John Calvin Commentary Ezekiel 10:13

"As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing, the whirling [wheels]." — Ezekiel 10:13 (ASV)

By this verse the Prophet further confirms what I have said: that the events of things are full of eyes, since they depend on the secret commands of God. Therefore, because nothing happens unless by God’s command, it follows that in the manifold changes of things there is a consistent character in relation to God.

Therefore, he says that God cried, or the angel, O wheel. We know that wheels are inherently without consciousness, but here the Prophet indicates that God’s voice is heard by all creatures, so that not even the slightest motion happens without that hidden impulse. When the air is serene and calm, we do not think that God’s voice reigns there, but we imagine some natural cause. Similarly, when the sky is clouded, when it rains, when storms rise, when other changes happen, in one way or another we exclude God from these actions.

But the Prophet, on the contrary, says, that he heard the voice of God when he cried O wheel. But God did not exclaim in derision, but intended to testify that there was a certain hidden tendency by which all creatures obey his command. For this purpose, therefore, God exclaims, O wheel, so that we should not think that events happen randomly, or that any turmoil arises uncontrolled, or that the elements are so crude that they do not obey God, since his voice gives effectiveness and power to all.