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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 40:40

On either side of the entrance of the north gate (from the inner court), were two tables on the one side and two tables on the other side of the porch. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 40:39-40

Ezekiel 40:39-40. In the porch of the gate were two tables, &c. Those expositors who, by the word gates, in Ezekiel 40:38, understand both the north and south gates, render the sense of these two verses perspicuously thus: In the porch of one gate (namely, that on the south) were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, &c. And at the outer side of the step of the entry of the north gate were two tables; which interpretation agrees very well with what follows,... 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 40:39

sin. offering. See App-43 . trespass offering. See App-43 . read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 40:28-47

The inner court 40:28-47This section includes descriptions of the three inner gate complexes, the rooms and implements used for preparing sacrifices, the rooms for the singers and priests, and the inner court itself. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 40:38-41

Ezekiel also saw a room outside each of the three inner gate complexes close to its doorway. There priests would rinse animals brought as burnt offerings. Discussion of these offerings will follow in the section dealing with worship (Ezekiel 43:13 to Ezekiel 46:24). Within each inner gate complex, in the vestibules, there were four tables where priests slaughtered animals brought as burnt, sin, and guilt offerings. Two tables stood on one side of each vestibule and two on the other side. There... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 40:38-43

The rooms and implements used for preparing sacrifices 40:38-43 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 40:1-49

The New TempleEzekiel, transported in vision to Palestine, is set down on the N. side of the Temple mountain, and sees the Temple buildings extending to the S. like a city. A supernatural figure, like those in Ezekiel 9:0, appears, and measures the various parts of the Temple in Ezekiel's presence (Eze 40:1-4).(a) The Outer Court and its Gateways (Eze 40:5-27)The Outer Eastern Gateway (Eze 40:5-16), Fig. 3, E. For the following details see Fig. 1. The outer boundary of the Temple was a wall 6... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 40:39

(39) In the porch.—The preposition admits the sense of either in or by, but as the porch was very small for two tables on either side, and as a thoroughfare would be an inconvenient place for the slaughter of the victims, it is better to take the sense of by. The four tables were arranged, two on either side, near the porch. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 40:40

(40) At the side without.—If there could be any doubt that this means in the outer court, it would be removed by the explanation “as one goeth up,” lit., at this ascent. These tables were of stone (Ezekiel 40:42), and they stood, two on each side, just in advance of the steps, for the purpose (Ezekiel 40:42) of slaying the sacrifices upon them. read more

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