How does Ezekiel 1:16 connect with God's omnipresence in Psalm 139:7-10? The Texts “The appearance of the wheels and their workmanship was like the gleam of beryl, and all four wheels looked alike. Their form and their workmanship were like a wheel within a wheel.” “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.” What Ezekiel Literally Saw • Four identical wheels, each “a wheel within a wheel,” able to move in any direction without turning (vv. 17-21). • Gleaming beryl pointing to purity and glory. • Later verses show the wheels full of eyes (v. 18), underscoring unblinking awareness. • The wheels accompany living creatures who transport God’s throne (vv. 19-21). • The vision affirms that the Lord’s throne is mobile, not tied to Jerusalem’s temple or any single place. What David Confessed • No spot in creation—heaven, Sheol, dawn’s horizons, distant seas—lies outside God’s reach. • God’s guiding hand remains steady “even there,” wherever “there” might be. • David’s language is all-embracing, erasing any imagined boundary to the divine presence. Shared Portrait of Omnipresence • Mobility – Ezekiel’s wheels move instantly in any direction; Psalm 139 shows God already present at every coordinate. • Perceptive Awareness – “Full of eyes” (Ezekiel 1:18) parallels the inescapable gaze implied in “Where can I flee?” (Psalm 139:7). • Throne Beyond Borders – God’s seat rides on the wheels (Ezekiel 1:26); His rule extends to Sheol and the farthest sea (Psalm 139:8-9). • Immediate Guidance – Creatures move “wherever the Spirit would go” (Ezekiel 1:20); David says, “Your hand will guide me” (Psalm 139:10). Supporting Passages • Jeremiah 23:23-24—“Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” • Proverbs 15:3—“The eyes of the LORD are in every place.” • Acts 17:27-28—“In Him we live and move and have our being.” Implications for Us • God is literally present and actively ruling in every place we set foot. • No circumstance—exile (Ezekiel), despair (David), or modern uncertainty—puts us outside His sight or care. • Confidence grows when we remember that the same omnipresent Lord who shifts His throne on living wheels also holds us fast with His right hand. |
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