{"id":1405,"date":"2021-07-29T11:42:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T15:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evangelicalfishersofmen.com\/?p=1405"},"modified":"2021-12-15T06:33:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T11:33:52","slug":"cherubim-and-seraphim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evangelicalfishersofmen.com\/home\/cherubim-and-seraphim\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherubim and Seraphim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Exodus 25:10-22; 26:1, 31,\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>One type of angel that everyone has heard of are the cherubim.\u00a0<b><i>Cherubim<\/i><\/b>\u00a0is a Hebrew word that is the plural of\u00a0<b><i>cherub<\/i><\/b>, but it\u2019s important to remember that the Biblical cherubim have nothing to do with the cute little baby angels that we see in paintings and on greeting cards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aiovg-player-container\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"aiovg-player aiovg-player-iframe\" style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/evangelicalfishersofmen.com\/home\/player-embed\/id\/1405\/?mp4=aHR0cHM6Ly9ldmFuZ2VsaWNhbGZpc2hlcnNvZm1lbi5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEvMDcveXQxcy5jb20tRXAtNC1DaGVydWJpbS1hbmQtU2VyYXBoaW0ubXA0&#038;poster=aHR0cHM6Ly9ldmFuZ2VsaWNhbGZpc2hlcnNvZm1lbi5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEvMDcvdGguanBn&#038;autoplay=1\" title=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<p>I was a little surprised that cherubim primarily occur in two contexts in the Bible: in sacred art and in visions. The sacred art comes in two flavors, physical images and song. The first time we hear about cherubim in art, a couple of them are being modeled to put on top of the ark of the covenant, and others are being woven or embroidered into the various hangings of the tabernacle. As a rule, the instructions that God gave to Moses for the tabernacle and the ark were\u00a0<i>extremely<\/i>\u00a0detailed, but all God says about the cherubim is to put them in. Apparently the Hebrew people knew exactly what they looked like; all we know for sure now is that they had faces and wings.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"OneKings_6_11\"><\/a><b>1 Kings 6:11-14, 23-35,\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>During their time in the desert, the Israelites conducted their worship and religious observances in the tabernacle. Both the ark of the covenant and the tabernacle were decorated with cherubim, as we saw yesterday. Eventually King David moved the ark to Jerusalem. When David\u2019s son Solomon built the Temple in Jerusalem to house the ark, he used cherubim throughout the construction. As a permanent structure, the Temple could house two massive free-standing cherubim \u2013 fifteen feet tall and with similar wingspans \u2013 as well as others that were carved and gilded on the walls and doors. The cherubim seem to have served only as symbols of God\u2019s presence in the temple, as they did in the tabernacle.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"TwoSamuel_22_1\"><\/a><b>2 Samuel 22:1-25,\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cherubim occur not only in the sacred art of the tabernacle and temple, but also in sacred music. A lot happens in this psalm written by David, but the cherub only appears in direct association with God, in vs. 11. Now, we don\u2019t think that God actually needs help to get around \u2013 this is a figure of speech in a song \u2013 but it\u2019s interesting that when God is\u00a0<i>pictured<\/i>\u00a0as using help to get around, he rides on a cherub.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Numbers_7_89\"><\/a><b>Numbers 7:89; 1 Samuel 4:4; Psalm 18:1-10, 80:1-2, 99:1-3, <\/b><\/p>\n<p>We learned earlier that God directed Moses to mold two images of cherubim and put them on the lid of the ark of the covenant. The area between the cherubim was called the \u201cmercy seat,\u201d and the voice of God spoke to Moses from a point above the mercy seat, as shown in the book of Numbers. The Israelites, logically enough, concluded that the LORD God \u201csits above the cherubim,\u201d as we see in 1 Samuel. Today we read part of the lyrics to three more sacred songs. In Psalm 18, David says again that the LORD rode upon a cherub and flew, using words very similar to what we read yesterday. Psalm 80, written by Asaph, and Psalm 99, by an unknown writer, both refer even more directly to the ark of the covenant when they speak of God as \u201csitting above\u201d or being \u201centhroned on\u201d the cherubim.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Ezekiel_10_1\"><\/a><b>Ezekiel 10:1-20, 11:22,\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The main thing I\u2019ve noticed about cherubim is that they always seem to be in the immediate presence of God (unlike, say Gabriel or Michael, who go out from God\u2019s presence to do God\u2019s bidding). The second thing I\u2019ve noticed is that their appearance seems to be difficult to describe. Here in Ezekiel\u2019s vision, they have wings, or maybe one or two sets of wheels, or maybe wings\u00a0<i>and<\/i>\u00a0wheels. They have faces \u2013 four faces, and eyes all over. One of the faces is the face of the cherub. Okay \u2013 you mean that the other four faces of the cherub do\u00a0<i>not<\/i>\u00a0look like a cherub? They also have hands under their wings. We saw that Gabriel, although formidable, appeared to Daniel, Zacharias, and Mary in the form of a human being. No one would ever confuse a cherub with a human being!<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Numbers_21_4\"><\/a><b>Numbers 21:4-9; Isaiah 6:1-13,\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>When some animals sting or bite you, it burns like fire.\u00a0<b><i>Seraphim<\/i><\/b>\u00a0means\u00a0<i>fiery ones<\/i>, and we see today that seraphim can be a kind of poisonous serpent, whose bite stings like fire, or a kind of angel, seen only the in the vision of Isaiah.<\/p>\n<p>Serpent seraphim are fairly ordinary serpents (or insects, since some of them fly), except for the deadly bite. When\u00a0<b><i>seraphim<\/i><\/b>\u00a0means\u00a0<i>fiery serpent<\/i>, you will always see it called a \u201cserpent\u201d or something similar in English.<\/p>\n<p>When it refers to an angel,<b><i>\u00a0seraphim<\/i><\/b>\u00a0is another plural Hebrew word taken directly into English, just like\u00a0<b><i>cherubim<\/i><\/b>. Also like cherubim, seraphim are only seen (as far as we know) in the immediate presence of God. 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