Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 1:20

20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go , they went , thither was their spirit to go, and the wheeles were lifted up over against them for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheeles.

Either the will and inclination of the living creatures, or rather the Spirit of God which moved the living creatures, gave them motion and guided it, these Angels in their Ministery punctually observed both the impulse and the conduct of Gods spirit.

Of this phrase applyed to the spirit, see ver. 12.

The wheeles, those inferiour agents and second causes.

The inclination and will of the wheeles concur'd with the spirit of the living Creatures, so that there was a hearty accord between those superiour and inferiour causes, they agreed in the same design.

There seems to be an Ellipsis here, the latter part of the speech exprest, and the former implyed onely as twas in the progressive motion, so in the motion upward they accorded, and kept the same order.

One and the same spirit was in both the wheeles and living creatures, and so the same inclination and motion too.

Of life Heb. the quickening, enlivening spirit, hence some will have the wheeles to be living creatures▪ but without this tis enough to represent to the Prophet what was the frame and course of Providence, and who did preside and manage all. An undiscerned, yet Divine, mighty, wise, just and holy, and ever living Power, Spirit, and Be[illegible: 1 letter]ng, actuated all, and governed all to the execution of Justice on the wicked, and protection of the Godly.

Marginal references: Or, of Lis[illegible: 1 letter].