35 Bible Verses about Cherubim

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Ezekiel 10:14

Each of the cherubim had four faces: The first was the face of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.

Ezekiel 28:14

I placed you there with an anointed guardian cherub; you were on the holy mountain of God; you walked about amidst fiery stones.

Ezekiel 10:9

As I watched, I noticed four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub; the wheels gleamed like jasper.

Genesis 3:24

When he drove the man out, he placed on the eastern side of the orchard in Eden angelic sentries who used the flame of a whirling sword to guard the way to the tree of life.

Psalm 18:10

He mounted a winged angel and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind.

Isaiah 6:2

Seraphs stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and they used the remaining two to fly.

Exodus 25:20

The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

Ezekiel 10:5

The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard from the outer court, like the sound of the sovereign God when he speaks.

Ezekiel 10:12

along with their entire bodies, their backs, their hands, and their wings. The wheels of the four of them were full of eyes all around.

Exodus 25:18

You are to make two cherubim of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid.

Hebrews 9:5

And above the ark were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail.

Ezekiel 10:15

The cherubim rose up; these were the living beings I saw at the Kebar River.

Ezekiel 10:8

(The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.)

Ezekiel 10:18

Then the glory of the Lord moved away from the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.

Exodus 25:19

Make one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end; from the atonement lid you are to make the cherubim on the two ends.

1 Kings 8:7

The cherubs' wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles.

Exodus 25:22

I will meet with you there, and from above the atonement lid, from between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will command you for the Israelites.

2 Chronicles 3:11

The combined wing span of the cherubs was 30 feet. One of the first cherub's wings was seven and one-half feet long and touched one wall of the temple; its other wing was also seven and one-half feet long and touched one of the second cherub's wings.

Ezekiel 10:2

The Lord said to the man dressed in linen, "Go between the wheelwork underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city." He went as I watched.

Ezekiel 10:16

When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them; when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not move from their side.

Ezekiel 11:22

Then the cherubim spread their wings with their wheels alongside them while the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.

Exodus 37:9

The cherubim were spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

Ezekiel 9:3

Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub where it had rested to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man dressed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

Ezekiel 10:4

Then the glory of the Lord arose from the cherub and moved to the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud while the court was filled with the brightness of the Lord's glory.

Revelation 4:8

Each one of the four living creatures had six wings and was full of eyes all around and inside. They never rest day or night, saying: "Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful, Who was and who is, and who is still to come!"

Exodus 26:31

"You are to make a special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; it is to be made with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer.

Psalm 80:1

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a psalm of Asaph. O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, reveal your splendor!

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Cherubim » Images of

Numbers 7:89

Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the atonement lid that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim. Thus he spoke to him.

Exodus 25:18

You are to make two cherubim of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid.

1 Kings 6:35

He carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings.

Exodus 37:9

The cherubim were spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

1 Samuel 4:4

So the army sent to Shiloh, and they took from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts who sits between the cherubim. Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

Cherubim » The glory of God exhibited upon

Ezekiel 1:22

Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, glittering awesomely like ice, stretched out over their heads.

Ezekiel 1:26-28

Above the platform over their heads was something like a sapphire shaped like a throne. High above on the throne was a form that appeared to be a man. I saw an amber glow like a fire enclosed all around from his waist up. From his waist down I saw something that looked like fire. There was a brilliant light around it, like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I threw myself face down, and I heard a voice speaking.

Ezekiel 10:4

Then the glory of the Lord arose from the cherub and moved to the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud while the court was filled with the brightness of the Lord's glory.

Ezekiel 10:18

Then the glory of the Lord moved away from the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.

Ezekiel 10:20

These were the living creatures which I saw at the Kebar River underneath the God of Israel; I knew that they were cherubim.

Cherubim » Angelic

Genesis 3:24

When he drove the man out, he placed on the eastern side of the orchard in Eden angelic sentries who used the flame of a whirling sword to guard the way to the tree of life.

Ezekiel 10:20

These were the living creatures which I saw at the Kebar River underneath the God of Israel; I knew that they were cherubim.

Ezekiel 10:5

The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard from the outer court, like the sound of the sovereign God when he speaks.

Ezekiel 11:22

Then the cherubim spread their wings with their wheels alongside them while the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.

Cherubim » Of gold » God's presence manifested between

2 Samuel 6:2

David and all the men who were with him traveled to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God which is called by the name of the Lord of hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.

Psalm 80:1

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a psalm of Asaph. O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, reveal your splendor!

