The vision of the corruption of the Temple and the departure of the glory (8,1-11,25) can be confusing. Chapters 8 through 11 are linked to the opening vision in chapters 1 through 3 in reverse order: the luminous figure in 8,2 is linked to 1, 27; the throne in 10,1, to the throne in 1,26; the sounds of wings in 10,5, to the sounds of wings in 1,24; the wheels in 10,9-13, to the wheels in 1,15-18, and the faces in 10,14, to the faces in 1,10. The "cherubim" in chapter 10 are the same as the "living creatures" in chapter 1. A chiasm, or sandwich structure, shapes chapters 8 through 11: A. Ezekiel converses with the elders "8,1a) B. The hand of the Lord fell upon him (8, 1b) C. A lulminous figure (8,2-3) The glory of the Lord (11,22-23) B. The spirit lifted him up (11,24b) A. Ezekiel tells the exiles what the Lord has revealed to him (11,25)
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