And within the oracle he made two cherubims [of] olive tree, [each] ten cubits high.
Ver. 23. And within the oracle he made two cherubims.] These were two great human winged statues, five yards high, representing the strength and excellency of the blessed angels, ever attendant upon the Almighty God; as also the eminent parts, and praiseworthy practices of gospel ministers, who should be at peace among themselves, and promote peace all they can among others. These cherubims were two of them, - Christ sent out his apostles by two and two, - they were also made of olive, that emblem of peace, and their faces looked one toward another: they were also uniform.