the temple and court become saturated with the visible presence of God, demanding recognition that divine holiness occupies physical space and renders it inaccessible to ordinary approach.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then 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.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 1:28 The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
- Ezekiel 9:3 Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.
- Revelation 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
- Exodus 40:35 Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- 2 Chronicles 5:13 The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
- Ezekiel 10:18 Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.
- Ezekiel 11:22 Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
- Numbers 16:19 When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.
- 1 Kings 8:10 And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
- Ezekiel 43:5 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.