96 The Shekinah Enters The Temple

The prophet is brought back to the east gate. This time he sees the Shekinah Glory of God returning to Israel in the same manner that He left in 586 B.C. The sound of many waters is the wings of the Cherubim moving Him with wheels of fire. The Shekinah Glory is a physical manifestation of the God of the Universe in time and space. The word Shekinah is a term used to describe the glorious divine appearance of God to man on various occasions in human history. The usual title found in the Bible is The Glory of Jehovah or the glory of the Lord. The Hebrew term used in our Bibles is Kvod Adonai which means the Glory of Jehovah. There are other Hebrew forms which describe His glory. This is what the Shekinah is, the Glorious God. In Greek the title is Doxa Kurion and is translated as the glory of the Lord. Doxa means brightness or splendor. This is how God appears. From early Genesis to the book of Revelation the Shekinah has appeared in many forms. He has been a light, a cloud, a loud trumpet blast, fire and other forms. In the Tabernacle and the first Temple He made unique appearances in order to dwell with His people. When the Tabernacle was complete and operational the Shekinah dwelt among the Israelites .