Ezekiel 10:18

18 Then the LORD's glory went out from above the temple's threshold and it stood over the winged creatures.

Ezekiel 10:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 10:18

Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of
the house
Whither he had removed from the cherub or the cherubim, between the mercy seat, ( Ezekiel 10:4 ) ; taking another step towards a general departure from the temple and city, of which this was another signal and warning: and stood over the cherubim:
not on the mercy seat from whence he came, for hither he returned not; but over the cherubim or living creatures seen in the vision, which were under the throne in the firmament of heaven; an emblem, as we have seen, of Gospel ministers: and this may denote the exaltation of Christ, who is the glory of the Lord, the brightness of his Father's glory, above sheen; his protection of them, and presence with them; for, let him move where he will, he will not depart from his faithful ministers; he will be with them to the end of the world.

Ezekiel 10:18 In-Context

16 When the winged creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them. When the winged creatures lifted their wings to ascend above the earth, the wheels remained beside them without swerving.

17 When they stood still, the wheels stood still; when they rose up, they rose up with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

18 Then the LORD's glory went out from above the temple's threshold and it stood over the winged creatures.

19 While I watched, the winged creatures raised their wings and rose from the ground to leave, with their wheels beside them. They stopped at the entrance to the east gate of the temple, and the glory of Israel's God was up above them.

20 These were the same living creatures that I saw underneath Israel's God at the Chebar River, and I realized that they were winged creatures.