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G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 42:1-20

The next section of description deals with the general scheme of buildings surrounding the Temple proper. On the north and south sides were chambers, which are described. These were the holy chambers for the use of the priests, in which they ate the holy things, kept all the materials for the offerings, and changed their garments for the work of their sacred office. Finally, the outside measurements of the whole Temple buildings were given. Passing through the east gate, the angel... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 42:1-20

The Measuring of the Temple (Ezekiel 40:5 to Ezekiel 42:20 ). There follows now the measuring in detail of the temple and the temple area, and we may ask what is the purpose of these detailed measurements? In actual fact they were very important for they confirmed the reality of the invisible temple and its purpose. While a visionary temple, it was nevertheless firmly grounded in reality. The measuring made clear to the people a number of facts which they needed to learn. Firstly it stressed... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 42:12

‘And according to the entrances of the chambers that were towards the south was an entrance at the head of the way, the way before the wall towards the east as one enters them.’ The south chambers, which parallel the north chambers are now introduced as a matter of fact. They are simply assumed. It is pointed out that they too had an entrance towards the east (compare Ezekiel 42:9) similar to those that they had towards the south (compare Ezekiel 42:4). The latter were entered by the walkway,... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 42:1-14

Ezekiel 42:1-2 Chronicles : . On the northern ( Ezekiel 42:1) and southern ( Ezekiel 42:10) sides of the inner court and facing the Temple were two blocks of three-story buildings used as refectories ( Ezekiel 42:13) and dressing rooms ( Ezekiel 42:14; cf. Ezekiel 44:19) for the priests. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 42:12

This verse is a particular description of the door and way that, from the east end of this south building, did lead either under the buildings, or through some part of them toward the west point, as before; such a way from the north buildings did lead to the south, nor do I think necessary to speak more of the words. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ezekiel 42:1-20

THE CHAMBERS OF THE PRIESTS. (Chap. 42)EXEGETICAL NOTES.—Ezekiel 42:1. “Into the chamber”—to the chambers; the Hebrew is a collective noun. “The building towards the north.” The direction in which the chambers lay. Place a comma between building and toward.Ezekiel 42:2. “Before the length of a hundred cubits was the north door”—i.e., before the separate place, which was that length. The seer had before spoken of chambers for the officiating priests on the north and south gates of the inner... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 42:1-20

Chapter 42Then he brought me into the outer court, to the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was against the separate place ( Ezekiel 42:1 ),And as I say, I'm going to leave you with this. You may take this diagram home. And the separate place is that area, you'll notice, that surrounds the temple house itself. And he begins to describe for him here this separate place that was about the temple house, verse Ezekiel 42:13 there.where the priests that approach the LORD shall eat the... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 42:1-20

Ezekiel 42:4 . Before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits. This chapter describes the rows of chambers as a hundred cubits long, and an entrance of one cubit on each side, which make the way two cubits. These chambers were very numerous, in allusion to which our Saviour says, “In my Father’s house there are many mansions.” John 14:2. Ezekiel 42:13-14 . Chambers where the priests shall eat and lay the most holy things. Here is the ordinary use of upper rooms; the princes also and the... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ezekiel 42:12

was a door: Ezekiel 42:9 Reciprocal: Ezekiel 42:8 - before Ephesians 2:21 - an read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 42:4-12

4-12. Toy renders: “In front of the chamber was a passageway ten cubits wide and one hundred cubits long. (See O, chart facing page 209.) Their doors were on the north. The upper chambers were smaller than the others, the galleries diminishing their size in comparison with the lower and middle. They were built in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the outer halls; hence the upper stories were smaller than the lower and middle. The outer wall bounding the chambers on the... read more

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