Teks -- Ezekiel 41:19 (NET)

41:19 a human face toward the palm tree on one side and a lion’s face toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved on the whole temple all around;

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Wesley: Eze 41:19 - Through all the house

And thus it was through the whole house round about.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Eze 41:19 - The face of a man // of a young lion

The face of a man this one face, the other

of a young lion Now as to the aspect, it was thus; the cherub between two palm trees looked towards both trees, towards the one a man’ s face, towards the other a young lion’ s face, looked. And thus it was through the whole house round about, and from bottom to top, as Eze 41:20 .

Gill: Eze 41:19 - So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side // towards the palm tree // and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side // it was made through all the house round about

So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side,.... The cherubim in this verse are the same with the living creatures this prophet saw by the river Chebar, and which he knew to be the cherubim, Eze 10:20 and the same with John's four beasts or living creatures in Rev 4:7 and he being the last that wrote concerning them, gives the clearest account of them; and by which the best judgment may be formed about them; and from which it appears that they are men redeemed by the blood of Christ; and as they are on the one hand distinguished from angels, so on the other from the four and twenty elders, or common Christians, Rev 4:8 and plainly design the ministers of the word, and who are everywhere to be understood by them: their having the face of a man shows they are men, and have to do with men, and should be humane, kind, and tender, knowing and understanding as men; See Gill on Eze 1:10, and their face being

towards the palm tree shows that they should be upright and sincere in their doctrine, ministry, and conversation; that they should bear all weights and pressures laid upon them patiently; and rise up heavenwards in their affections and desires, and in their expectation of help and assistance in their work, and triumph in Christ, through whom they are conquerors; the palm tree being an emblem of these things:

and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side; this face of the cherubim denotes the strength of Gospel ministers they have from Christ to do their work, defend the Gospel, withstand gainsayers, and support the weak, and bear with their infirmities; as also their boldness, courage, and intrepidity, in preaching the Gospel of Christ without fear of men; of this their face, and the other two not mentioned here; see Gill on Eze 1:10,

it was made through all the house round about; that is, the cherubim and palm trees were carved or portrayed in the form and order here described throughout the holy of holies, as Jarchi interprets the house; and signifies that Gospel ministers shall have a place, and peculiar honour done them, in the New Jerusalem state, who will be particularly rewarded then, Rev 11:18.