Ezekiel 45:9 A great writer has said that 'grace was beauty in action'. I say that justice is truth in action. Beaconsfield. References. XLVI. 9. J. Leckie, Sermons Preached at Ibrox, p. 210. XLVI. 16. J. M. Neale, Sermons on the Prophets, vol. ii. p. 54. XLVII. 1. A. Maclaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, p. 32. XLVII. 3, 4, 5. F. B. Meyer, Christian World Pulpit, vol. lviii. 1900, p. 43. read more
THE RITUALEzekiel 45:1-25; Ezekiel 46:1-24IT is difficult to go back in imagination to a time when sacrifice was the sole and sufficient form of every complete act of worship. That the slaughter of an animal, or at least the presentation of a material offering of some sort, should ever have been considered of the essence of intercourse with the Deity may seem to us incredible in the light of the idea of God which we now possess. Yet there can be no doubt that there was a stage of religious... read more
CHAPTER 45 1. The portions of the priests, the Levites, of the whole house of Israel, and the prince (Ezekiel 45:1-8 ) 2. Concerning the prince (Ezekiel 45:9-17 ) 3. The feast of Passover and the feast of tabernacles (Ezekiel 45:18-25 ) read more
THE CLOSE OF THE BOOK THE GATE OF THE PRINCE (Ezekiel 44:1-3 ) As the glory of Jehovah had entered this gate (Ezekiel 48:4-5 ), it must hereafter be closed for all but His representative the prince. This cannot mean the Messiah, because the prince requires a sin-offering. (Remember that sin will be suppressed in that day, but not yet extirpated.) Doubtless this prince is a future prince of the house of David. THE FUTURE PRIESTS AND LEVITES (Ezekiel 44:9-31 ) Ezekiel 44:9-14 show that... read more
If there were no other evidence but what those six verses contain, in proof, that somewhat of an higher nature, and design, than any event which ever yet took place, in the Jewish history, in the extent of their city and temple is intended, this passage would be sufficient. After the captivity in Babylon was ended, and the people returned to their home, never did they possess territories like what are here described. And though the second temple did indeed, in point of glory, possess by the... read more
Place. There the priests shall dwell. read more
Chambers for the Levites on duty. Septuagint read, "towns." But only one seems to be specified, 18,000 cubits in circumference. read more
According. Hebrew, "along or (Calmet) over-against the oblation of the holy portion." (Protestants) --- Israel, destined to serve the priests. (Haydock) read more
The Portion of the Land v. 1. Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, the division of the land being thought of as in the time of Joshua, ye shall offer an oblation unto the Lord, as consecrated to His service, an holy portion of the land, literally, "holiness from the land," as of something separated for sacred purposes; the length, namely, of this strip of land set apart for the Lord, shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be... read more
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 45:6
(6) The possession of the city.—This portion, more particularly described in Ezekiel 48:15-20, is there called “a profane place,” though still constituting a part of the oblation. It was the same length and half the width of either of the other portions, and was for the city, and for a common possession of the nation, to supply food for those who “serve the city” “out of all the tribes of Israel” (Ezekiel 48:18-19). Nothing is anywhere said to identify this city with Jerusalem, and, indeed, it... read more