John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 10:14

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And everyone had four faces, &c.] That is, everyone of the wheels, for of these the words are continued; and which agrees with (<260115>Ezekiel 1:15); the first face [was] the face of a cherub; this being in the room of the ox’s face, (<260110>Ezekiel 1:10), shows that the face of an ox and a cherub are the same; and that the living creatures have the general name of cherubim, from the face of an ox; and are so called from brk, which in the Syriac and Chaldee languages signifies to “plough”, that creature being made use of in such service: and the second face [was] the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle; how these are applicable to Gospel churches, and the true members of them, (see Gill on “<260115>Ezekiel 1:15”).

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