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A Vision of Divine Power
Commentators explain that the imagery of burning coals, torches, and lightning is meant to convey God's awesome and terrifying glory. The fire moving among the creatures represents God's incomprehensible power and vigor. This divine brilliance was designed to show the prophet that he was witnessing something far beyond the natural world, inspiring awe and reverence.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 1:13
18th Century
Theologian
Lamps - “like the appearance of” flames. Omit the “and” before “like.” The “bright flames” resembled “coals of fire.”
It went up -…
Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 1:13
19th Century
Bishop
Like the appearance of lamps. —The word “and” before this phrase is not in the original, and should be omitted. These words are me…
John Calvin
On Ezekiel 1:13
16th Century
Theologian
As I said yesterday, something divine ought to shine forth in this vision, because God presented the face of a man and of an ox, of an eagle and of…
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John Gill
On Ezekiel 1:13
17th Century
Pastor
As for the likeness of the living creatures, that is, of their bodies; for their faces, feet, hands, and wings are descri…
Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 1:1–14
17th Century
Minister
It is a mercy to have the word of God brought to us, and a duty to attend to it diligently when we are in affliction. The voice of God came in the …