Ezekiel 1:5

Eze 1:5 Also out of the midst thereof [came] the likeness of four living creatures. And this [was] their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.

Ver. 5. Also out of the midst thereof, ] i.e., From God’s glorious presence.

Came the likeness of four living creatures, ] i.e., Angels; Ezekiel 10:8 ; Ezekiel 10:14-15 ; Eze 10:20 Intelligentias animales, Cicero a calleth them. See like visions, Dan 7:9 Revelation 4:6-7 . These are said to be four, because God by his angels diffuseth his power through the four quarters of the world.

They had the likeness of a man, ] sc., For the greater part, they had more of a man than of any other creature, as hands, legs, &c. Eze 1:7-8

a Quest. Acad., lib. iv.