Ezekiel 10:6-8

Ezekiel 10:6-8

[6] And it came to pass, that when he had commanded  the man  clothed  with linen,  saying,  Take  fire  from between the wheels,  from between the cherubims;  then he went in,  and stood  beside  the wheels.  [7] And one cherub  stretched forth  his hand  from between the cherubims  unto the fire  that was between the cherubims,  and took  thereof, and put  it into the hands  of him that was clothed  with linen:  who took  it, and went out.  [8] And there appeared  in the cherubims  the form  of a man's  hand  under their wings. 

What does Ezekiel 10:6-8 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The man dressed in linen entered among the wheels of the cherubim to collect coals of fire. He stood beside one of the wheels. One of the cherubim then put some coals of fire that it had taken from between the cherubim and placed them in the man"s hands. The man then went out of the cherubim"s presence with the coals in his hands (cf. 2 Kings 23:4-9). Ezekiel saw again that the cherubim had what looked like human hands under their wings ( Ezekiel 1:8). Perhaps he mentioned this to clarify how the cherub could pick up coals and place them in the man"s hand.