Indeed, the coming of Christ in the flesh was, in essence, God coming to dwell with human beings (John 1:1, 14; Matthew 1:23). Departed from the threshold of the Temple. Thus, the people paid little heed to the warnings of these prophets to repent lest Jerusalem be destroyed. The glory of God can depart without knowing it. The cloud fills the temple, and the court is full of the radiance of the glory of the Lord.” (Ezekiel 10:4) The year is 587 B.C. His word picture of the cherubim, wheels rotating within each other with eyes apparently on the rims, the shimmering light in various colors, and the four faces of a cherub, man, lion, and eagle are almost identical to the previous account. Shekinah Glory departs His Temple (see diagram above) Ps 115:1 (Spurgeon's note) Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Thy name give glory because of Thy lovingkindness, because of Thy truth. 'And in this place I will give peace,' says the LORD of hosts." Nadab and Abihu didn't even enter the Holy of Holies, where Menelaus and his successors did. She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel”– because of the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband. The Spirit of God is departing from the temple in Jerusalem. Now, the people of God are the temple and take God’s presence to the world! The glory of God would not co-habit with an idol. Another detail to note is that where the wheels are called "Wheel" in the New King James Version of verse 13, others translate the word here as "whirling" or "spinning." That is not to say that sacred space has no place in the new covenant. Now when the ark was captured by the heathen Philistines, so Phinehas’ wife argued, God’s glory departed with it. God had in fact prophesied the departure of His glory well in advance. Ezek 10:15-18 And the cherubim were lifted up. Why the Holy Spirit Departs . I will be their God, and they shall be my people.'". However, centuries later the shepherds saw the glory appear in the sky as angels announced the birth of the Savior (Luke 2:9). PURPOSE. One of the saddest images in the Old Testament is seen in the withdrawal of the visible glory of God from His Temple. In verses 7-13, God leads Ezekiel to a secret room that was built on the temple grounds where seventy elders of Israel are worshiping Egyptian gods that are painted on the wall. 4–22). The natural man was unable to discern the divine glory, but the disciples of the Lord co… Israel had been defeated by the Philistines, the priests of God were dead, and the ark of the covenant had been captured. Yet no one understood that the King of glory (Psalm 24:7-10 +) was in their midst, about to meet the destiny to which He was called and for which He was born. Then, apparently after God assigned the man in linen and the executioners their jobs, He left the temple threshold and ascended His mobile throne above the living cherubim, not returning to the physical Holy of Holies within the temple (verse 18). The glory departs. The ark being captured by the Philistines was not the reason for the glory to depart. He was with Daniel, Ezekiel, Esther, and the other believing exiles when they were in foreign lands. The glory of God left His place above the cherubim of the ark in the Holy of Holies and exited the temple, carried off by the chariot (vv. There in verse 4, we see the reason the glory of God would depart from the Temple. The apostle Paul taught that the greatest mystery of all time is "Christ in you, the hope of glory" (Colossians 1:27). Exod 40:34-35 Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. The Glory Is Departed From Israel There is ample evidence to support the contention that the Ark was never placed into the rebuilt Temple: In First Samuel Chapter 4, a series of tragic events begins when the Ark is captured by the Philistines (although it is later returned following a long absence). By this vision, Ezekiel saw that Yahweh was leaving the place where His people normally met with Him, opening up Jerusalem to the invasion of its enemies. A: No, it left Jerusalem entirely. Neither would it venerate deceased kings (vv. We read in Ezekiel 10:18, “Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house …..”. “Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations; for I will deliver My people . God had indeed chosen Mount Zion as the site for his name to dwell, and for his glory to reside there in the temple as a visible sign of his presence (Ps 132:14). 2 The Lord said to the man clothed in linen, “Go in among the wheels beneath the cherubim. The glory of God is paused over the threshold of the Temple. Your gift enables our worldwide outreach. Analysis The throne-chariot of God is a powerful symbol of God's presence and glory in this book. Jesus Christ living in us through His Spirit is the most wonderful thing a human being can experience in this life. 3. 