Ezek. 10 The vision, of the coals of fire, which are ordered to be taken from between the cherubims, and scattered over the city, Ezek. 10:1–7. The vision of the cherubims and the glory of God removing from the temple, Ezek. 10:8–22.

Then, or And, which connecting this with the ninth chapter, will connote the time wherein he thus saw. I looked, in spirit or vision; and this vision is the same of Ezek. 1:0., repeated, or very little differing from it, and with some particular design, which that of Ezek. 1:0 did not express, viz.

He spake that sat on the throne, i.e. God, who rules the world and church. Unto the man; to Christ, as before, Ezek. 9:2. Go in: it is said, Ezek. 1:18, that the rings of the wheels were dreadful, but here is a Divine command which encourageth, and insureth, and lessens the dread and terror.

Stood, as servants, and ready, waiting for orders. On the right side; the north side, i.e. say some, the side toward Babylon, from whence the desolation, that fire, came which consumed the city. The man; Christ, the Lord of angels, who now attend his coming and commands.

The glory of the Lord; either the visible token of the presence of the God of glory; as Ezek. 1:28, Ezek. 3:23, Ezek. 8:4; or Christ, who is the glory of the temple, and of his people, nay, is the brightness of his Father’s glory.

There was a great and dreadful noise to awaken, or stop the mouths of sinners; whether this was an applause of Christ’s righteous procedure, or any sound of alarm, or both, let your own judgment determine. See Ezek. 1:24.

See Ezek. 10:2, which is the same in effect with this. What is said to be between the wheels is said also to be between the cherubims; which represent angels, the ministers of God’s providence; and so what now is observed to be among the wheels, in the effects or order of God’s providence, is among…

One cherub; one of the four. Stretched forth his hand; which was under his wing, as Ezek. 1:8, which see. From between the cherubims; this that reached the fire to Christ stood among the cherubims, and putting forth his hand, or exerting his strength and power, serveth Christ, our Lord and his.

There appeared to the prophet. The cherubims; the ministering spirits. The form of a man’s hand; shaped to speedy, accurate working; it is therefore a man’s hand. One hand was put forth to reach the fire, and that one is mentioned, though the angels had hands under their wings.

Looked; attentively viewed. The four wheels; mentioned Ezek. 1:15–16, and there explained. By the cherubims; one wheel by one cherub, so four cherubims and four wheels.

Though there might be various aspects and faces of things, yet in this great variety there was great harmony; all of one likeness; see Ezek. 1:16; and move to one great end. They four; wheels.

When they went; whensoever they did go, what occasion soever they had to go. They went; the wheels, moved by the cherubims, or that spirit of life which moved the living creatures. These wheels were so framed, that they could move on all four sides without the difficulty and delay of turning.

Now he describes both cherubims and wheels as full of wisdom, and as governed by an excellent wisdom. Their whole body: angels have not bodies of flesh, but body here is figurative, as also back, and wings, and hands. The two latter are expressly ascribed to the cherubims, Ezek.

As to their frame and motion, however it was, still there was one who guided as by vocal direction. Unto them; to each of them, as appears by that, O wheel, and the prophet is ear-witness of it.

Every one, of the living creatures, Ezek. 1:6, the cherubims in this chapter. The first face, which each had. The face of a cherub: in Babylon, at the river Chebar, he saw somewhat a different face; in the temple he seeth a cherub, one of the faces, which leads us to look on angels employed in…

Were lifted up; or lifted up themselves, ready to attend on the Lord of glory, who was now departing from his polluted and impenitent people. The living creature: see Ezek. 1:13–15, Ezek. 1:19–22.

These two verses are explained, Ezek. 1:20, which see. A perfect harmony between second causes in their dependence on and subjection to the one infinite, wise, good, holy, and just God.

The Jews dreamed that God could not depart from his temple; indeed, whilst it was his, and used as his, he did not, nor would he depart, but he will abandon it when profaned, and thereby made not his. The house; the temple; he had withdrawn out of the sanctuary, and stood awhile at the door.

The glory of the Lord, Ezek. 10:18, is said to have stood above the cherubims, and here the cherubims mount, get farther from the earth, and by nearer access declare their readiness to attend the Lord of glory. In my sight; that he might assure the Jews of the danger of their losing God’s presence.

The living creature; though four in number, but one in form, mind, and work. The God of Israel; appearing as he did, Ezek. 1:26–28, in form of a man, it leads us to conclude it meant of Christ.

See Ezek. 10:14, Ezek. 1:10. These two verses are a full repeated attestation of the prophet’s that God had appeared to him, foreshowed fiery judgments coming and it is so repeated to awaken a stupid and senseless people. They have been already explained.