Ezekiel 1:17

When they went, they went upon their four sides,.... On either of their crossing rings, as they were directed by the living creatures, at whose side they stood:

and they returned not when they went;…

Upon their four sides - i. e. straight in the direction toward which their faces looked. Since the four quarters express all directions, the construction of the living creatures was such that they…

The prophet is very exact in making and recording his observations concerning this vision. And here we have,

I. The notice he took of the wheels, Eze 1:15-21. The glory of God appears not only in the…

they turned not when they went Of course they ran round on their axle, but each wheel was of such a kind that it had a rim facing all four directions, and could run in any direction. Ontheir four…