Psalm 99:1

The Lord reigns! The nations tremble. He sits enthroned above the winged angels; the earth shakes.

2 Kings 19:15

Hezekiah prayed before the Lord: "Lord God of Israel, who is enthroned on the cherubs! You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the sky and the earth.

Cherubim » Of gold » Placed over the ark of the covenant

1 Samuel 4:4

So the army sent to Shiloh, and they took from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts who sits between the cherubim. Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

1 Kings 8:6-7

The priests brought the ark of the Lord's covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs. The cherubs' wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles.

2 Chronicles 5:7-8

The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubs. The cherubs' wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles.

Cherubim » Engaged in accomplishing the purposes of God

Ezekiel 1:15

Then I looked, and I saw one wheel on the ground beside each of the four beings.

Ezekiel 10:9-11

As I watched, I noticed four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub; the wheels gleamed like jasper. As for their appearance, all four of them looked the same, something like a wheel within a wheel. When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions they faced without turning as they moved; in the direction the head would turn they would follow without turning as they moved,

Ezekiel 10:16-17

When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them; when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not move from their side. When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when they rose up, the wheels rose up with them, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.

Cherubim » The ark of the covenant rested beneath the wings of

Hebrews 9:5

And above the ark were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail.

1 Kings 8:6-7

The priests brought the ark of the Lord's covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs. The cherubs' wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles.

2 Chronicles 5:7-8

The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubs. The cherubs' wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles.

Cherubim » Riding on, illustrative of majesty and power of God

2 Samuel 22:11

He mounted a winged angel and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind.

Psalm 18:10

He mounted a winged angel and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind.

Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Bases of brazen lavers

1 Kings 7:29

On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.

1 Kings 7:36

He engraved ornamental cherubs, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, with wreaths all around.

Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Doors of the temple

1 Kings 6:32

On the two doors made of olive wood he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold. He plated the cherubs and the palm trees with hammered gold.

1 Kings 6:35

He carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings.

Cherubim » Of gold » The oracles or answers of God delivered from between

Numbers 7:89

Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the atonement lid that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim. Thus he spoke to him.

Exodus 25:22

I will meet with you there, and from above the atonement lid, from between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will command you for the Israelites.

Cherubim » Sound of their wings was as the voice of God

Ezekiel 10:5

The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard from the outer court, like the sound of the sovereign God when he speaks.

Ezekiel 1:24

When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings -- it was like the sound of rushing waters, or the voice of the Almighty, or the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

Cherubim » Animated by the spirit of God

Ezekiel 1:12

Each moved straight ahead -- wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went.

Ezekiel 1:20

Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise up beside them because the spirit of the living being was in the wheel.

Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Curtains of the tabernacle

Exodus 26:1

"The tabernacle itself you are to make with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet; you are to make them with cherubim that are the work of an artistic designer.

Exodus 26:31

"You are to make a special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; it is to be made with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer.

Cherubim » In the temple

1 Kings 6:23-29

In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet high. Each of the first cherub's wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet. The second cherub also had a wingspan of 15 feet; it was identical to the first in measurements and shape. read more.
Each cherub stood 15 feet high. He put the cherubs in the inner sanctuary of the temple. Their wings were spread out. One of the first cherub's wings touched one wall and one of the other cherub's wings touched the opposite wall. The first cherub's other wing touched the second cherub's other wing in the middle of the room. He plated the cherubs with gold. On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom.

2 Chronicles 3:10-13

In the most holy place he made two images of cherubim and plated them with gold. The combined wing span of the cherubs was 30 feet. One of the first cherub's wings was seven and one-half feet long and touched one wall of the temple; its other wing was also seven and one-half feet long and touched one of the second cherub's wings. Likewise one of the second cherub's wings was seven and one-half feet long and touched the other wall of the temple; its other wing was also seven and one-half feet long and touched one of the first cherub's wings. read more.
The combined wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood upright, facing inward.

Cherubim » Figures of » On the walls

1 Kings 6:29-35

On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom. He plated the floor of the temple with gold, inside and out. He made doors of olive wood at the entrance to the inner sanctuary; the pillar on each doorpost was five-sided. read more.
On the two doors made of olive wood he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold. He plated the cherubs and the palm trees with hammered gold. In the same way he made doorposts of olive wood for the entrance to the main hall, only with four-sided pillars. He also made two doors out of wood from evergreens; each door had two folding leaves. He carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings.

2 Chronicles 3:7

He overlaid the temple's rafters, thresholds, walls and doors with gold; he carved decorative cherubim on the walls.

