Jehovah's
personal intervention to show the evil, mark the mourners
and direct the judgment
In chapter 10 the whole
city is given up to be consumed. The glory of Jehovah
presides over the judgment and commands it. He stands
upon the threshold of His house which He fills with His
glory in judgment, as He had formerly done in blessing.
The throne of Jehovah was apart. We have a renewed
description of all its parts. Jehovah left His throne and
stood on the threshold of the house. This is an
interesting element of this judgment. The cherubim and
the terrible wheels instinct with living energy and full
of eyes could have accomplished all. But Jehovah leads
the prophet to take personal cognisance of the various
and abominable sins and idolatries by which they profaned
His sanctuary. No doubt His providential government
wrought in power to carry out His judgment, but it was
the Jehovah of the defiled house who stood personally on
its threshold to direct the judgment of the city, and
personally have a mark put on the godly and secure them
in the hastening judgment (chap. 9: 3, 4, following, and
from beginning of chap. 8). This personal intervention of
Jehovah, both to shew the evil well known to Him, to mark
and spare the mourners, and to direct the judgment, is
full of interest.
Ezekiel 10 Bible Commentary
John Darby’s Synopsis
In chapter 10 the whole city is given up to be consumed. The glory of Jehovah presides over the judgment and commands it. He stands upon the threshold of His house which He fills with His glory in judgment, as He had formerly done in blessing. The throne of Jehovah was apart. We have a renewed description of all its parts. Jehovah left His throne and stood on the threshold of the house. This is an interesting element of this judgment. The cherubim and the terrible wheels instinct with living energy and full of eyes could have accomplished all. But Jehovah leads the prophet to take personal cognisance of the various and abominable sins and idolatries by which they profaned His sanctuary. No doubt His providential government wrought in power to carry out His judgment, but it was the Jehovah of the defiled house who stood personally on its threshold to direct the judgment of the city, and personally have a mark put on the godly and secure them in the hastening judgment (chap. 9: 3, 4, following, and from beginning of chap. 8). This personal intervention of Jehovah, both to shew the evil well known to Him, to mark and spare the mourners, and to direct the judgment, is full of interest.