"Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
4 For the Lord is great and is highly praised;he is feared above all gods.5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,but the Lord made the heavens.6 Splendor and majesty are before him;strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 7 Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples,ascribe to the Lord …
Ezekiel’s vision of the glory of God in chapter 1 is one of the most remarkable passages in Scripture, and it is the first of a series of passages that trace the localized manifestation of the presence of God’s glory from its departure from the temple to its return to the new temple (1:28; 3:12, …