Ezekiel 40:31

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 40:31

And the arches thereof were toward the outward court ,.... And so not within the gate of the inward court, but on the outside of it, towards the outward court, at the front of the gate as you went in: and palm trees were upon the posts thereof ; of the gate, or of these arches or porticos; signifying that none should enter here but righteous persons; this is the gate of the righteous, Psalm 118:19 ; see Gill on Ezekiel 40:16 ; and the going up to it had eight steps ; one more... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 40:1-49

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 40:22-33

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 40:26-31

Spiritual ascent. "There were seven steps to go up to it"—the outer court; "and the going up to it [the inner court] had eight steps." Translating this into the Christian analogue, we learn— I. THAT TO BE IN THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST IS TO OCCUPY A NOBLE HEIGHT . The base of the temple was the summit of a "very high mountain" ( Ezekiel 40:2 ); to be anywhere within even its outer precincts was to be far above the world. To be in the kingdom of God, even to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 40:28-31

The south gate of the inner court . The construction and measurements of this corresponded with those of the gates in the outer court, with only two points of difference, viz. that it possessed a flight of eight steps instead of seven, and that the arches , or wall-projections, were toward the outer court . The difference in the number of the steps was doubtless of symbolic significance, and pointed not only to the higher sanctity in general which attached to the inner court, but to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 40:28-47

The inner court , with its gates, chambers and slaughtering-tables: read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 40:31

Utter court - Translate outward court Ezekiel 40:37; Ezekiel 42:1, Ezekiel 42:7, Ezekiel 42:14; Ezekiel 44:19; Ezekiel 46:20-21.Arches toward the outward court - See Ezekiel 40:14 note.Eight steps - So for the east Ezekiel 40:34 and north gates Ezekiel 40:37. From the precincts to the outer court were “seven” steps, from the outer to the inner court “eight,” making together the number of the Psalms Ps. 120–134, supposed by some to have been called Psalms of Degrees, because they were sung by... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 40:27-31

Ezekiel 40:27-31. And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south The south gate in the inner court was exactly parallel to the south gate in the outer court: see Ezekiel 40:23. And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate Those who maintain that the outer court enclosed the inner on the east, north, and south sides, explain these words in this sense, that the prophet was conducted from the south gate of the outer court, Ezekiel 40:24, to the south gate of the inner... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 40:1-47

Click image for full-size version40:1-48:35 THE NEW AGEIn this the final section of his book, Ezekiel adds to the picture he has already given of Israel’s restoration to the land and the golden age that will follow. He has already dealt at length with the return to the land; now he deals with matters relating to the people’s way of life within the land. In particular he deals with the temple and the city.Although the blessings outlined by Ezekiel were intended for restored Israel, the nation... read more

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