Ezekiel 1:5-25

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+title = "Ezekiel 1:5–25"
+date = "2023-02-28"
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+### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel1.5-25)
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+From the great, bright storm cloud that Ezekiel sees, the first thing to appear
+are four heavenly beings known as the "four living creatures". Both Isaiah and
+John saw these beings, or something very like them, though the details differ a
+bit. Ezekiel tells us they have a generally humanoid appearance, but with four
+faces: one on each side of the head. They also have a multitude of wings of
+which two are used to cover themselves and two stretch out to touch the wings
+of their neighbor.
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+The four living creatures sparkle and shine with fire and lightning, and each
+of their four faces was of a different kind of earthly creature. It could be
+that they each symbolize a different kind of creature: humans, wild animals,
+domesticated animals, and birds. But there doesn't seem to be any other
+connection between these creatures and the things that dwell on earth, so I
+would call that interpretation tenous, at best. Instead, we can say that they
+are able to see in all directions at once, which explain why they don't have a
+need to turn in the direction they are moving: they are already facing that
+direction to begin with.
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+Your glory is so great it cannot be contained, and even Your entourage reflects
+it in their bodies.