MBS 154 - The Departure and Return of the Shechinah Glory According to Ezekiel the Prophet by Dr Arnold Fruchtenbaum
The Shechinah Glory, the visible manifestation of the presence of God, came to live among the people of Israel when the Tabernacle was finished in Exodus 40. From that moment on, until the time of Ezekiel, the Shechinah Glory dwelt in the Holy of Holies; first, in the Tabernacle, and later in Solomon’s Temple. Although at one point, when the Philistines captured the Ark of the covenant in 1 Samuel 4, there was the fear that the Jews had lost the Shechinah Glory, this was definitely wrong. For the reasons revealed to Ezekiel, the Shechinah Glory will truly depart. This study is divided into two sections: the departure of the Shechinah Glory, found in Ezekiel 8:1–11:25; and the return of the Shechinah Glory, found in Ezekiel 43:1–12 and 44:1–8.
