2 Samuel 22:11

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2 Samuel 22:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible

9 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

10 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.

11 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.

12 He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.

13 From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.

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Genesis 3:24

So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

Exodus 25:19

one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

1 Samuel 4:4

So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

Psalms 18:10

He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.

Psalms 68:17

The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.

Psalms 80:1

Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

Psalms 99:1

The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!

Ezekiel 9:3

Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

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.

Ezekiel 10:3

Now when the man went in, the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple, and a cloud filled the inner court.

Ezekiel 10:4

Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.

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.

Ezekiel 10:6

When the LORD commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside a wheel.

Ezekiel 10:7

Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some of the fire that was among them. And he put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who received it and went out.

Ezekiel 10:8

(The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.)

Ezekiel 10:9

Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone.

Ezekiel 10:10

As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel.

Ezekiel 10:11

When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved.

Ezekiel 10:12

Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were full of eyes all around, as were their four wheels.

Ezekiel 10:13

I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.”

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.

Hebrews 1:14

Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Psalms 104:3

laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.

Psalms 139:9

If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,