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Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 41:1-4

Ezekiel 40:48 to Ezekiel 41:4 . This consisted of three parts: ( a) the porch— with a pillar on either side of it— reached by a flight of steps ( Ezekiel 40:48 f.; in Ezekiel 40:49, for “ eleven” read, with LXX, “ twelve” ); ( b) the nave or large inner room beyond it (the “ holy place” ), whose name, “ temple,” was often applied to the whole structure; ( c) beyond that the mysterious “ most holy” place (half the length of the “ holy place” ), where Yahweh dwells, and only the... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ezekiel 41:1-26

THE TEMPLE AND ITS ORNAMENTS (Chap, 41)EXEGETICAL NOTES.—Ezekiel 41:1. “The temple”—the holy place, the Temple proper, as distinguished from the porch, described in chap. Ezekiel 40:48-49, and from the Holy of Holies (1 Kings 6:17; 1 Kings 7:50). “Which was the breadth of the tabernacle.” Which was is not in the original, and should be omitted. As in the measurement of the porch the angel had pointed to Solomon’s Temple, so here in the edifice itself he points to the old Tabernacle. Worship is... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 41:1-26

Chapter 41So in chapter 41 he continues to describe the temple and the posts and all.He measured ( Ezekiel 41:4 )In verse Ezekiel 41:4 you get into the temple house itself and to the holy place, which was,twenty cubits, before the temple: This is the most holy place ( Ezekiel 41:4 ).The temple house itself is twenty cubits by forty cubits, which would be about forty by eighty feet, which was a fairly good size room in itself.And he describes in verses Ezekiel 41:18 , and Ezekiel 41:19 the... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 41:1-26

Ezekiel 41:1 . He brought me to the temple the tabernacle. See the note on 1 Samuel 3:0. We now enter on the measurements of the temple. The prophet begins at the centre, by describing the Holy of holies. See then, oh my soul, that thou also begin there. Ezekiel 41:3 . The door six cubits high, and its breadth seven cubits, or three cubits and a half for each leaf. Dr. Lightfoot quotes Kimchi as saying that the cubit by which the temple was measured was six hand-breadths. Ezekiel 41:4... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ezekiel 41:1

Ezekiel 41:1He brought me to the temple.The heavenly templeI. The place of this temple. You find in the 43rd chapter that this temple was placed on a mountain. This is a figurative form of speech, to denote that Christ’s holiness exalts us above all that we are as sinners; that Christ’s righteousness--for “in Thy righteousness shall they be exalted”--exalts us above all condemnation. Here every sin, every spot, every law charge, is completely banished. We shall never live happy in our religion,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 41:1

Eze 41:1 Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, [which was] the breadth of the tabernacle. Ver. 1. Afterward. ] This chapter is no less dark and difficult than was the former, which made Jerome ready to desist and give over commenting, but that he thought it better to say something than nothing, and was brought to know and say that the greatest part of those things he knew were but the least part... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ezekiel 41:1

he brought: Ezekiel 40:2, Ezekiel 40:3, Ezekiel 40:17 to the temple: 1 Kings 6:2, Zechariah 6:12, Zechariah 6:13, Ephesians 2:20-Song of Solomon :, 1 Peter 2:5, Revelation 3:12, Revelation 11:1, Revelation 11:2, Revelation 21:3, Revelation 21:15 the posts: These were probably a sort of door-case on each side of the entrance; and the tabernacle perhaps was a kind of covering to the door, of the same dimensions. Reciprocal: Ezekiel 11:1 - the spirit Ezekiel 42:1 - he brought read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ezekiel 41:1

Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle.The breadth — These walls in their thickness took up as much space as the whole breadth of Moses's tabernacle, Exodus 26:16,22. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 41:1

1 . The length of the house 60 2. The temple wall 6 3. The chambers 4 4. The chamber wall 5 5. The corridor 5 6. The space toward the west 20 Total 100 The “house” was thus one hundred cubits square. The porch of the house was reckoned as belonging to the inner court (Ezekiel 40:48). Click image for full-size version read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 41:1-4

1-4. The word temple (Ezekiel 41:1) seems to be used for the “holy place” (nave) as distinguished from the “holy of holies” (Ezekiel 41:3-4). Tabernacle LXX., posts. The minute way in which every dimension is given proves its importance as embodying significant religious teaching. The holy place forty by twenty sacred cubits and the Holy of Holies a perfect square, or cube (see 1 Kings 6:20), twenty by twenty sacred cubits were of the same dimensions as in Solomon’s temple. Click image... read more

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