Ezekiel 10:8

8 It appeared that the winged creatures had the form of a human hand under their wings.

Ezekiel 10:8 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 10:8

And there appeared in the cherubim
The Septuagint version is, "I saw the cherubim"; and so the Syriac version, "I saw in the cherubim"; what follows: the form of a man's hand under their wings;
one of them put forth his hand, which was seen by the prophet, as declared in ( Ezekiel 10:7 ) ; but this was only the "form" of one; which is observed to show that it is not to be taken literally, but as seen in the vision of prophecy; and being under their wings denotes secrecy and privacy: and the whole being applied to the ministers of the word is expressive of their activity and diligence in the work of the Lord, both in private and in public; and that they make no boast nor show of their works and labours, and ascribe nothing to themselves, but all to the grace of God that is with them, ( 1 Corinthians 15:10 ) ; (See Gill on Ezekiel 1:8).

Ezekiel 10:8 In-Context

6 When he instructed the man clothed in linen to take fire from between the winged creatures and their wheels, the man went and stood next to the wheel.

7 Then one of the winged creatures stretched a hand between the winged creatures into the fire that was between them, and he drew out some of it and set it in the palm of the one clothed in linen. He took it and went out.

8 It appeared that the winged creatures had the form of a human hand under their wings.

9 Suddenly, I saw four wheels next to the winged creatures. There was a wheel next to each winged creature, and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling topaz.

10 It appeared that there was one shape for all four of them, as if one wheel were inside another.