John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 47:21
So shall ye divide this land unto you ,.... As thus bounded, east, west, north, and south: according to the tribes of Israel ; See Gill on Ezekiel 47:13 . read more
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John Gill
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:13-21
The inheritance of the children. The prophet was locking forward to the restoration of his fellow-countrymen to the land given by God to their fathers. The temple and all that concerns its services and ministrations having been described, Ezekiel naturally turns in the next place to picture the repossessed and apportioned inheritances. There are difficulties in interpreting this passage relating to the territories given to the several tribes; but there can be no doubt that the prophet... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:13-23
The boundaries of the land, and the manner of its division. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:13-23
Canaan a type of heaven. To the Jews exiled in Chaldea restoration to Palestine seemed a lesser heaven. To regain their land, their ancestral estates, their temple, their priesthood, was the goal of present ambition, was a steppingstone to yet higher good. The prophetic pictures of Ezekiel were designed to tempt their thoughts to loftier soarings. A better thing than Canaan was in store for them, but as yet they could not appreciate it, therefore could not perceive it. So, by slow and... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:21
The division of the land. I. THE DIVISION WAS INTO SEPARATE ALLOTMENTS . The land of Israel was not held in common by the whole people. Certain dues were attached to it, and certain regulations governed the treatment of it by its owners. Thus it was forbidden for any one to make an absolute sale of his estate. On these conditions each family held its own land, like the peasant-proprietors of France and Belgium, God divides our lives out severally. Each must live his own... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:21-23
The geographical boundaries of the land having been indicated, general directions are furnished as to the manner of its distribution. NOTE . —On the boundaries of the land . Smend thinks But read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 47:13-23
Boundaries of the land (47:13-23)In restored Israel the land was to be divided equally among the nation’s twelve tribes. Levi had no tribal allotment, but Joseph, who received the firstborn’s blessing, had two, Ephraim and Manasseh (13-14; cf. Genesis 48:5; 1 Chronicles 5:1; 1 Chronicles 5:1).The overall boundaries of the land are given. The northern boundary went from a point near Tyre on the coast to the Jordan headwaters. The eastern boundary followed the Jordan to the southern end of the... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 47:13-23
The boundaries of Israel’s Promised Land inheritance 47:13-23Note the similarities between Ezekiel and Moses in this section that describes the division of the Promised Land. This is another part of the new constitution for the reconstituted nation of Israel that Ezekiel revealed. read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 47:13-22
We are now to pass from the affairs of the sanctuary to those of the state, from the city to the country. 1. The Land of Canaan is here secured to them for an inheritance (Ezek. 47:14): I lifted up my hand to give it unto your fathers, that is, promised it upon oath to them and their posterity. Though the possession had been a great while discontinued, yet God had not forgotten his oath which he swore to their fathers. Though God's providences may for a time seem to contradict his promises,... read more