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I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like a beryl stone.
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God's Hand in Worldly Events
Commentators explain that the wheels symbolize the constant changes and seemingly chaotic events of the world. Their connection to the cherubim, however, reveals a profound truth: nothing is random. All worldly affairs are governed by God's divine providence and are not the result of blind fortune, as all events ultimately depend on God's direction.
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Ezekiel
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16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet, as in the first chapter, says that wheels were added to each living creature. I have previously explained what the wheels mean. I…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when I looked, look, the four wheels by the cherubim , &c.] The churches by the ministers: of these "wheels", an…
Presbyterian
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…
