1 Kings 6:24 Meaning and Explanation
“And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.”
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Read Full Chapter →Each wing of the cherub spans five cubits, so the full wingspan reaches ten cubits.
What Does 1 Kings 6:24 Mean?
The measurements of the first cherub's wings are given: each wing five cubits, the full span from tip to tip a full ten cubits. The figure stretches its wings wide within the room.
The careful measure of even the angelic wings shows reverence for every detail of God's house. The wide-spread wings suggest shelter and covering over the holy place. Heaven's guardians stretch out to overshadow the presence of God, a picture of protection and worship surrounding the Holy One, ordered and exact down to the last span.
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What does 1 Kings 6:24 mean?
Each wing of the cherub spans five cubits, so the full wingspan reaches ten cubits.