Ezekiel 10:15

And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.

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Interpretation

Ezekiel sees the working of Divine providence in the government of the lower world, and the affairs of it. When God is leaving a people in displeasure, angels above, and all events below, further his departure.

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This thought runs through Ezekiel 10:13-16.

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Glossary

Chebar Place: Length, a river in the “land of the Chaldeans” ( Ezek. 1:3 ), on the banks of which were located some of the Jews of the Captivity ( Ezek. 1:1 ; 3:15 , 23; 10:15, 20, 22). Modern identification: Shatt en Nil.