Ezekiel 43:12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 43:7-12

God does here, in effect, renew his covenant with his people Israel, upon his retaking possession of the house, and Ezekiel negotiates the matter, as Moses formerly. This would be of great use to the captives at their return both for direction and encouragement; but it looks further, to those that are blessed with the privileges of the gospel-temple, that they may understand how they are before him on their good behaviour. I. God, by the prophet, puts them in mind of their former provocations,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:12

This is the law of the house ,.... Which follows, the more general one, which comprehends the rest: upon the top of the mountain ; denoting the exaltation and visibility of the church of Christ in the latter day, as well as its firmness and stability; see Isaiah 2:2 , the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy ; all belonging to it shall be as the most holy place in the temple, sacred to the Lord; laws, ordinances, doctrines, worship, members, ministers, all holy;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 43:12

This is the law of the house - From the top of the mountain on which it stands, to the bottom, all round about, all shall be holy; no buildings shall be erected in any part, nor place nor spot be appropriated to a common use; all shall be considered as being most holy. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-12

The consecration of the temple by the entrance into it of the glory of the God of Israel. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-27

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:7-12

Debate exists as to who the speaker in the seventh verse was, whether Jehovah or the man—some holding with Kliefoth, Ewald, Smend, and Currey, that he was Jehovah; others, with Havernick, Keil, Hengstenberg, and Schroder, that he was "the man;" and still others, with Plumptre, that it cannot be decided which he was. One thing is clear, that if "the man" was the speaker, his words and message were not his own, but Jehovah's. Yet unless the man had been the angel of the Lord—the view of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:10-12

The law of the house. Through all the ceremonies and observances of the ancient temple one conspicuous lesson ran, viz. a lesson of purity. Every rite and sacrifice were vocal with this lesson. It was written on every altar. It was visible in the priestly dress. It was engraved on the high priest's miter. On every side men saw and heard the cardinal truth that God is holy, and that on earth he has a residence in order to make men holy. I. GOD 'S ABODE AMONG MEN IS THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:12

This is the law of the house . In this instance "the house" must not be restricted to the temple proper, consisting of the holy place and the holy of holies, but extended to the whole free space encompassing the outer court, the quadrangular area of three thousand cubits square ( Ezekiel 42:16-20 ); and concerning this house as so defined, the fundamental torah, law, or regulation, is declared to be that of its complete sanctity. Ewald and Smend, as usual, unite with the LXX . in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:12

The law of the house. The connection to which is owing the introduction and treatment in this place of the law of the house, appears, though it is not very plain, to be this—Lawlessness has been described, lawlessness, taking the form of sinful rebellion against God, and defiance of just authority, especially in the sacred precincts of the temple, which have been diverted from spiritual worship to idolatrous rites. Lawlessness, by contrast, suggests law, and especially law as applicable to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:12

The law of the house Universal holiness . "The law of the house, what was pre-eminently entitled to be called the law, consisted in the whole region of the temple mount being most holy. Not, as hitherto, was this characteristic to be confined to a single apartment of the temple; it was to embrace the entire circumference occupied by the symbolical institutions of the kingdom—the chambers allotted to the priests, and even the courts trodden by the people, as well as the immediate... read more

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