CHAPTER 10
And I looked
and saw
above
the expanse,
above
the heads
of the cherubim,
the likeness
of a throne
of sapphire.
And the LORD said
to
the man
clothed
in linen,
“Go
inside
the wheelwork
beneath
the cherubim.
Fill
your hands
with burning coals
from among
the cherubim
and scatter
them over
the city.”
And as I watched,
he went in.
Now when the man
went in,
the cherubim
were standing
on the south side
of the temple,
and a cloud
filled
the inner
court.
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.
The sound
of the wings
of the cherubim
could be heard
as
far as the outer
court,
like the voice
of God
Almighty
when He speaks.
When
the LORD commanded
the man
clothed
in linen,
saying,
“Take
fire
from within
the wheelwork,
from among
the cherubim,”
the man went in
and stood
beside
a wheel.
Then one of the cherubim
reached out
his hand
and took some of
the fire
that
was among them,
and he put
it into
the hands
of the man clothed
in linen,
who received it
and left.
Then I looked
and saw
four
wheels
beside
the cherubim,
one
wheel
beside
each
cherub.
And
the wheels
gleamed
like a beryl
stone.
When they moved,
they would go
in
any of the four
directions,
without
turning
as they moved.
But
wherever
the head
faced,
they would go
in that direction,
without
turning
as they went.
Their entire
bodies,
including their backs,
hands,
and wings,
were full of
eyes
all around,
as were their four
wheels.
Each of the cherubim
had four
faces:
the first
face
was that
of a cherub,
the second
that
of a man,
the third
that
of a lion,
and the fourth
that
of an eagle.
When the cherubim
moved,
the wheels
moved
beside them,
and even when they
spread
their wings
to rise
from
the ground,
the wheels
did not
veer away
from their side.
When the cherubim stood still,
the wheels also stood still,
and when they ascended,
the wheels ascended
with them,
for
the spirit
of the living creatures
was in them.
Then the glory
of the LORD
moved away
from over
the threshold
of the temple
and stood
above
the cherubim.
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.
These
were the living creatures
I had seen
beneath
the God
of Israel
by the River
Kebar,
and I knew
that
they
were cherubim.
Their faces
looked like
the faces
I had seen
by
the River
Kebar.
Each
creature went
straight ahead.