Cherubim,
an instance IN Ezekiel ch 10; which includes information on Cherubim the creatures.
Informs that they have hands like a man.
And this Section of Ezekiel confirms that the creatures with the wheels are indeed Cherubim!
Ezekiel 10:1-22 KJV
10 Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the Cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of ca throne. 2 And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill * thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight. 3 Now the cherubims stood ion the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. 4 Then the glory of the LORD * went up from the cherub, and stood over lthe threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’s glory. 5 And nnthe sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh. 6 And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels. 7 And one cherub * stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.
8 And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man’s hand under their wings. 9 And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone. 10 And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel. 11 When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went. 12 And their whole * body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had. 13 As for the wheels, * it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. 14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, 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. 15 And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. 16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them. 17 When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit * of the living creature was in them.
18 Then the glory of the LORD I departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims. 19 And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth kin my sight: when they went out, jthe wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims. 21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. 22 And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.
MY QUESTION IS…
WHAT ARE THE WHEELS SUPPOSED TO BE? Some type of vehicle?
If not why do the angels have wheels?
Why do the angels rise up and down from the earth here in machines?
The book of Ezekiel eventually reveals that the creatures are called Cherubim.
Are the Cherubim physical beings like us and the Seraphim more spirit creatures?
This is the only good flesh description of Cherubim (a type of angel, not the only one) in the Bible.
There are other descriptions of these creatures by the Bible describing the cherubim on the top of the ark of the covenant, and also the two cherubim in the temple built by Solomon the Wise.
The Hebrew Study Bible (Which is much like the KJ or NKJ but there are some subtle differences in the editions). I’ve always found this particular portion of Ezekiel very interesting. It’s not like the author was trying to conceal this knowledge, he placed it in the very first chapter of his book. Ezekiel basically figured if you were only gonna read a little of my book, well you would at least read the first chapter… right?
From the Heb. Study Bible Edition
Ezekiel 1:4-6, 15-21
4.
I looked, and lo, a stormy wind came sweeping out of the north-a huge cloud and flashing fire, surrounded by a radiance; and in the center of it, in the center of the fire, a gleam as of amber.
5.
In the center of it were also the figures of four creatures. An this was their appearance. They had the figures of human beings.
6.
However, each had four faces, and each of them had four wings; the legs of each were fused into a single rigid leg, and the feet of each were like a single calf's hoof; and their sparkle was like the luster of burnished bronze.
15.
As I gazed at the creatures, I saw one wheel on the ground next to each of the four-faced creatures.
16.
As for the appearance and structure of the wheels, they gleamed like beryl (amber colored stone). All four had the same form; the appearance and structure of each was as of two wheels cutting through each other.
17.
And when they moved, each could move in the direction of any of its four quarters; they did not veer when they moved.
18.
Their rims were tall and frightening, for the rims of all four were covered all over with eyes.
19.
And when the creatures moved forward, the wheels moved at their sides; and when the creatures were borne above the earth, the wheels were borne too.
20.
Wherever the spirit impelled them to go, they went-wherever the spirit impelled them-and the wheels were borne along side them; for the spirit of the creatures was in the WHEELS.
21.
When those moved, these moved; and when those stood still, these stood still; and when those were borne above the earth, the wheels were borne alongside them-for the spirit of the creatures was in the WHEELS
The rims from verse 18 may have been where the idea of halos on angels come from. IF not, Does anyone have any idea where in the Bible it says angels have gold rings over their head.
Later on in the book the angels call Ezekiel son of man. They are sons of God. They later on in the book explain to Ezekiel that they are what are called Cherubim a race of gods angels.
There is a Cherubim in Genesis, Which for me shows that the author of Genesis Was aware of the Different types of angels Genesis 3:24 which ties Ezekiel to Genesis for me. This same Cherubim is mentioned in Ezekiel 28:13-14
Maybe I can Explain it to you guys like this... ahem...
Though most commonly believed this passage refers to satan and the snake in the Garden of Eden, which is false... allow me to explain...
Ezekiel 28:13-14
13. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepaired in thee in the day that thou wast created.
14. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
Many have thought this to be speaking of LUCIFER.
however it is not. There is no mention of the name Lucifer in the Bible. A few versions of the Bible were printed that said the King of Tyre and of old Babylon were named Lucifer. This is not so, come to find out the RCC added in the Name lucifer to the Bible in the description of the king of tyre and babylon gaining power and then falling from power. This is not SATAN A LARGE RED DRAGON ANGEL.
YES the serpent was in the garden. SO the previous verses may have indicated that this is indeed satan. on the other hand the Bible goes out of Its way in Genesis to say that God PUT A CHERUBIM IN THE GARDEN of Eden!! Genesis 3:24
Genesis 3:24 KJ version
24. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
SUMMARY:
So yes Ezekiel is reconfirming that there was a cherubim here at the beginning of mans existence; and that he was wielding a fiery ever turning sword, NOT THAT THE SNAKE IS SATAN. Also, nowhere in Genesis ch 3 where it mentions the serpent, never says a single word about satan, In fact (Genesis 3:1) goes out of its way to show that the serpent was just another beast of the field.
an instance IN Ezekiel ch 10; which includes information on Cherubim the creatures.
