Bible Cross References
two cherubims
Genesis 3:24
So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
Exodus 25:18-22
18
"And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
19
"Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it [of one piece] with the mercy seat.
20
"And the cherubim shall stretch out [their] wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim [shall be] toward the mercy seat.
21
"You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you.
22
"And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which [are] on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
Exodus 37:7-9
7
He made two cherubim of beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat:
8
one cherub at one end on this side, and the other cherub at the [other] end on that side. He made the cherubim at the two ends [of one piece] with the mercy seat.
9
The cherubim spread out [their] wings above, [and] covered the mercy seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
2 Chronicles 3:10-13
10
In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim, fashioned by carving, and overlaid them with gold.
11
The wings of the cherubim [were] twenty cubits in [overall] length: one wing [of the one cherub was] five cubits, touching the wall of the room, and the other wing [was] five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub;
12
[one] wing of the other cherub [was] five cubits, touching the wall of the room, and the other wing [also was] five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub.
13
The wings of these cherubim spanned twenty cubits overall. They stood on their feet, and they faced inward.
Psalm 18:10
And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind.
Psalm 80:1
To the Chief Musician. Set to "The Lillies." A Testimony of Asaph. A Psalm. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell [between] the cherubim, shine forth!
Isaiah 37:16
"O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, [the One] who dwells [between] the cherubim, You [are] God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
Ezekiel 10:2-22
2
Then He spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, "Go in among the wheels, under the cherub, fill your hands with coals of fire from among the cherubim, and scatter [them] over the city." And he went in as I watched.
3
Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court.
4
Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, [and paused] over the threshold of the temple; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory.
5
And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard [even] in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.
6
Then it happened, when He commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, "Take fire from among the wheels, from among the cherubim," that he went in and stood beside the wheels.
7
And the cherub stretched out his hand from among the cherubim to the fire that [was] among the cherubim, and took [some of it] and put [it] into the hands of the [man] clothed with linen, who took [it] and went out.
8
The cherubim appeared to have the form of a man's hand under their wings.
9
And when I looked, there were four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub and another wheel by each other cherub; the wheels appeared [to have] the color of a beryl stone.
10
[As for] their appearance, all four looked alike -- as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
11
When they went, they went toward [any of] their four directions; they did not turn aside when they went, but followed in the direction the head was facing. They did not turn aside when they went.
12
And their whole body, with their back, their hands, their wings, and the wheels that the four had, [were] full of eyes all around.
13
As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing, "Wheel."
14
Each one had four faces: the first face [was] the face of a cherub, the second face the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
15
And the cherubim were lifted up. This [was] the living creature I saw by the River Chebar.
16
When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them.
17
When [the cherubim] stood still, [the wheels] stood still, and when [one] was lifted up, [the other] lifted itself up, for the spirit of the living creature [was] in them.
18
Then the glory of the LORD departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim.
19
And the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels [were] beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house, and the glory of the God of Israel [was] above them.
20
This [is] the living creature I saw under the God of Israel by the River Chebar, and I knew they [were] cherubim.
21
Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and the likeness of the hands of a man [was] under their wings.
22
And the likeness of their faces [was] the same [as] the faces which I had seen by the River Chebar, their appearance and their persons. They each went straight forward.
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?
1 Peter 1:12
To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven -- things which angels desire to look into.