Exo 24:10-11, Num 12:8, Eze 1:1, 25-28, Joh 1:18, 12:41, 1Ti 6:16 | TSK | STEP | saw. of a sapphire stone.The Hebrew {sappir,} is without doubt the sapphire; which is a most beautiful precious stone of a fine blue colour, second only to the diamond in lustre, hardness, and value. The ancient oriental sapphire is supposed to have been the same as the lapis lazuli. It glitters with golden spots; and is of an azure or sky-blue colour, but rarely intermixed with purple. The ruby and topaz are considered of the same genus. in his clearness.

Exodus 24:10-11

saw.

10; 3:6; 33:20,23; Ge 32:30; Jud 13:21,22; 1Ki 22:19; Isa 6:1-5

Eze 1:28; Joh 1:18; 14:9; 1Ti 6:16; 1Jo 4:12

of a sapphire stone.The Hebrew {sappir,} is without doubt the sapphire; which is a most beautiful precious stone of a fine blue colour, second only to the diamond in lustre, hardness, and value. The ancient oriental sapphire is supposed to have been the same as the lapis lazuli. It glitters with golden spots; and is of an azure or sky-blue colour, but rarely intermixed with purple. The ruby and topaz are considered of the same genus.

Eze 1:26,27; 10:1; Re 4:3; 21:19-23

in his clearness.

So 6:10; Mt 17:2; Re 1:16; 21:11,18

nobles.

1,9; Nu 21:18; Jud 5:13; 1Ki 21:8; 2Ch 23:20; Ne 2:16; Jer 14:3

laid not.

19:21; 33:20-23; Ge 32:24-32; De 4:33; Jud 13:22

they saw.

10; Ge 16:13

did eat.

18:12; Ge 18:18; 31:54; De 12:7; Ec 9:7; Lu 15:23,24; 1Co 10:16-18

Numbers 12:8

mouth.

14:14; Ex 33:11; De 34:10; 1Ti 6:16

dark speeches.

Ps 49:4; Eze 17:2; 20:49; Mt 13:35; Joh 15:15; 1Co 13:12

similitude.

Ex 24:10,11; 33:19,23; 34:5-7; De 4:15; Isa 40:18; 46:5; Joh 1:18

Joh 14:7-10; 15:24; 2Co 3:18; 4:4-6; Col 1:15; Heb 1:3

were ye.

Ex 34:30; Lu 10:16; 1Th 4:8; 2Pe 2:10; Jude 1:8

Ezekiel 1:1

1 The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar.

4 His vision of four cherubims;

15 of the four wheels;

26 and of the glory of God.

in the thirtieth.

Nu 4:3; Lu 3:23

as I.

Ec 9:1,2; Jer 24:5-7

captives. Heb. captivity. by the river.

3; 3:15,23; 10:15,20,22; 43:3

Chebar.Chebar, called now Khabour, is a river of Mesopotamia, which taking its rise in the Mysian mountains, falls into the Euphrates near Carchemish, or Circesioum, now Karkisia, about 35 degrees 20' N. lat. and 40 degrees 25' E. long.

the heavens.

Mt 3:16; Lu 3:21; Joh 1:51; Ac 7:56; 10:11; Re 4:1; 19:11

I saw.

8:3; 11:24; Ge 15:1; 46:2; Nu 12:6; Isa 1:1; Da 8:1,2; Ho 12:10

Joe 2:28; Mt 17:9; Ac 9:10-12; 10:3; 2Co 12:1

Ezekiel 1:25-28

and had.

And above.Abp. Newcome judiciously observes, "We need not allegorize the circumstances of this august vision too minutely. Many of them augment the splendour of the scene, while others, no doubt, have much significance; which should be pointed out rather by a correct judgement, than a luxuriant imagination."

22; 10:1

over.

Mt 28:18; Eph 1:21,22; Php 2:9,10; 1Pe 3:22

the likeness of a.

Ps 45:6; Isa 6:1; Da 7:9,10,14; Zec 6:13; Mt 25:13; Heb 1:8; 8:1

Heb 12:2; Re 4:2,3; 5:13; 20:11

as the.

Ex 24:10; Isa 54:11

the appearance of a man.

Ge 32:24-30; Jos 5:13-15; 6:1,2; Isa 9:6,7; Jer 23:5,6; Da 10:18

Re 1:13; 3:21; 14:14

as the colour.