2 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. The vision that the prophet has in Ezek 10 of the glory of the Lord departing the land provides the theological meaning of exile. in all its fullness to as many people as possible. The Ligonier Ministries site requires Javascript, but you’ve got Javascript disabled. Ezekiel testified to what the nation’s leaders are doing in secret, thinking God did not know. 43:4). God chose to allow His presence—again evident through the radiance and splendor of His glory—to remain in the temple for centuries. Whenever His place of dwelling—whether a person, a church or religious organization or an entire nation—is filled with objects of false worship or idols, there is no more room for Him. Fix that problem! When God’s Glory is present, there is a recognizable presence of God. The wheel does not have any special purpose or imagery apart from aiding us in understanding the departing of God’s glory. Major reasons are; 1. Back in Deuteronomy 31:17-18, He had warned: "Then My anger shall be aroused against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide My face from them, and they shall be devoured. Even old railroad cars have been used as church buildings in other countries. The Presence of the Lord would fill the holy of holies. Again, this tells us that the glory of the Lord did not leave, it … Later, Stephen proclaimed the truth that God no longer dwells in temples made with hands (Acts 7:48). Later, when the temple was built in Solomon's time, the ark was transported into this new structure as God's glory filled the temple. Right before the exile into Babylon, the old covenant community lost sight of the fact that the Lord does not limit Himself to one place. God's glory later came to dwell in the temple built by Solomon after his fervent and humble prayer (2 Chronicles 6-7). It lasted from 1450 BC to 587 BC. God withdrawing is never what He wants—it is people who force it on Him. Before He leaves, Ezekiel is brought to the Temple to witness why God’s presence is leaving the Temple. The glory of the LORD departed: The presence of God was invisible to the people of Jerusalem, while Ezekiel was witness to both the human and spiritual realms. The ark represented for Israel, God's presence in their midst. The sound of the cherubim wings became very loud as the throne of God moved out of the temple. God is leaving the Temple and He is leaving the city. But that is what happens when the glory has departed from the church. The people of Israel came to understand this following their Exodus from Egypt. Before Lights Out & The Presence of God departs in the Nation! Reported for the Evangelist by E. Tucker. GOD'S Glory Departs From The Temple. Moreover, unusual congregational meeting places are nothing new. The glory had already departed, and this was only an open manifestation of that fact. • Ezekiel 10, the glory of God departs and the Temple is destroyed because Israel has turned to other gods and worshipped them • Then in Ezekiel 43 a new temple is built and the Glory of God returns Ezekiel 43:1–5 (NKJV) 43 Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate that faces toward the east. When God’s Glory is present, there is an acknowledgment of His nature and a response of proper worship. But God will not be boxed in by a house built with human hands. God's glory later came to dwell in the temple built by Solomon after his fervent and humble prayer (2 Chronicles 6-7). He is also talking about the future—of nations today and of us individually. In Jesus the divine glory was not seen as Israel saw it at Sinai, nor as filling the tabernacle and the temple when no one could draw near, but it was manifested in the moral excellencies of the Son of God, and in the "glory as of an only begotten with a father" full of grace and truth. To say that “the glory of the Lord departs from Israel” is to speak the language of exile. Yet after the Jews had proven their determination to continue in false, idolatrous worship, the presence of God did eventually leave the Jerusalem temple prior to its looting and destruction by the Babylonians. True, He chose to make His presence felt in a special way in the Jerusalem temple during the old covenant period. 4 the prophet beholds the same movement repeated. Donate Now. The heart of exile is being cut off from the presence and glory of God. In Hosea 9:12, God proclaimed, "Woe to them when I depart from them!". Reasons for the loss of God’s Glory (Ichabod) 1 Samuel 4:19-21 – His daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and near the time of delivery.When she heard the news that the ark of God had been captured and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she went into labor and gave birth, but was overcome by her labor pains. Similarly, when the Philistine's captured the Ark of the Covenant from Israel as a part of God's judgment, the wife of the priest cries out: "The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God was taken,” (1 Samuel 4:22). For us to continue as God's chosen people, He must actually dwell or live among us. For those with the eyes of faith, God’s willingness to leave His temple in Jerusalem was also a positive sign. 18–19a). Q: Did the glory of God merely depart from the Temple? But God with them, the glory of the LORD in the Temple, the protection that all of that offered them was conditional. It is when God's presence or anointing departs from us that it can be said about a person or a church that the glory has departed. 