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Ezekiel 10 — Sermon Preparation

Ezekiel sees the glory of the LORD rise from the temple threshold and mount the cherubim, beginning to depart. Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 10, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Ezekiel 10 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

HebrewTransliterationStrong'sCountGlosses
כְּרוּבkᵉrûwbH374221cherub, imaginary figure
אוֹפָןʼôwphânH21213wheel
כָּנָףkânâphH36717edge, extremity
אַרְבַּעʼarbaʻH7028four
אֶחָדʼechâdH2599united, one
יָלַךְyâlakH32128walk, carry
עָמַדʻâmadH59756stand

How preachers through history handled this text

22 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin20Matthew Henry1John Wesley1

“Jerome, explains this scattering of the coals over the city as a symbol of its punishment and cleansing by fire, and quotes Isaiah 10:17, in support of his interpretation; and in accordance with Psalm 120:3, he calls them "hot burning coals," the penalty of "the false tongue" -- remedium lingua, atque mendacii, and justifies his idea of purifying by Isaiah 6. S. …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Ezekiel - Volume 2, on Ezekiel 10:2–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Chebar— Ezek 10:15
  • Tarshish 1— Ezek 10:9

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