Verses 20-21
Just as the creatures moved at the impulse of the Spirit (Ezekiel 1:12), so their corresponding wheels also moved at its impulse. The creatures and the wheels always moved or rested together regardless of the direction in which they moved because the Spirit controlled them.
Most expositors view these cherubim as forming, supporting, or pulling a throne-chariot on which Ezekiel saw God riding (cf. Exodus 25:10-22; 2 Samuel 22:11; 1 Chronicles 28:18; Psalms 18:11; Daniel 7:9; Hebrews 8:5; Revelation 4). I think this makes sense. Perhaps the mobility of the wheels suggests God’s omnipresence, the eyes His omniscience, and the elevated position His omnipotence. [Note: Greenberg, pp. 46-47; J. W. Wevers, Ezekiel, p. 48; Cooper, p. 69.]
"God had wheels! He was not limited. He could go anywhere anytime. . . .
"Thus ultimately the chariot vision is a vision of hope for a people who needed encouragement to hope once again. A vision of God’s mobility was for them a message not to despair but to anticipate: in what way was God on the move and how did it concern them? The following passages provided the answer." [Note: Stuart, pp. 34-35.]
Be the first to react on this!