Informs that they have hands like a man.
And this Section of Ezekiel confirms that the creatures with the wheels are indeed Cherubim!
Ezekiel 10:1-22 KJV
10 Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the Cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of ca throne. 2 And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill * thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight. 3 Now the cherubims stood ion the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. 4 Then the glory of the LORD * went up from the cherub, and stood over lthe threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’s glory. 5 And nnthe sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh. 6 And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels. 7 And one cherub * stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.
8 And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man’s hand under their wings. 9 And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone. 10 And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel. 11 When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went. 12 And their whole * body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had. 13 As for the wheels, * it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. 14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, 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. 15 And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. 16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them. 17 When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit * of the living creature was in them.
18 Then the glory of the LORD I departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims. 19 And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth kin my sight: when they went out, jthe wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims. 21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. 22 And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.
MY QUESTION IS…
WHAT ARE THE WHEELS SUPPOSED TO BE? Some type of vehicle?
If not why do the angels have wheels?
Why do the angels rise up and down from the earth here in machines?
The book of Ezekiel eventually reveals that the creatures are called Cherubim.
Are the Cherubim physical beings like us and the Seraphim more spirit creatures?
This is the only good flesh description of Cherubim (a type of angel, not the only one) in the Bible.
There are other descriptions of these creatures by the Bible describing the cherubim on the top of the ark of the covenant, and also the two cherubim in the temple built by Solomon the Wise.
The Hebrew Study Bible (Which is much like the KJ or NKJ but there are some subtle differences in the editions). I’ve always found this particular portion of Ezekiel very interesting. It’s not like the author was trying to conceal this knowledge, he placed it in the very first chapter of his book. Ezekiel basically figured if you were only gonna read a little of my book, well you would at least read the first chapter… right?
From the Heb. Study Bible Edition
Ezekiel 1:4-6, 15-21
4.
I looked, and lo, a stormy wind came sweeping out of the north-a huge cloud and flashing fire, surrounded by a radiance; and in the center of it, in the center of the fire, a gleam as of amber.
5.
In the center of it were also the figures of four creatures. An this was their appearance. They had the figures of human beings.
6.
However, each had four faces, and each of them had four wings; the legs of each were fused into a single rigid leg, and the feet of each were like a single calf's hoof; and their sparkle was like the luster of burnished bronze.
15.
As I gazed at the creatures, I saw one wheel on the ground next to each of the four-faced creatures.
16.
As for the appearance and structure of the wheels, they gleamed like beryl (amber colored stone). All four had the same form; the appearance and structure of each was as of two wheels cutting through each other.
17.
And when they moved, each could move in the direction of any of its four quarters; they did not veer when they moved.
18.
Their rims were tall and frightening, for the rims of all four were covered all over with eyes.
19.
And when the creatures moved forward, the wheels moved at their sides; and when the creatures were borne above the earth, the wheels were borne too.
20.
Wherever the spirit impelled them to go, they went-wherever the spirit impelled them-and the wheels were borne along side them; for the spirit of the creatures was in the WHEELS.
21.
When those moved, these moved; and when those stood still, these stood still; and when those were borne above the earth, the wheels were borne alongside them-for the spirit of the creatures was in the WHEELS
The rims from verse 18 may have been where the idea of halos on angels come from. IF not, Does anyone have any idea where in the Bible it says angels have gold rings over their head.
Later on in the book the angels call Ezekiel son of man. They are sons of God. They later on in the book explain to Ezekiel that they are what are called Cherubim a race of gods angels.
There is a Cherubim in Genesis, Which for me shows that the author of Genesis Was aware of the Different types of angels Genesis 3:24 which ties Ezekiel to Genesis for me. This same Cherubim is mentioned in Ezekiel 28:13-14
Maybe I can Explain it to you guys like this... ahem...
Though most commonly believed this passage refers to satan and the snake in the Garden of Eden, which is false... allow me to explain...
Ezekiel 28:13-14
13. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepaired in thee in the day that thou wast created.
14. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
Many have thought this to be speaking of LUCIFER.
however it is not. There is no mention of the name Lucifer in the Bible. A few versions of the Bible were printed that said the King of Tyre and of old Babylon were named Lucifer. This is not so, come to find out the RCC added in the Name lucifer to the Bible in the description of the king of tyre and babylon gaining power and then falling from power. This is not SATAN A LARGE RED DRAGON ANGEL.
YES the serpent was in the garden. SO the previous verses may have indicated that this is indeed satan. on the other hand the Bible goes out of Its way in Genesis to say that God PUT A CHERUBIM IN THE GARDEN of Eden!! Genesis 3:24
Genesis 3:24 KJ version
24. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
SUMMARY:
So yes Ezekiel is reconfirming that there was a cherubim here at the beginning of mans existence; and that he was wielding a fiery ever turning sword, NOT THAT THE SNAKE IS SATAN. Also, nowhere in Genesis ch 3 where it mentions the serpent, never says a single word about satan, In fact (Genesis 3:1) goes out of its way to show that the serpent was just another beast of the field.