The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:1
Moreover, When ye shall divide by lot the land (literally, and in your causing the land to fall ) for inheritance . As the territory of Canaan had been originally divided by lot among the twelve tribes after the conquest (comp. Numbers 26:55 ; Numbers 33:54 ; Joshua 13:6 , etc.), this same method of allocating the soil amongst the new community should be followed on a second time taking possession of it after the exile. Currey believes the phrase, "divide by lot," "does not imply... read more
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 45:5
And the five and twenty thousand - See the plan, B. read more