Ezekiel 46:18 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 46:16-18

We have here a law for the limiting of the power of the prince in the disposing of the crown-lands. 1. If he have a son that is a favourite, or has merited well, he may, if he please, as a token of his favour and in recompence for his services, settle some parts of his lands upon him and his heirs for ever (Ezek. 46:16), provided it do not go out of the family. There may be a cause for parents, when their children have grown up, to be more kind to one than to another, as Jacob gave to Joseph... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 46:18

Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession ,.... Christ, the Prince, will never do this; he will never take any part of his people's inheritance from them, or thrust them out of the possession of any benefit or blessing of grace; they have chosen that good part which shall never be taken from them, Luke 10:42 , this is said, not as a direction to the prince, as a law enjoined him, or a caution to him against... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:1-24

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:16-18

Instructions for the prince as to how he should deal with his property are summarized in three regulations, introduced by the solemn formula of "Thus saith the Lord" (comp. Ezekiel 46:1 ; Ezekiel 45:9 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:16-18

Earthly sovereignty not absolute. Great temptations surround kings, inducing them to tyranny. Their own will is enveloped within military force. Obsequious flatterers pander to royal power. For self-interest, soldiers usually take sides with the prince. Hence a first lesson for princes to learn is that right is superior to might. The voice of justice is the voice of God. I. THE PRINCE IS A SUBJECT OF A HIGHER MONARCH . No earthly king holds absolute sway over his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:18

The third regulation . The prince in all cases should endow his sons (or others) out of his own, and not out of his subjects' possessions, of which they have been violently robbed. A good rule for other princes besides this, and for owners of property in general read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:18

A warning to the great. I. THE GREAT ARE RESPONSIBLE TO GOD . The prince is the leader and supreme ruler of Israel. His rank and privilege lift him into the most exalted position. Yet he is responsible to God, and his duty is definitely marked out for him. Even the most "irresponsible" ruler of a despotic state cannot escape from responsibility in the sight of Heaven. Prince as well as peasant will have to give account of himself before the judgment-seat of God. Moreover, God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:18

Losing and keeping the inheritance. The subject of this commandment is "the inalienable nature of the prince's possession, and the sacred regard he must pay to the peoples'" its object was to legislate so that "no temptation might exist to spoil the people of their proper inheritances, as had been too often done in the days that were past." By the words of the text we are brought in contact with— I. THE HEBREW IDEAL OF FAMILY INHERITANCE . The Mosaic legislation... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 46:16-18

The prince was robe provided with possessions of his own, in order to prevent exactions from his subjects; further enactments are added to prevent the alienation of the prince’s land. Any gifts made to his servants must revert to the prince in the “year of liberty,” or jubilee (see the marginal reference note). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 46:16-18

Ezekiel 46:16-18. If the prince give a gift, &c. By these verses we learn, that even gifts, or legacies of lands, could only be granted till the year of jubilee, except to a person’s own heirs; for at that period all such gifts or grants devolved again to the original possessors, or their heirs. It shall be his to the year of liberty That is, of jubilee, called the year of liberty, because it freed men’s persons from the service of their masters, and their estates from any... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 46:16-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 46:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:16-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:16-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 46:16-18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 46:16-18

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