Read & Study the Bible Online - Bible Portal
Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 48:8-14

Religion the nucleus of human life. The spiritual training of men has been uppermost in God's mind. As a wise father trains his child, so God has been training us. From God earthly fathers have instinctively learnt their methods. With unparalleled patience God has been encouraging men to take the first step heavenward, then the next, and the next. The progress has been slow, often imperceptible; yet it has been continuous. Earth has been, and still will be, a great school-house, a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 48:8-22

The terumah, or priests' portion ( Ezekiel 48:8-12 ), with the portions for the Levites ( Ezekiel 48:13 , Ezekiel 48:14 ), for the city ( Ezekiel 48:15-20 ), and for the prince ( Ezekiel 48:1 , Ezekiel 48:22 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 48:9-12

refer to the priests' portion proper, setting forth read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 48:11

Fidelity. It was highly creditable to these sons of Zadok that, when the children of Israel generally and the Levites in particular went astray, they resisted the influence of a very general example, and remained faithful to the worship and service of Jehovah. "Faithful among the faithless," they were recognized and remembered by God himself, and their fidelity was rewarded in the apportionment of the territory among, the people. It is a virtue which every Christian should aim at... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 48:13-14

The Levites' portion is next described by its situation , as lying over against — לְעֻמַּת , "at or near," answerable to (Revised Version), parallel with (Keil)— the border of the priests ; by its dimensions , as twenty-five thousand reeds in length , from east to west, and ten thousand reeds in breadth, or from north to south, i.e. it should be as large as the priests' portion—in point of fact larger, since the space necessary for the sanctuary required to be deducted from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 48:14

An inalienable possession. The people were not permitted to sell their allotments, and especial provision was made to prevent the priests from parting with their share of the fruits of the land. I. THE CHRISTIAN INHERITANCE IS AN INALIENABLE POSSESSION . 1. No enemy can take it away . Christ secures it for his people, so that it is theirs forever. We may lose all earthly things in the shocks and changes of life, but the heavenly treasure abides. So long as we hold... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 48:10

Toward the north ... toward the east ... - i. e., the measurements are “along the north and east sides,” etc. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 48:9-10

Ezekiel 48:9-10. The oblation ye shall offer unto the Lord For his sanctuary and priests: see Ezekiel 45:1: shall be five and twenty thousand in length See note on Ezekiel 45:3-4. Toward the north five and twenty thousand in length The dimensions from east to west are called by the name of breadth here, but of length, Ezekiel 48:8, and so they truly are, as may appear from the description given of the whole in the notes on the xlvth chapter. But Houbigant reads this verse more... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 48:11-12

Ezekiel 48:11-12. It shall be for the priests of the sons of Zadok See note on Ezekiel 44:10; Ezekiel 44:15. Which went not astray as the Levites Or, as the other Levites went astray. “The word Levites is here used in its greatest latitude, and comprehends the priests, as well as those who were properly called Levites. Many of these had defiled themselves with idolatry, for which crime they were to be degraded from the honours due to those priests who had continued faithful in... read more

Group of Brands