In other words, each face faced a different direction. These four faces turned in every direction. The four faces of these creatures symbolized God's perfect nature. And this was their appearance: They had human form, but each of them had four faces and four wings" (Ezek. The form of four living creatures came from it.
In the center of the fire, there was a gleam like amber. 1:1), these visions of God were enough to wake anyone up from a night of slumber.Įzekiel "looked and there was a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. Granted the book that bears his name says, "I saw visions of God" (Ezek. If Jacob had a dream (angels ascending and descending on a ladder), and Isaiah had a vision (God on his throne, high and lifted up), then Ezekiel had a nightmare. Visions are a kind and benevolent term for what Ezekiel experienced. Conservative scholars see him as a faithful spokesman for God, with whom the Lord communicated through strange visions. Some scholars, eager to discredit him, picture Ezekiel as mentally unbalanced, a victim of paranoia and hallucinations. No biography exists of him, but we do know he lived in Babylon about 593 B.C., along with other Israelites who had been carried into captivity. If people have any knowledge of him, it's probably from the folk song, "Dry Bones," rather than the Bible. Ezekiel's vision (1:1-28)Įzekiel isn't on the list of history's best-known figures. Sometimes we are awakened in the middle of the night, by a knock on the front door or a phone ringing or a child crying or an animal prowling or by a dream. Our boss telling us one more mistake, and we are fired. Sometimes wake up calls come in other forms. The next morning, the phone rings at the appropriate time, and a computer-generated voice can be heard telling us the time. We call the hotel's front desk and we tell them when we want to be awakened. When Ezekiel saw a vision of God, his immediate response was to fall to the ground in an act of humility.
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