_THE CHERUBIM_ ‘The likeness of four living creatures.’ Ezekiel 1:5 I. EZEKIEL’S NAME MEANS ‘GOD WILL STRENGTHEN,’ OR PREVAIL.—Like Jeremiah, he was a priest as well as a prophet. He lived among those Jews who were carried away captive by Nebuchadnezzar, and settled on the River Chebar, the nort... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE WHEELS OF LIFE_ ‘For the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood.’ Ezekiel 1:20 I. THOUGH THE MOVEMENT REFERRED TO BY THE PROPHET IS THE MOVEMENT OF THE LIFE OF THE UNIVERSE, YET IT APPLIES ALSO TO THE LIVES OF THE WORLD... [ Continue Reading ]
_LISTENING TO GOD IN THE SILENCE_ ‘They let down their wings. And there was a voice from the firmament.’ Ezekiel 1:24 I. EVEN THE RUSTLE OF THE WINGS OF THE CHERUBIM MUST BE SILENT WHEN GOD SPEAKS TO US.—To listen to Him the sounds of heaven as well as those of earth need to be hushed. We fail to... [ Continue Reading ]