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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 45:1-8

Directions are here given for the dividing of the land after their return to it; and, God having warranted them to do it, would be an act of faith, and not of folly, thus to divide it before they had it. And it would be welcome news to the captives to hear that they should not only return to their own land, but that, whereas they were now but few in number, they should increase and multiply, so as to replenish it. But this never had its accomplishment in the Jewish state after the return out... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 45:5

And the five and twenty thousand, of length, and ten thousand of breadth ,.... This seems to be another portion of the land, distinct from the former, though of the same measure; see Ezekiel 48:13 , shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves ; separate from the priests, to whom they ministered, and were as numerous; or more numerous, than they; this is still designed to set forth the largeness of the church, and the great numbers of its members, who will... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 45:5

And the five and twenty thousand - See the plan, B. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:1-5

Devotement and consecration. In the ideal kingdom there was to be a certain portion of the land devoted to sacred objects—to the sanctuary of Jehovah and to the residence of his ministers. This was called "a holy portion;" it was "an oblation unto the Lord." Thus in the very heart of the metropolis, in the most commanding situation, on the very best possible site, there was an abiding witness of the presence and the claims of God, and a continual recognition of and response to those claims... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:1-8

The portions of land that should be allotted to the sanctuary, the city, and the prince. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:5

A portion of similar dimensions should likewise be marked off for the Levites, for themselves, for a possession of twenty chambers ; better, for a possession unto themselves for twenty chambers (Revised Version). Ewald, Hitzig, and Smend, as usual, follow the LXX . αὐτοῖς εἰς κατάσχεσινπόλεις τοῦ κατοικεῖν ), and amend the text after Numbers 35:2 ; Joshua 21:2 , so as to read "cities ( עָרִים ) to dwell in;" and with them Keil agrees, only substituting "gates" ( ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 45:5

For a possession for twenty chambers - literally, “For a possession twenty chambers,” possibly twenty out of the thirty chambers in the outer court Ezekiel 40:17, and assigned for their use during residence in the sanctuary. The Septuagint reads “for cities to dwell in” (compare Numbers 35:2) which some adopt here. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 45:2-5

Ezekiel 45:2-5. Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, &c. If we understand these dimensions of cubits, it exactly agrees with the opinion of the Jews, that the temple stood in an area of five hundred cubits square. And fifty cubits for the suburbs This likewise bears a suitable proportion to the contents of a square of five hundred cubits. And in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place Both the outward sanctuary and the inward oracle, or holy of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 45:1-12

Land for priests, Levites and king (45:1-12)Clearly the division of the land described here was symbolic and stylized. Straight lines can easily be drawn on a flat sheet of paper, but a land of hills, valleys and streams, such as Palestine, could not be divided in this way. Ezekiel’s division emphasized the important issues to be considered in the ideal division of the land.Following the principle that operated in the offering of tithes and firstfruits to God, a section of the land was first... read more

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