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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 42:15-20

We have attended the measuring of this mystical temple and are now to see how far the holy ground on which we tread extends; and that also is here measured, and found to take in a great compass. Observe, 1. What the dimensions of it were. It extended each way 500 reeds (Ezek. 42:16-19), each reed above three yards and a half, so that it reached every way about an English measured mile, which, the ground lying square, was above four miles round. Thus large were the suburbs (as I may call them)... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 42:15

Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house ,.... The holy place, and the holy of holies, with all the courts and chambers belonging to them; even the whole building within the compass of the outermost wall, and all that pertained unto it; the chambers last mentioned, as well as the rest, the dimensions of, which are given in this and the two preceding chapters: he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east : not to the east gate of the outward wall,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 42:16

He measured the east side ,.... He began with that, being at the east gate: the building was foursquare, and so was the wall about it, and had each four equilateral sides, which were separately measured; here the east side, from the two angles of it, the north and south points: with the measuring reed ; which consisted of six cubits, and which cubits were larger than the common sort by a hand's breadth; so that a measuring reed measured three yards and a half: and the whole measure of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 42:17

He measured the north side, five hundred reeds ,.... From the two angles of that side, east and west; and it was of the same dimension as the east side, just five hundred reeds, or one thousand seven hundred and fifty yards: with a measuring reed round about ; he measured with the same reed, from point to point; and having measured this side, he went to another. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 42:18

He measured the south side, five hundred reeds ,.... From the two angles of that side, east and west; and it amounted to just the same number of reeds, even five hundred reeds, or one thousand seven hundred and fifty yards: with the measuring reed ; the same as before; here, and in the next verse, the phrase "round about" is not used, but is to be understood; and having been repeated, there was no need of mentioning it again. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 42:19

He turned about to the west side ,.... And took the dimensions of that, from angle to angle, the south and north points of it: and measured five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed ; and it was exactly of the same measure with the other three sides. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 42:20

He measured it by the four sides ,.... Which were equilateral, parallel to each other, each measuring five hundred reeds; which in all made up two thousand reeds, or seven thousand yards: this shows that no material building can be designed; never was an edifice of such dimensions; this seems rather to describe a city than a temple; and denotes the largeness of the Gospel church state in the latter day, when the Jews will be converted, and the fulness of the Gentiles brought in: it had a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 42:16-19

He measured the east - north - south - west side - Each of which was five hundred reeds: and, as the building was square, the area must have been nearly thirteen thousand paces. No wonder this was called a city. See Ezekiel 40:2 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 42:20

It had a wall round about - to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place - The holy place was that which was consecrated to the Lord; into which no heathen, nor stranger, nor any in a state of impurity, might enter. The profane place was that in which men, women, Gentiles, pure or impure might be admitted. Josephus says War, lib. vi., c. 14, that in his time there was a wall built before the entrance three cubits high, on which there were posts fixed at certain distances,... read more

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