And I looked, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub, and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling beryl.
The wheels represent all the tumultuous changes and revolutions we see in the world. Profane men, beholding such disorder, invent blind fortune; but God shows us these wheels are not moving by their own force, but are fastened to the angels, and all events depend on His secret ordinance and inspiration.
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Ezekiel sees the throne of God's glory in the sanctuary to show what Israel lost by their wickedness. The four wheels and living creatures display divine providence ruling all the world and the perfections of the holy angels who direct it; one Spirit moves both, binding heaven's throne to earth's affairs in infinite wisdom.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 10:8-22
The churches are figured by the wheels, and the ministers by the cherubim standing by them. Each church has its own pastor, elder, or overseer set over it. The beryl stone's sea-green color depicts their precious character and the glory that attends them.
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