Chapter 9

9:3  And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side;

was gone

It is noteworthy that to Ezekiel the priest was given the vision of the glory of the Lord

(1) departing from the Cherubim to the threshold of the temple Ezekiel 9:3 ; 10:4 .

(2) from the threshold Ezekiel 10:18 .

(3) from temple and city to the mountain on the East of Jerusalem (Olivet, Ezekiel 11:23 ) and

(4) returning to the millennial temple to abide. Ezekiel 43:2-5 .

9:4  And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

set a mark

(See Scofield "Jeremiah 15:21") .