The Bible In Paintings, #201: EZEKIEL'S FIRST VISION OF GOD

Bing Images ^ | c.2200 BC - c.95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Forgiven_Sinner]

“My disappointment is in the failure—indeed, the failure even to attempt seriously—to depict the entire scene, of which the critters were but a part.”

Your post made me re-examine the verses, looking for the non-cherubim parts.

4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures.

22 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked something like a vault, sparkling like crystal, and awesome. 23 Under the vault their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body.

Looking for storm+metal+fire+vault I think the best are 18, 23, and 37.

A difficult scene to portray.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thank you, Jeff, for your effort. I fully agree that, as you say, this was a tough challenge. My disappointment is that so few even bothered trying.

I would have loved to see ten or twenty versions, each showing the artist's imaginative interpretation; instead, we have the feeble 18 and 23; I put 37 last because it seemed like the only one that took the text seriously and made an honest attempt.

For the first time, I wanted to try my hand at it and show them how. Perhaps I shall.