How so you understand this verse in Ezekiel?

Question

"Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels." Ezekiel 1:20

Answer 1

Ezekial is describing his visions of Heaven and of Heavenly things. This is pretty much his description of the angels he saw around God's throne:

~Their form was that of a man...each of them had 4 faces and 4 wings.
~Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze.
~Under their wings they had the hands of a man.
~Each of the 4 had the face of a man, the face of a lion, the face of an ox, and the face of an eagle.
~The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire, or like torches. The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightening.
~I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its 4 faces. Their rims were high and awesome, and all 4 rims were full of eyes all around.

Whether we understand Ezekial's vision or not, we can understand his message that there is a reality beyond what we can see and there is hope beyond any difficulty we may face.

Answer 2

That's tough, even conservative bible scholars stumble on this one-but here it is in an easier translation-don't get hung up on it-there is more important stuff-


15 As I looked at these beings, I saw four wheels on the ground beneath them, one wheel belonging to each. 16 The wheels sparkled as if made of chrysolite. All four wheels looked the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it. 17 The beings could move forward in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved. 18 The rims of the four wheels were awesomely tall, and they were covered with eyes all around the edges. 19 When the four living beings moved, the wheels moved with them. When they flew upward, the wheels went up, too. 20 The spirit of the four living beings was in the wheels. So wherever the spirit went, the wheels and the living beings went, too. 21 When the living beings moved, the wheels moved. When the living beings stopped, the wheels stopped. When the living beings flew into the air, the wheels rose up. For the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.
Ezek 1:15-21 (NLT)

Answer 3

This is speaking of the Cherubim and the Wheels. They are associated with God and His Spirit. Ezekiel is trying to explain how the Cherubim and the Wheels moved. They have eyes on all sides, and when they go in a different direction, they do not turn that way, they simply move in that direction because they can see in all directions at once.

You might try reading this in a more modern translation, Such as NIV or the New Living Translation. Many translations are available on line.

Answer 4

its a vision like a dream, Where ever the spirit went, they went, there was thier spirit to go, and the wheels were lifted up in front of them because the spirit of a living creature was in the wheels ( the wheels were alive, kind of like a cartoon )
you have to read more than 1 verse to get the whole picture.
if you want to read a good story that you will understand read the story of Jonah. Its short too.

Answer 5

First, one must read the entire context to understand what is being taught. This verse is not in a vacuum. Actually this vision ends in chapter 2, with God calling Ezekiel; so the vision was used by God to get Ezekiel's attention. This miraculous sign would confirm to Ezekiel that this was God calling him. The entire text is heavily symbolic, so I can't conclude definitively.

Answer 6

The first verse says:

1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.

It was a vision - I'll have to study it to figure it out. Good Question!

Answer 7

Go to http://bible.cc/ezeliel/1-20.htm It gives a online parrel bible and translates the verses in the (concordance) It is long to explain on here but basically it means that if the SPIRIT of CHRIST is with you nothing can be against you. He has employed his angels all around you and that things will be lifted up for you to be with his SPIRIT. He will move the barriers in your way. He will make a path for you nomatter what is the adversity.

Answer 8

the real concern is which you’ve only quoted component of the textual content, the section that seems to make your question make senses. in case you study the finished financial disaster in any of the three variations you quote you will see that there is a difference being drawn between what God want us to do and what mankind desires to do. the effect is likewise stated. the different element you will possibly desire to comprehend is that the individuals to whom Ezekiel became into conversing knew that people who did Gods will anticipate the day of resurrection whilst Gods kingdom may well be general on earth. regrettably Christendom at great has replaced the information with heaven going and hell and purgatory in between. which isn't what the Bible teaches.

Answer 9

There's alot of stuff in the Bible we just have to file in the "pending" file.

You're discussing Ezekiel's description of the scene before the throne of God. What he saw he couldn't describe using only common words. Obviously there is no common frame of reference for what he saw, nor are there words to describe what he saw. He was forced to use concepts those of his time could understand. Then it was put into English. Now it's even more convoluted.

I don't have a clue.

Answer 10

Ezekiel is relating what he sees in a vision, which has many similarities to John's vision in Revelation.

I'm unsure of the meaning in that verse.