Ezekiel 1:19-21

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 1:15-25

The prophet is very exact in making and recording his observations concerning this vision. And here we have, I. The notice he took of the wheels, Ezek. 1:15-21. The glory of God appears not only in the splendour of his retinue in the upper world, but in the steadiness of his government here in this lower world. Having seen how God does according to his will in the armies of heaven, let us now see how he does according to it among the inhabitants of the earth; for there, on the earth, the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:19

And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them ,.... When the ministers of the Gospel begin the worship of God, and move in acts of devotion, the churches join with them; see Revelation 4:9 ; and in their lives and conversations they are examples to them; and churches and members ought to walk as they have them, for an example in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:20

Whithersoever the spirit was to go they went ,.... That is, the Spirit of God; wherever that leads and directs, whether in the paths of faith or duty, they follow; they walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit; he guides their feet in the way of peace, and into all truth; and leads them in a right way to the land of uprightness: thither was their spirit to go ; their spirits or souls being regenerated by the spirit of God, are moved and actuated by him, and readily go where that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:21

When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood ,.... When ministers are active and lively, then the churches are; but when they are indolent, dull, and inactive, then the churches are so likewise: and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them ; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:19 ; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels ; or, "the spirit of life", as in Ezekiel 1:20 ; see Revelation 11:11 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:19

When the living creatures went, the wheels went - The wheels were attached to the living creatures, so that, in progress, they had the same motion. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:20

The spirit of the living creature was in the wheels - That is, the wheels were instinct with a vital spirit; the wheels were alive, they also were animals, or endued with animal life, as the creatures were that stood upon them. Here then is the chariot of Jehovah. There are four wheels, on each of which one of the compound animals stands; the four compound animals form the body of the chariot, their wings spread horizontally above, forming the canopy or covering of this chariot; on the top... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:19

Verse 19 By this verse the Prophet teaches, that all the changes of the world depend on celestial motion. For we have said that the living creatures represent to us Angels whom God inspires with a secret virtue, so that he works by means of their hands. Now, therefore, when he says, that the wheels proceeded through a higher movement than their own, it follows that nothing happens by chance in the world, but that God, by his own incomprehensible wisdom, so directs all things that nothing... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:20

Verse 20 Thus I arrange the clauses, for though others join the first; clause with the second part of the verse, it is too forced. Therefore the Prophet repeats what he had said, though he is rather prolix. Afterwards he adds, that the wheels were raised, taking the word generally for elevated, but not exactly as in the last and next verse. I now add the next verse — read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:21

Verse 21 He continues the same sentence, that the wheels were fixed, not that they fell but stood without motion, which we know to be unnatural, for a wheel cannot stand on any part of its rim, but will either fall on one side or the other, or will roll on: for the Prophet says that the wheels were immovable. Whence it follows that their moving force was external to themselves. Afterwards he confirms the same by additional words. For as the living creatures and the wheels stood together, so... read more

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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 1:15-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 1:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 1:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 1:1-28

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