Later text
Ezekiel 1:26BSB
Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.
Intertextuality Pair
Ezekiel 1:26 → Isaiah 6:1
Echo
Earlier text
Isaiah 6:1BSB
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
Significance
Both Isaiah 6:1 and Ezekiel 1:26 describe throne-room visions where the prophet sees the LORD enthroned in glory. Isaiah sees "the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted" (כִּסֵּא רָם וְנִשָּׂא, kisse ram venissa), while Ezekiel sees "above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne... with the appearance of a man" (דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה אָדָם, demut kemar'eh adam). Both visions establish prophetic authority through direct encounter with the divine King. Isaiah's vision emphasizes the seraphim's "Holy, holy, holy" trisagion and the temple filling with smoke; Ezekiel's emphasizes the rainbow-like radiance (כְּבוֹד יְהוָה, kevod YHWH). Together they constitute the two premier throne-theophany visions in the prophetic corpus, sharing the pattern of overwhelming divine glory followed by prophetic commissioning.
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