Ezekiel 40:5-Nehemiah : . He is first struck by a thick wall encircling the Temple. Steps led up to the eastern gateway which pierced the wall, and on each side of which were three guard-rooms. read more
Narrow windows: these lights were made through the thickness of the wall of the chambers, and the wall was sloped for that purpose, both within toward the chamber, and without toward the cloister, this outward sloping gathering the light from without, and the inward sloping did disperse it over all the chamber; so they were windows narrowed inward, to the middle. The little chambers; the three on each side of the porch. To their posts; the upper lintel of each door, over which was a window to... read more
THE IDEAL TEMPLE OF THE FUTURE (Chap. 40)EXEGETICAL NOTES.—Ezekiel 40:1. “In the five and twentieth year.” The fiftieth year from the 18th of Josiah, the year of his memorable passover (2 Kings 22:12). The jubilee year began with the month of Tisri, on the tenth day of which was the day of atonement. God allowed the prophet to see the Temple and the future freedom of Israel on the day of jubilee because then servants became free, and on the day of atonement because then the sins of Israel are... read more
We want to get into the study of Ezekiel tonight, and right off the top I would like to confess to you that of all of the Bible and the passages in the Bible, I understand this the least. I do not pretend to have a full and complete understanding of Ezekiel chapters 40 through 48. In fact, I have greater difficulty with these passages than I do any other section of the Bible. And because I do lack personally in an understanding of this section, I do find it extremely difficult to minister from... read more
Ezekiel 40:1 . In the five and twentieth year of our captivity. When the pious jews were dispirited, the Lord revived them with the hopes of a better temple than that which Solomon had built. This which Ezekiel now saw, in the visions of God, was of larger dimensions than the whole of old Jerusalem, and the city which he saw was larger than the whole land of Canaan. Consequently, it must be understood of the New Jerusalem, mentioned in the Revelation, a spiritual city and temple, which... read more
Eze 40:16 And [there were] narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows [were] round about inward: and upon [each] post [were] palm trees. Ver. 16. Narrow windows, ] i.e., Narrowed, the better to let in light, and so shadowing out that spiritual illumination and joy wrought in the hearts of the children of light. See Isaiah 42:7 ; Isaiah 49:6 ; Isa 60:19-20 Mic 7:8 2 John 1:3; 2 John 1:32 John 1:3; 2 John 1:3... read more
narrow: Heb. closed, Ezekiel 41:16, 1 Kings 6:4, 1 Corinthians 13:12 the little: Ezekiel 40:7, Ezekiel 40:12 arches: or, galleries, or porches, Ezekiel 40:21, Ezekiel 40:22, Ezekiel 40:25, Ezekiel 40:30, Ezekiel 41:15, Ezekiel 42:3, John 5:2 inward: or, within palm trees: 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:32, 1 Kings 6:35, 2 Chronicles 3:5, Psalms 92:12, Revelation 7:9 Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:4 - windows Jeremiah 35:2 - into one Ezekiel 40:26 - palm trees Ezekiel 40:29 - and there Ezekiel 41:18 -... read more
And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees.Narrow windows — Windows narrowed inward to the middle.Their posts — The upper lintel of each door over which was a window.To the arches — Windows under the arches between post and post, to give light to the five cubits space between chamber and chamber.Round about — These were on both sides of... read more
16. Narrow windows R.V., “closed windows.” Arches R.V., margin, “colonnade.” Toy translates, “The guardrooms and their pilasters had latticed windows within the gateway round about, and so the vestibule had windows round about within; and beside its jambs stood palm trees.” The palm tree was one of the most common symbolic forms to be seen on the Assyrian sculptures, signifying fruitfulness and fullness of life. Often in ancient architecture pillars are shaped to represent palm trees, or... read more
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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 40:16
“And there were narrowing windows in the side rooms, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the colonnade. And windows were round about inward. And on each post were palm trees.’ Windows of the kind described (compare 1 Kings 6:4) were scattered all round the gateway, providing light and air, (the meaning of the word translated ‘colonnade’ is a technical architectural term and is uncertain), and palm trees were engraved on the posts. This latter was a common decoration... read more