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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Ezekiel 10:12

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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body--literally, "flesh," because a body consists of flesh. wheels . . . full of eyes--The description (Eze 1:18) attributes eyes to the "wheels" alone; here there is added, on closer observation, that the cherubim themselves had them. The "eyes" imply that God, by His wisdom, beautifully reconciles seeming contrarieties (compare Ch2 16:9; Pro 15:3; Zac 4:10).
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