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Their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, [even] the wheels that they four had.

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God's All-Seeing Wisdom

The most striking image in this verse is that the wheels are 'full of eyes.' Commentators like John Calvin explain this symbolizes God's perfect, all-seeing wisdom. Even when life's events seem chaotic or confusing, like wheels within wheels, they are guided by divine providence. Nothing is random; everything is under God's watchful, intelligent control.

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Ezekiel

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Ezekiel 10:11–12

16th Century

Theologian

Now, as I have remarked, after the Prophet has granted that some events seem twisted and indirect, and that God acts through winding paths, he then…

John Gill

John Gill

On Ezekiel 10:12

17th Century

Pastor

And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and
their wings
This is to b…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Ezekiel 10:8–22

17th Century

Minister

Ezekiel sees the working of Divine providence in the government of the lower world and its affairs. When God is leaving a people in displeasure, an…