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The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl: and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.
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A Wheel Within a Wheel
The image of a 'wheel within a wheel' describes two wheels intersecting at right angles, not one inside another. Commentators explain this isn't a literal machine but a symbol of God's providence. It shows that God's actions can seem complex, perplexing, and even contradictory to us. However, this design allows His will to move in any direction, accomplishing His purposes with perfect, though mysterious, wisdom.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
Their work was like unto the colour of a beryl. —“Work” is used in the sense of workmanship or construction. “Beryl” here…
16th Century
Protestant
Now the Prophet uses the plural number, and says, there were four wheels. He says, the color was like a precious stone. Jerome translates it “s…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The appearance of the wheels, and their work, [was] like unto the colour of a beryl Which is a precious stone; see (…
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Presbyterian
Providence, represented by the wheels, produces changes. Sometimes one spoke of the wheel is uppermost, sometimes another; but the motion of the wh…
