Ezekiel 10:18

Ezekiel 10:18 says, Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.  When the cherubim rose, the glory of the Lord went with them.  When God’s Holy Spirit leaves, the glory of God will always go with Him.   

Verse nineteen adds, And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the 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.  Ezekiel said that when the cherubim rose, they stood at the east gate of the temple, the Lord’s House, and the glory of Israel was over them.  The Holy Spirit should aways be at the door of the church today to welcome everyone in, and He will fill the church with the glory of God.   

Verse twenty continues, 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.  Ezekiel said this Living Creature was the same One that he saw under the God of Israel by the by the river Chebar, and he knew that they were the same cherubim.  We should always recognize the work of the Holy Spirit in the world today and realize that He will always be the same, no matter where we encounter Him.   

Verse twenty-one states, Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.  Ezekiel then gives a description of cherubim, which was the same as he gave before.   

Verse twenty-two-adds, 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.  Ezekiel said their appearance was the same and that they all went straight forward.  As Christians, if we are following the leadership of the Holy Spirit, we should always look the same spiritually and move straight ahead in doing what God has called us to do. 

Ezekiel 10:13

Ezekiel 10:13 says, As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.  Ezekiel then began to speak about the wheels themselves.  The wheels by themselves were wonderful, but working as one, they were even greater.  We as Christians should be great reflection of the glory of God individually, but collectively we should be an even greater reflection of God’s glory.    

Verse fourteen adds, 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. Ezekiel once again describes the four faces of the living creatures, I believe, even if he did start by speaking about the wheels.  Each wheel was under the guidance of a living creature, and the living creatures were under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.  God has always worked with organization among His people, and He still does today.  We as the church should be united in purpose, and that is to reach the lost people of the world with the gospel and to bring honor and glory to God.   

Verse fifteen continues, And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.  Ezekiel said that the cherubim were lifted up by the Living Creature he saw at the river of Chebar.  They were still acting in unity, and so should we as  Christians today.   

Verse sixteen states, 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. Once more, this is a continuation of the fact that the cherubim, or living creatures and the wheels acted as one.  When the cherubim lifted their wings to rise up from the earth, the wheels did not leave their side.  Again, this emphasizes that all those who do God's work should be united in purpose.  

Verse seventeen continues, 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.  Ezekiel said the reason the cherubim and wheels worked together was because the Spirit of the Living Creature was in them.  I believe this is a reference to the Holy Spirit and we should always be under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, individually as a follower of Christ and collectively as the church.   

Ezekiel 10:8

 Ezekiel 10:8 says, And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.  Ezekiel said there then appeared to be what was a man's hand under the wings of the cherubim. This represented the presence of God’s glory that was now going to be seen in His wrath towards His rebellious chosen people.  It was not enough to be God’s people in name only, but since there was no real relationship with Him, they were going to be destroyed because of their disobedience.  I believe that if we have truly accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord that even if we sin afterwards, we are forever a  part of His people, but most of the people of Israel and Judah had never put their faith in God but had looked to other gods for redemption.  Being a member of a church does not save us.  We can only be saved by having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.   

Verse nine adds, 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.  Then, Ezekiel spoke of the reappearance of the wheels, one by each of the four cherubim. He said the color of the wheels was beryl. This is once more a representation of the glory of God and His control over His creation. We have to accept by faith that God is Who He says He is and then we will begin to see His glory shining all around us.   

Verse ten continues, And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.  These four living creatures had the appearance of one or were united in purpose under the leadership of the Holy Spirit.  We as Christians should be united in purpose, wherever we are in the world, and that is to bring honor and glory to God.   

Verse eleven states, 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.  Ezekiel said the four went without turning aside, but they went where the head looked.  I believe they were guided by the Holy Spirit in where they were to go, and so should we be as followers of Christ today. Whatever difficulties lay ahead of them, they did not turn aside from their appointed path, and neither should we.   

Verse twelve adds, 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.  Ezekiel said that their whole body, backs, hands, wing and the wheels were full of eyes, which I believe would represent God’s ability to see everything that is going on all around us.