1 I looked, and I saw the likeness of a Throne of lapis lazuli above the vault that was over the heads of the cherubim. When Herod built his Temple in Jesus’ day, it looked beautiful but it did not have the glory of God in it. This reveals that he was seeing the same God and the same throne. The presence of any idol or unclean worship will cause God to withdraw His presence. The departure of the glory of God from the Temple was a gradual departure and that is what happens in a life, a ministry or a church. 20:12) it is just a dead architectural edifice. 3 The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when He came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the River Kebar. For permissions, view our Copyright Policy. When Solomon finished the temple, the glory of God moved in, but when God finishes building His church, He will move the church out! In its return, it would purify the nation. Series: God Speaks to Our People In Exile Introduction: 1. 3. 10:1-5) Wayne Galloway 03/09/15 - N/A. God is not tied to any one place or temple (or church or ministry or methodology). 7:4). The description of the cherubim takes up a lot of Ezekiel 10, paralleling material from chapter 1. Ezekiel was taken into exile to Babylon, probably in the second deportation of Jews, in 597 BC. Ezekiel 10 New International Version (NIV) God’s Glory Departs From the Temple. In Exodus 25:8 God instructed Moses, "Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them." Scripture Passage: 1 Samuel 4:14-22 . Ezekiel continues to prophesy of these coming events. Thus, Matthew Henry comments, “Though God may forsake his people for a small moment, he will return with everlasting loving-kindness.” As God’s glory had departed to the east, it would return to the temple from the east (Ezek. Ezekiel 10 begins with the image of the living cherubim carrying God's throne. It is called the "Sun gate" in a Talmudic passage (Erubin 5:22c) because the sun would shine through it in the morning. Holy Spirit is holy, righteous and pure. Ezek 10:5-7 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks. ‘And the city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. Eze 10:1 Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. The Oberlin Evangelist. And the initial giving of the Spirit to the Church was accompanied by the miraculous signs of wind and fire, reminiscent of the glory of Ezekiel's vision (see Acts 2). Q: To the best of our knowledge, has the glory of God ever returned to the temple? And many evils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day, 'Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?'" Since all of the faces are the same as those in chapter 1 with the exception of the "face of a cherub," it is obvious that this face is the same as the face of the ox (1:10). This path is opposite to the one Jesus Christ will take when He returns to the earth in power and glory in the future. The Glory of the Lord Departs from the Temple (Ezek. But that was never the purpose of the Temple. 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. • Ezekiel describes this time in a vision he saw in Ezekiel 10: God's glory actually left the Temple. It could come with a flash and thunderous noise. Notice: in order for the Father and Jesus Christ to dwell with a person, that person must be obeying Christ's words. As the glory of God moved from the Holy of Holies to the threshold or entryway of the temple (9:3; 10:4), we see that the living cherubim carrying the mobile throne were waiting outside the temple on the south side (verse 3). Once again the glory of God was to depart from His people and the city was again to be destroyed. 43:4). This is one of the most important lessons God is using Ezekiel to teach us in this chapter. On the night before His death, Jesus relayed some very important guidelines for God dwelling in His people through the Holy Spirit: "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to Him and make Our home with him" (John 14:23). God's glory later came to dwell in the temple built by Solomon after his fervent and humble prayer (2 Chronicles 6-7). God's glory had departed once again! Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in. This may symbolize God leaving Jerusalem in a public way, having the fact perceived or loudly proclaimed. .and ye shall know that I am the Lord.” Ezekiel 13:23. He has never returned. This is true of nations, this is true of church fellowships, and this is true of every individual. The Presence of the Lord would fill the holy of holies. 4 Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. before the siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple (586 B.C.). It was of the glory of the Lord, which normally rested upon the temple in Jerusalem; except Ezekiel sees the Lord’s glory depart from the temple and exit the land of Israel. Because 3/4 of Americans don’t believe the Bible is the literal word of God. He has no sin neither does He sin. In time, though, Israel's sin brought God's wrath down upon them again in the form of the Babylonian captivity. Then we will share God’s glory in heaven for all eternity! The glory or presence of God then begins to move. Thirty thousand Israelites are slain in the process. (Haggai 2:3-9) The New Testament is full of references concerning Jesus as the full expression of the glory of God--the God who makes His home among His people. 