Ezekiel 1:26
Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHEN
- 593 BC
WHEN
593 BC
dated by the text itself
Ezekiel prophesies from Babylon, not from Jerusalem.
WHO RULED
- Nebuchadnezzar II king of Babylon 605-562 BC
SOURCES
- date — Ezekiel 1:1-2 dates itself by the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin, which the Babylonian Chronicle puts in 597 BC.
- Nebuchadnezzar II — Babylonian Chronicles (ABC 5), which date the Battle of Carchemish and the first campaign against Judah; Berossus, cited by Josephus in Against Apion I
SEE ALSO
- Ezekiel 10:1 And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
- Exodus 24:10 and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
- Revelation 1:13 and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
- Ezekiel 1:22 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.
- Daniel 10:18 Again the one with the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me.
- Isaiah 6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
- Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,…
- Isaiah 54:11 “O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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