Eze 41:15-20 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ezek 41:15-20: 41:15-20 The Temple building was all paneled with wood and decorated with palm trees and cherubim . The cherubim were like those described in Ezekiel’s earlier visions of judgment (see 1:5-12 ; 10:2-14 ). But where those real-life cherubim had four faces, the carved two-dimensional models are depicted with only two faces—that of a lion, the highest of the wild animals, and a human, the pinnacle of the created order. Cherubim also adorned Solomon’s Temple (1 Kgs 6:32 ); they were traditional symbols of judgment that complemented the palm trees, traditional symbols of blessing.

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c10:2-14►

d1 Kgs 6:32►

‏ Ezekiel 41:15-20

Summary for Ezek 41:15-20: 41:15-20 ^a The Temple building was all paneled with wood and decorated with palm trees and cherubim. The cherubim were like those described in Ezekiel’s earlier visions of judgment (see 1:5-12 ^b; 10:2-14 ^c). But where those real-life cherubim had four faces, the carved two-dimensional models are depicted with only two faces—that of a lion, the highest of the wild animals, and a human, the pinnacle of the created order. Cherubim also adorned Solomon’s Temple (1 Kgs 6:32 ^d); they were traditional symbols of judgment that complemented the palm trees, traditional symbols of blessing.