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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 40:9-12

Ezekiel 40:9-12. Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits, &c. This was a portico beyond the little chambers which looked into the first court. It was eight cubits wide, and the two side-posts were two cubits thick, which made up the ten cubits mentioned Ezekiel 40:11. And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three, &c. Or the little chambers of the eastern gate, which he has hitherto been describing, and the form of which is here repeated. These rooms were... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 40:1-47

Click image for full-size version40:1-48:35 THE NEW AGEIn this the final section of his book, Ezekiel adds to the picture he has already given of Israel’s restoration to the land and the golden age that will follow. He has already dealt at length with the return to the land; now he deals with matters relating to the people’s way of life within the land. In particular he deals with the temple and the city.Although the blessings outlined by Ezekiel were intended for restored Israel, the nation... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 40:11

entry = entrance, or doorway. length = extent, or way. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 40:11

Ezekiel 40:11. The length of the gate— The length of the entry of the gate. Ezekiel 40:12. The space] The border. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 40:5-20

2. The millennial temple 40:5-42:20Earlier Ezekiel hinted that there would be a future temple in the restored Promised Land (Ezekiel 20:40; Ezekiel 37:24-28). Now he described it in considerable detail. [Note: See also the drawings in Allen, Ezekiel 20-48, pp. 231, 233, 234, 258, 282, and 283; and in Block, The Book . . . 48, pp. 508, 509, 520, 541, 550, 565, 572, 573, 598, 603, 711, and 733.] Some of the detail is here to help the reader understand what the writer recorded later about what... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 40:6-16

The outer east gate complex 40:6-16The amount of detail devoted to the descriptions of the gate complexes, both outer and inner, suggests that access into the temple will be strictly controlled. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 40:11

The gateway into the gate complex from the east, the main entrance, was 10 cubits (16 feet 8 inches) wide. The main hallway ("gate") was 13 cubits (21 feet 8 inches) wide. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 40:12

Each guardroom was six cubits (10 feet) square. Evidently each one had a one-cubit-thick (1 foot 8 inch) low wall that defined each of these rooms as separate from the hallway. This low wall or ledge ran on each side of the hallway in front of the guardrooms. These rooms sometimes also served as meeting places for the city elders. read more

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