Bible Commentary

And every one had four faces: the first face [was] the face of a cherub, and the second face [was] the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. 14. The verse, which LXX. omits, is difficult. The words rendered “first face” might … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 10:14”

As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. 13. in my hearing, O wheel ] Rather as mar., They were called in my hearing Wheel, R.V., whirling wheels. Cf. Eze 10:2 ; Eze 10:6 where the word (galgal) is used by the divine speaker. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 10:13”

And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, [were] full of eyes round about, [even] the wheels that they four had. 12. their whole body ] Lit. flesh, a strange term to be used of the living creatures. LXX. omits. The word “backs” is used of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 10:12”

When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went. 11. Ch. Eze 1:17. the head looked ] i.e. the front of the chariot. The word is hardly to be rendered the principal, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 10:11”

And [as for] their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel. 10. Cf. ch. Eze 1:16. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 10. A wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.] It is difficult to comprehend this description. It … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 10:10”

And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels [was] as the color of a beryl stone. 9. the four wheels ] Omit: the. The description is somewhat more exact than that given ch. Eze 1:15. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 10:9”

And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man’s hand under their wings. 8. On the “hands” of the cherubim, cf. ch. Eze 1:8. Instead of depicting the conflagration of the city, which would have been impossible, the prophet’s attention is anew drawn to the cherubim, and a fresh description of the living … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 10:8”

And [one] cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that [was] between the cherubims, and took [thereof], and put [it] into the hands of [him that was] clothed with linen: who took [it], and went out. 7. and one cherub ] lit, the cherub; the one on the side approached … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 10:7”

And it came to pass, [that] when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels. 6. On the fire between the cherubim, cf. Eze 1:13. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges See Eze … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 10:6”

And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard [even] to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh. 5. sound of the cherubims’ wings ] It is to be supposed that some movement of the living creatures’ wings accompanied the rising of the divine glory from above them, as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 10:5”