Ezekiel 41:18-19

18 It was carved of ¹cherubim and ²palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Every cherub had two faces:

19 ³a human face toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved on the whole temple all around.

Ezekiel 41:18-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 41

In this chapter the divine and illustrious Person, the prophet's guide, brings him to the temple itself, and gives the dimensions of the posts and doors, both of the holy and the most holy place, Eze 41:1-4, then of the wall of the house, its side chambers, the winding about to them, and the doors of them, Eze 41:5-11, next of a building before the separate place, its doorposts, narrow windows, and galleries, Eze 41:12-17, after that each of the ornaments of the house are described, Eze 41:18-21, then the altar of incense, Eze 41:22, and the chapter is concluded with observing the decorations and lights on the doors, porch, and side chambers of the temple and sanctuary, Eze 41:23-26.

Cross References

• 1. ver. 20, 25; 1 Kgs. 6:29, 32, 35; 1 Kings 7:36
• 2. Ezekiel 40:16, 22, 26, 31, 34, 37; 2 Chronicles 3:5
• 3. [Ezekiel 1:10; Ezekiel 10:14]