Ezekiel 10 in the early church
[Vulgate: Ezechiel]
12 passages quote, allude to, or echo Ezekiel 10, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 2 · 5 · 10 · 12 · 14 · 18 · 19
Ezekiel 10:1
And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 10:1–22 | Against Celsus 6.18 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Ezek 10:1 | Catechetical Lecture 16.16 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Ezek 10:1–22 | On the Life of Moses 383 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 385–395 |
Ezekiel 10:2
And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 10:2 | Commentary on Daniel 2.32 · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 202-204 |
Ezekiel 10:5
The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 10:5 | Letter 25.4 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Ezekiel 10:10
As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 10:10 | Letter 64.18 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Ezekiel 10:12
Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were full of eyes all around, as were their four wheels.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 10:12 | On the Trinity 8 · Novatian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–250 |
| Ezek 10:12 | Letter 53.9 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Ezekiel 10:14
Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 10:14 | Homilies on Leviticus 5.5 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ezek 10:14 | Catechetical Lecture 23.6 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 350 |
Ezekiel 10:18
Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 10:18 | Hortatory Address to the Greeks 31 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | 2nd–3rd century (disputed) |
Ezekiel 10:19
As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 10:19 | Hortatory Address to the Greeks 31 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | 2nd–3rd century (disputed) |