6–9). The vision of chapters 8 and 9 continues in chapter 10. As individuals we often fill our lives with economic pressure, constant entertainment and various pursuits—and then we wonder why God is not truly manifested and working in our lives. We have an intimation of his leaving the temple in Ezekiel 9:3, where the glory of God departs from the holy of holies to the threshold of the house, by which is meant, says Schroder, "the outermost point, where the exit was from the court of the people into the city." If the glory of God departed from the temple when Israel and Judah were led captive, it came to earth again in the Person of the blessed Son of God. O to grace how great a debtor daily I’m constrained to be! The suggestion is not that God needs a house to live in; it is a place for his glory to dwell near mankind. “Alas for those who knew not the time of their visitation. When Solomon finished the temple, the glory of God moved in, but when God finishes building His church, He will move the church out! When the daughter-in-law of Eli the priest heard that the ark of the Lord had been captured by he Philistines, she said, "The glory has departed from Israel", and called her son Ichabod (1Sa. The temple was smashed and the Ark was never seen since. New church plants often hold services in school cafeterias or movie theaters. It was God's intent at that time that He would dwell in the midst of the 12 tribes of Israel in the tabernacle made of goatskins. Let us skip for the moment to verse 19 which tells us that “every one stood at the east gate of the Lord’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above“. In the next chapter, we will see that when the glory of God leaves the temple through the east gate, it proceeds to the mountain on the east side of Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives (Ezekiel 11:23)—after which it presumably ascends to heaven. The entire house and courtyard were filled with the surrounding cloud and brightness (verse 4). 1. In 2 Chronicles 2 v5/6 we see Solomon (Shlomo) pondering why the house is to be built. It is five years (8:1; 591 B.C.) The glory of God departed from the temple, and then the city, and finally from the people, never to return. Then we will share God’s glory in heaven for all eternity! WHEN DOES THE GLORY OF GOD DEPART? heavenly host praising God and saying, 14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.” C. Putting it together: 1. Sin. The glory of God can descend upon a person in various ways. 'The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,' says the LORD of hosts. Yet one of the main lessons from Ezekiel is that God stays only where He is wanted and obeyed. If the Lord was not limited to Mount Zion and could leave His house there, then He could go with the faithful remnant into exile and protect them. The mission, passion and purpose of Ligonier Ministries is to proclaim the holiness of God To understand this better, let’s look at it step by step. The Shekinah Glory. Ezekiel describes the transportation system of God's throne almost exactly as he saw it earlier. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory. The Glory Is Departed From Israel There is ample evidence to support the contention that the Ark was never placed into the rebuilt Temple: In First Samuel Chapter 4, a series of tragic events begins when the Ark is captured by the Philistines (although it is later returned following a long absence). God dwelling among a people or in the heart and mind of a person is conditional upon that people or person being submissive and obedient to God. As God’s glory had departed to the east, it would return to the temple from the east (Ezek. The book of Hebrews warns us not to neglect so great a salvation as that which has been offered to us (2:1-3)—yet we at times come to the realization that we are doing just that. (Spoken by Israel in the OT but true in principle of believers in the NT) 1Cor 10:1 Paul wants us to be aware that our "fathers were under" the Shekinah cloud. Israel had completely violated the conditions of God’s presence, glory, and protection, and in chapter 10 the glory of the LORD was officially vacating the premises of the Temple. The cloud of God’s glory fills the inner court and then slowly moves out. As God has said: 'I will dwell in them and walk among them. If God was so severe with Nadab and Abihu for some unauthorized practice, would not the first high priest not of the line of Aaron/Zadok have also been "torched" by God if his presence was still there at that time? Mat. In Ezekiel 8–11, the prophet sees the glory of God leaving the temple. I believe that was Menelaus, sometime during the reign of Antiochus IV [2nd C. BC]. The Next 500 Years: 2017 National Conference, Show Me Your Glory: Understanding the Majestic Splendor of God, La Biblia de Estudio de La Reforma, Spanish Edition, Naming Ligonier the Beneficiary of a Bank or Investment Account, Gifts That Provide Income and Tax Benefits. The glory of God left His place above the cherubim of the ark in the Holy of Holies and exited the temple, carried off by the chariot (vv. The east gate is probably the one referred to as "the gates of righteousness" and "the gate of the LORD" in Psalm 118:19-20 and the "everlasting doors" in Psalm 24:7, 9. 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