Eze 1:5-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ezek 1:5-9: 1:5-9 At the center of the fiery cloud were four living beings , each having four faces and four wings . Four is a number of completeness; these composite creatures summed up the created order.

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‏ Ezekiel 1:5-12

Summary for Ezek 1:5-9: 1:5-9 ^a At the center of the fiery cloud were four living beings, each having four faces and four wings. Four is a number of completeness; these composite creatures summed up the created order.
1:10 ^b Each had the face of a lion, the greatest of the wild animals; the face of an ox, the greatest of domestic animals; the face of an eagle, the greatest of the birds; and a human face, representing the pinnacle of creation. The guardians of Mesopotamian palaces also combined features of these same four creatures (though not the four faces).
Summary for Ezek 1:11-14: 1:11-14 ^c These fiery creatures had both wings and legs, enabling them to move like ... lightning in any direction. No one could run away from such fearsome beasts. In the similar vision in ch 10 ^d, they are identified as cherubim, agents of divine judgment.