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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 41:22

The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits ,.... This was the altar of incense, and was typical of Christ in his intercession and mediation. It was made of "wood"; that in the tabernacle of Moses was of shittim wood, a kind of cedar; and that in Solomon's temple was of cedar, Exodus 30:1 and may signify the human nature of Christ, in which he mediates and intercedes; which is excellent as the cedars: fair and beautiful, strong, durable, and incorruptible:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 41:23

And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors. Or the house of propitiatory, as the Targum; that is, the most holy place; not two doors apiece, but each had one door, which made two; the door of the temple was ten cubits broad, and the door of the most holy place six cubits, Ezekiel 41:2 showing the door is wider, and more enter into the outward visible church, or less perfect state, even some bad, as well as good, than the door of the Jerusalem church state, or heavenly glory, into which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 41:24

And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves ,.... Each of these doors had two leaves, which met in a middle post, and might be opened either singly or together, as occasion required; See Gill on Ezekiel 40:48 , two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door ; two for the door of the temple, and two for the door of the most holy place; or each leaf of both doors had two foldings; as there were two leaves in a door, there were two foldings in every leaf; so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 41:25

And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple ,.... Both of the holy, and the most holy place: cherubim and palm trees, like as were made on the walls ; the doors of both places had the same decorations as the walls of each; See Gill on Ezekiel 41:18 ; See Gill on Ezekiel 41:19 ; See Gill on Ezekiel 41:20 ; and so it was in Solomon's temple, 1 Kings 6:32 , a cherub and a palm tree on each leaf, or on each folding of a leaf, according as it would admit of: and there... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 41:26

And there were narrow windows ,.... See Ezekiel 41:16 , and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch ; upon the posts that were on each side the porch, north and south; Ezekiel 40:16 , and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks ; that is, there were palm trees upon the side chambers, which were in number thirty, Ezekiel 41:6 and upon the planks also; every part of this fabric within and without were ornamented. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 41:13

So he measured the house - The temple, taken from the wall which encompassed it from the western side to the vestibule, was one hundred and one cubits; five for the separate place, nine for the wall and the chambers attached to the temple, sixty for the sanctuary and the holy place, ten for the vestibule, and twelve for the two great walls on the west and east of the temple; in all, one hundred and one cubits, See the plan, GHI. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 41:14

The breadth of the face of the house - That is, the front. See the plan, FRR. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 41:18

A palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub - That is, the palm trees and the cherubs were alternated; and each cherub had two faces, one of a lion and the other of a man; one of which was turned to the palm tree on the right, the other to the palm tree on the left. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 41:20

From the ground unto above the door - The temple was thirty cubits high, 1 Kings 6:2 , the gate was fourteen cubits, chap. Ezekiel 40:48 . The palm trees and the cherubim were the same height as the gate or door. The windows were above the door. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 41:22

The altar of wood - This was the altar of incense, and was covered with plates of gold. read more

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