Ezekiel 10:18

18 Then the glory of the Lord departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim.

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 cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them.

17 When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when one was lifted up, the other lifted itself up, for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

18 Then the glory of the Lord departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim.

19 And the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

20 This is the living creature I saw under the God of Israel by the River Chebar, and I knew they were cherubim.