And he brought me into the inner court toward the east ,.... Into that part of it which lay to the east, having gone through that which lay to the south: and he measured the gate according to these measures ; that is, the eastern gate of the inner court; for the eastern gate that led to the outward court he measured first, Ezekiel 40:6 , and this was according to the measure of that, and of the rest. read more
And the little chambers thereof ,.... These, and what follow in this verse, are exactly the same with those of the south gate of the inner court, Ezekiel 40:29 . read more
And the arches thereof were toward the outward court ,.... As those of the south gate, Ezekiel 40:31 , and the palm trees on the posts, and the steps up to it, the same as there. read more
And he brought me to the north gate ,.... That is, of the inner court, for he had measured before the north gate that led to the outward court, Ezekiel 40:20 , and here the little chambers, posts, arches, and steps, in all things agree with those of the other gates: what were observed in it different from the rest, an account is given of it in the following verse. read more
And the chambers, and the entries thereof, were by the posts of the gates ,.... Of the north gate; the plural for the singular; for not at the other gates, only at the north gate, were the sacrifices slain and washed; as under the law, only on the north side of the altar, Leviticus 1:11 , now, by the posts of this gate, or at the entrance of it on one side, stood a cell or chamber, and a door into it F15 ולשכהופתחה "et cubiculum, et ostium ejus", Pagninus, Montanus; "caeterum... read more
The windows of the Church. Allusion is made again and again to the windows which were to be provided in this sacred edifice. The Church of Christ must be well furnished with windows, and they must not be closed, but opera for it has to— I. ACQUAINT ITSELF WITH DIVINE TRUTH . Through the open window we look out and see the busy street and the ways of men; or we see the fields and the hills and the work of God. We acquaint ourselves with what is passing in the world. The Church... read more
The inner court , with its gates, chambers and slaughtering-tables: read more
The east gate of the inner court . The same resemblance to the outer gates are noted in connection with this doorway, and the same two points of distinction just commented on. read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 40:27-38
In these verses we have a delineation of the inner court. The survey of the outer court ended with the south side of it. This of the inner court begins with the south side (Ezek. 40:27), proceeds to the east (Ezek. 40:32), and so to the north (Ezek. 40:35); for here is no gate either of the outer or inner court towards the west. It should seem that in Solomon's temple there were gates westward, for we find porters towards the west, 1 Chron. 9:24; 26:8. But Josephus says that in the second... read more