Ezekiel 10:18

Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 10:3 shows the glory cloud filling the temple — a stark contrast to its departure here.

Ezekiel 10:4 describes the glory moving from the cherub to the threshold; here it leaves the threshold to stand over the cherubim — a sequential movement.

Ezekiel 10:15 Historical context

Ezekiel 10:15 says the cherubim mounted up — immediately preceding this verse in the same narrative sequence.

Ezekiel 11:23 Historical context

Ezekiel 11:23 continues the scene: the glory goes up from the city to the mountain east of it — the next step after departing the temple.

Ezekiel 43:2 shows the glory returning from the east, directly contrasting the departure here. The same divine presence that left later comes back.

In Ezekiel 43:4, the glory enters the temple through the east gate, opposite of its departure here. The temple is restored.

Ezekiel 44:4 describes the glory filling the temple after its return, contrasting the emptiness left by its departure here.

Genesis 3:24 places cherubim to guard Eden after expulsion — a typology of God's presence departing from his dwelling.

Psalm 18:10 Parallel

Psalm 18:10 pictures God riding on cherubim — the same imagery used here for the glory's departure.

Psalm 78:60 Parallel

Psalm 78:60 describes God abandoning Shiloh — a direct parallel to the glory departing from the temple here.

Psalm 78:61 Parallel

Psalm 78:61 says God gave his glory into exile — exactly what happens when the glory departs from the temple.

Jeremiah 6:8 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 6:8 warns that God will turn away from Jerusalem — this verse fulfills that warning as the glory departs.

Jeremiah 7:12-14 recalls Shiloh's abandonment as a precedent — here the same judgment falls on Jerusalem's temple.

Matthew 23:37-39 laments that Jerusalem's house is left desolate — echoing the departure of God's glory from the temple.