Ezekiel 45:16-46:18

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 45:13-25

Having laid down the rules of the righteousness toward men, which is really a branch off true religion, he comes next to give some directions for their religion towards God, which is a branch of universal righteousness. I. It is required that they offer an oblation to the Lord out of what they have (Ezek. 45:13): All the people of the land must give an oblation, Ezek. 45:16. As God's tenants, they must pay a quitrent to their great landlord. They had offered an oblation out of their real... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 45:16

All the people of the land shall give this oblation ,.... None shall be exempted from it; all according to their capacity and ability shall contribute to the support of the ministry, and the service of religion: for the prince in Israel ; not the high priest, nor the civil magistrate, but the Prince Messiah: or rather "to the prince in Israel" F4 לנשיא "principi", Castalio, Cocceius, Starckius; so Abendana, ; what the people shall do in this way, they shall do it as to the Lord,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 45:16

All - this oblation for the prince - A present or offering to the prince. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:1-25

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:9-17

The oblations of the people to the prince for the sanctuary. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:16

All the people of the land shall give (literally, shall be for ) this oblation (or, terumah ) for the prince in Israel . Assuming that the prince here refers to the ordinary civil magistrate, Hengstenborg founds on this an argument in support of state Churches: "This is also the general doctrine, that the magistrate shall take first of all from the taxes levied the means for the proper observance of Divine worship." But if the oblations above referred to were not properly taxes, and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 45:13-17

The offerings. to be made by the people through the prince for the service of the sanctuary. In the Mosaic Law the offerings for the sacrifices of the ordinary festivals were left to the free will of the people. Here they are reduced to regular order and the amounts ordained. In later days there were often shortcomings in these respects Malachi 3:8. This is obviated, and regularity ensured in the new order of things. No mention is made of wine for the drink-offering, or of bullocks for the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 45:13-16

Ezekiel 45:13-16. This is the oblation, &c. The Hebrew word here translated oblation, distinguished from the first-fruits, (see note on Ezekiel 45:1,) signifies the portion belonging to the Levites out of the fruits of the earth, when they were gathered in: see Ezekiel 44:30. For which reason St. Jerome, upon the place, supposes the following words to express the proportion the people ought to pay the Levites out of the increase of their ground; which by their rabbins was determined... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 45:13-25

Offerings and festivals (45:13-46:15)All the people had a part in providing the offerings for national religious festivals. The offerings were collected by the king, who then offered them in sacrifice on behalf of his people (13-17). At the beginning and end of the first week of the new year, sacrifices were offered for the cleansing of the temple (18-20). The two main annual festivals to be celebrated at the temple were the Feast of Passover and Unleavened Bread at the beginning of the year... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 45:16

All the People of the land shall give this = All the People of the land shall be for, &c. The People will not offer individually. The prince will make the national offering for the People or nation as a whole. See note an "ordinances", Ezekiel 43:18 . There is no Hebrew for "give" here. read more

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