BETWEEN THE CHERUBIM, ABOVE THE CHERUBIM & BESIDE THE CHERUBIM

(Ezekiel 10:18 - BSB) — Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.

(Ezekiel 10:18 - NIV) — Then the glory of the Lord departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.

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While the Glory of the LORD was by the entrance door or threshold of the temple, supposing a man was to guess where next the Glory will go from there, the man would have guessed that the Glory of God would enter inside next. But from the Bible verse above, it was evident that even if the LORD stands at an open door to His temple, His returning to the Cherubim is more likely or attractive to Him than entering His Temple.

Those who seek God in tabernacle, during the old times, addressed Him as “He who dwells between the cherubim,” not He who dwells within the temple/tabernacle. See examples of “He who dwells between the cherubim” in “1 Samuel 4:4.” It was a name or title used address Him like “Your Excellency, Your Majesty:” As written-

[‭II Samuel 6:2 NKJV‬] — And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is called by the Name, the Lord of Hosts, who dwells between the cherubim.
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[‭I Chronicles 13:6 NKJV‬] — And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kirjath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who dwells between the cherubim, where His name is proclaimed.

So, the Lord God may put His name in the temple built by men to Him, but His name is proclaimed as “He who dwells between/above the Cherubim,” not as a name as “He who dwells in a temple or church built by men” because He does not dwell in any house, temple or church, built by men's hands. As it is written,

[Act 7:47-48 BSB]- But it was Solomon who built the house for Him. However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:

So, when you go to temple or church to pray or speak to God, do not address Him as if He dwells in that church/temple; rather address Him as He dwells in heaven, not earth:

[Ecclesiastes 5:1-3 GW] — Watch your step when you go to the house of God. It is better to go there and listen than to bring the sacrifices fools bring. Fools are unaware that they are doing something evil. Don’t be in a hurry to talk. Don’t be eager to speak in the presence of God. Since God is in heaven and you are on earth, limit the number of your words. Daydreaming comes when there are too many worries. Careless speaking comes when there are too many words.

The same Lord Jesus who said where two or three of you are gathered in My Name I'm in your midst, also said, “When you pray, say, “Our Father in heaven…” Address Him as God in heaven, or to be more precise, “God who dwells between or above the Cherubim:” — For no other god, angel or being, dwells between/above the Cherubim

So, to close this lesson, here is a good example of a man who though he went into the Temple or House of God to pray to God, the man/king addressed God as He who dwells between the cherubim (not God who dwells within the temple or house of God).

[Isaiah 37:14-16 AFV] — And Hezekiah received the letter from the courier's hand, and read it. And Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD and spread it before the LORD. And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD, saying, "O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, Who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made the heavens and the earth.



In the top bible verse above, the glory of God moved away from being just above the Door to the House of God to being above the Throne and the Cherubim. The Glory of God would rather be above the Throne and the Cherubim, than just be above the Temple — For the Throne and the Cherubim are greater than the Temple. Coming to the Throne of God is greater than coming to the house of God.

Angels, especially the Seraphim, stood above the Temple of God in the next bible reference below; and even birds do perch above the temple or house of God as built; but no angel, no Seraphim, no Cherubim, no Satan in temptation of Jesus, ever stands above the Throne and the Cherubim of the Throne, except the LORD God alone.

[Isaiah 6:1-2] — In the year that King Uzziah died, I then saw the LORD sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple. Above the temple stood the seraphim; each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.



(Ezekiel 10:19 - BSB) — As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.

(Ezekiel 10:19 - NIV) — While I watched, the cherubim spread their wings and rose from the ground, and as they went, the wheels went with them. They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

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☆1☆ Once the Cherubim lifted up their wings, they rose or ascended from the ground — they were not even flapping their wings, neither was their wind or storm current — All they needed to do to fly or ascend was to raise their wings or point them up.

☆2☆ The Wheels, having the spirit of the cherubim in them, was always beside them inseparably. Nothing could part between them and the Wheels having their spirit in them, not even height, depth, things present or things to come, could separate them.

That's too much more than I could say transpired between Elijah and Elisha, having the double or twice of the spirit of Elijah, and yet could not go with Elijah when taken up by a chariot into heaven — the same Elisha that swore he would not be parted from following Elijah, but will follow him wherever he goes, but during upward rising above the ground, even the double spirit of Elijah on Elisha could not help Elisha to follow Elijah. Now, therefore, appreciate the reality that the spirit of the cherubim in the Wheels keeps the Wheels unparted from the Cherubim even when they rose upward.

☆3☆ Well, they are not gone yet, for their next stop was the Eastern Gate, done with the Northern gate. The next Chapter, “Ezekiel 11” contains more from the East Gate.