Albert Barnes Commentary Ezekiel 10:14

"And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third face the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle." — Ezekiel 10:14 (ASV)

The first face: The face of the first was the face of the cherub, and the face of the second was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion and the fourth the face of an eagle. Of the four faces of each cherub, the seer names only one—the face looking in the direction in which that cherub leads the motion of the chariot. The face of the cherub which presented itself to the seer was that of “an ox.” When he, looking northward, first saw the chariot, the “ox-face” was on the left side (Ezekiel 1:10). This would make the ox-face look eastward, and it is not unlikely that the man might approach the chariot from the southeastern part of the inner court.