Cherubim » In the tabernacle

Exodus 25:18-20

You are to make two cherubim of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid. Make one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end; from the atonement lid you are to make the cherubim on the two ends. The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

Exodus 37:7-9

He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid, one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end. He made the cherubim from the atonement lid on its two ends. The cherubim were spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Vail of the temple

2 Chronicles 3:14

He made the curtain out of violet, purple, crimson, and white fabrics, and embroidered on it decorative cherubim.

Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Walls of the temple

2 Chronicles 3:7

He overlaid the temple's rafters, thresholds, walls and doors with gold; he carved decorative cherubim on the walls.

Cherubim » Figures of, embroidered » And on the curtain

Exodus 26:31

"You are to make a special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; it is to be made with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer.

Exodus 36:35

He made the special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer.

Cherubim » Of gold » Formed out of, and at each end of the mercy seat

Exodus 25:18-20

You are to make two cherubim of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid. Make one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end; from the atonement lid you are to make the cherubim on the two ends. The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

Cherubim » In ezekiel's vision of the temple

Ezekiel 41:18-20

It was made with cherubim and decorative palm trees, with a palm tree between each cherub. Each cherub had two faces: 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; from the ground to the area above the entrance, cherubim and decorative palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary.

Ezekiel 41:25

On the doors of the outer sanctuary were carved cherubim and palm trees, like those carved on the walls, and there was a canopy of wood on the front of the outside porch.

Cherubim » Figures of, embroidered » On the walls of the tabernacle

Exodus 26:1

"The tabernacle itself you are to make with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet; you are to make them with cherubim that are the work of an artistic designer.

Exodus 36:8

All the skilled among those who were doing the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet; they were made with cherubim that were the work of an artistic designer.

Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Vail of the tabernacle

Exodus 26:31

"You are to make a special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; it is to be made with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer.

Cherubim » Placed at the entrance of eden

Genesis 3:24

When he drove the man out, he placed on the eastern side of the orchard in Eden angelic sentries who used the flame of a whirling sword to guard the way to the tree of life.

Cherubim » Form and appearance of » Eze 1:5-11

Cherubim » Figures of » On the lavers

1 Kings 7:29

On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.

1 Kings 7:36

He engraved ornamental cherubs, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, with wreaths all around.

Cherubim » Called the cherubim of glory

Hebrews 9:5

And above the ark were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail.

Cherubim » Figurative

Ezekiel 14:16

Even if these three men were in it, as surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, they could not save their own sons or daughters; they would save only their own lives, and the land would become desolate.

Cherubim » Symbolical

Cherubim » Figures of » On the curtain

2 Chronicles 3:14

He made the curtain out of violet, purple, crimson, and white fabrics, and embroidered on it decorative cherubim.

Cherubim » Eastward of the garden of eden

Genesis 3:24

When he drove the man out, he placed on the eastern side of the orchard in Eden angelic sentries who used the flame of a whirling sword to guard the way to the tree of life.

Holy of holies » Contained » Cherubim

Exodus 25:18-22

You are to make two cherubim of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid. Make one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end; from the atonement lid you are to make the cherubim on the two ends. The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid. read more.
You are to put the atonement lid on top of the ark, and in the ark you are to put the testimony I am giving you. I will meet with you there, and from above the atonement lid, from between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will command you for the Israelites.

1 Kings 6:23-28

In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet high. Each of the first cherub's wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet. The second cherub also had a wingspan of 15 feet; it was identical to the first in measurements and shape. read more.
Each cherub stood 15 feet high. He put the cherubs in the inner sanctuary of the temple. Their wings were spread out. One of the first cherub's wings touched one wall and one of the other cherub's wings touched the opposite wall. The first cherub's other wing touched the second cherub's other wing in the middle of the room. He plated the cherubs with gold.

Topics on Cherubim

Cherubim Depicted

Exodus 25:18

You are to make two cherubim of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid.

Cherubim, As Decorations

Exodus 26:1

"The tabernacle itself you are to make with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet; you are to make them with cherubim that are the work of an artistic designer.

Cherubim, At God's Throne

1 Samuel 4:4

So the army sent to Shiloh, and they took from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts who sits between the cherubim. Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

Cherubim, Description of

Ezekiel 1:4-14

As I watched, I noticed a windstorm coming from the north -- an enormous cloud, with lightning flashing, such that bright light rimmed it and came from it like glowing amber from the middle of a fire.

Cherubim, Functions Of

Genesis 3:22-24

And the Lord God said, "Now that the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil, he must not be allowed to stretch out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever."

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