(3.) the excellency of the ox over domestic cattle; and (4.) the lion's excellency over the wild beasts. All were fixed under the chariot of God; as it is said (Ezek. i. 10), wAs for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, the face of a lion, the face of an ox, and the face of an eagle. 8 And why all this? In order that they should not exalt themselves, but know that there is a kingdom of heaven over them; and on this account it is said (Kccles. v. 8), " He that is higher than the highest regardeth, and there be higher than they.** This is the meaning of Exod. xv. 1: "