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
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
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
The inner gate complexes 40:28-37 read more
The inner court 40:28-47This section includes descriptions of the three inner gate complexes, the rooms and implements used for preparing sacrifices, the rooms for the singers and priests, and the inner court itself. read more
The eastern inner gate complex was exactly like the southern inner gate complex. Palm tree representations adorned its doorframes too. read more
§ 2. The Ordinances of the New Israel (Ezekiel 40-48)This concluding section of the book is dated in the twenty-fifth year of Ezekiel’s captivity, i.e. the fourteenth year after the fall of Jerusalem (572 b.c.). It is therefore thirteen years later than the previous section (Ezekiel 33-39), and, with the exception of Ezekiel 29:17-21, forms the latest part of the book. It is in the form of a vision, which is the counterpart of that in Ezekiel 8-11. There God forsook the old Temple which had... 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