Hey Pastor John!
I had a question about something in Ezekiel chapter 28.
Who was the other cherub next to the mercy seat? There was Satan, but do we know who the other one is? I was thinking it might have been Jesus, but I remember you saying God had hidden Jesus from everyone, including cherubim, so I thought it couldn’t have been him. I had just been thinking about it and thought I should go ahead and ask 🙂
Grace C.
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Hi Grace!
That is a good question, and I am glad that you are thinking about such things!
In Ezekiel 28, Satan is described as “the epitome of symmetry, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty”; he is said to have been both in Eden and “on the holy mountain of God” (i.e., in heaven); and he is called “the anointed cherub who covers”, which I assume refers to covering the mercy seat. As you noted, Satan covered the mercy seat along with one other cherub (there may have been three others, based on the Most Holy Place in Solomon’s temple).
We are told nothing about the other cherub that stood over the mercy seat, opposite Satan. It could have been the hidden Son of God even though he would have been seen by others in heaven. God determines whether or not anyone knows what it is he is looking at, and He was keeping His Son a secret at that time. However, we are not told that the other cherub was the Son, and so, we can only guess about that. But I do not recommend doing that. People get fiesty sometimes over ideas, and I don’t want us to fall into that trap. Let’s just be satisfied to say, “I don’t know.” We will find out after Jesus comes the answers to many of our questions..
Thank you for the question, Grace, and keep it up! A good question is as much from God as is a good answer.
Pastor John
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