Reading for February 19th

Read Ezekiel 10.1-22
God commands the man clothed in linen to take burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.
Much like the sin offerings presented in the Temple (Lev 4-5), the purpose of the sacrifice is to purify Jerusalem from its iniquity and impurity so that it can be reestablished at a later time (chs. 40-48).
God's presence is signified by the cloud (Ex 19.9; 1 Kings 8.10-11) and brightness of the glory of the LORD as it moves about the Temple complex.
Because of the sanctity of the throne chariot or ark, the man clothed in linen is unable to approach, and a cherub hands him the fire (2 Sam 6.6-11).
Ezekiel's detailed description of the cherubim and the wheels differs from ch. 1 in that one of their four faces is a cherub rather than an ox.
Many medieval commentators speculate that the face of the cherub might encompass the four individual faces.
The glory of the LORD above the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD is the main or processional entrance to the Temple (Ps 24.7-9; 118.19-20).
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