For Israel the Departure of God’s Glorious Presence Has Twice Preceded Exile
There is a direct parallel between the events preceding the Babylonian Exile of the Jews and their present exile. Preceding the Babylonian exile, the glory of God left the Holy of Holies in the temple first to the threshold of the temple (Ezek 10:4) and then departed from the threshold (Ezek 10:18). In the first