The Horses and Chariots of the Sun in Ezekiel 8 16

Horses and chariots of the sun mentioned in 2 Kings 2311 were destroyed. This is, again, part of the campaign to weed out the worship of other gods. Lipinski believes that the men described by Ezekiel here,. were practicing their cult in the same temple facing eastwards towards the gate by which Yahweh the God of Israel has entered the sanctuary. Of course, that the effect though is still to turn his back on him because Yahweh is in the holy of holies. These features indicate that the sun's chariot was perceived as Yahweh's vehicle.