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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 45

In this chapter is further represented to the prophet, in vision, I. The division of the holy land, so much for the temple, and the priests that attended the service of it (Ezek. 45:1-4), so much for the Levites (Ezek. 45:5), so much for the city (Ezek. 45:6), so much for the prince, and the residue to the people, Ezek. 45:7, 8. II. The ordinances of justice that were given both to prince and people, Ezek. 45:9-12. III. The oblations they were to offer, and the prince's part in those... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 45:1-8

Directions are here given for the dividing of the land after their return to it; and, God having warranted them to do it, would be an act of faith, and not of folly, thus to divide it before they had it. And it would be welcome news to the captives to hear that they should not only return to their own land, but that, whereas they were now but few in number, they should increase and multiply, so as to replenish it. But this never had its accomplishment in the Jewish state after the return out... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 45:9-12

We have here some general rules of justice laid down both for prince and people, the rules of distributive and commutative justice; for godliness without honesty is but a form of godliness, will neither please God nor avail to the benefit of any people. Be it therefore enacted, by the authority of the church's King and God, 1. That princes do not oppress their subjects, but duly and faithfully administer justice among them (Ezek. 45:9): ?Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel! that you have... read more

Matthew Henry

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

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 45 This chapter treats of the division of the land in future time, and the persons and uses for which it is to be made; one part being for the sanctuary, and the priests that serve in it, and for their houses for them to dwell in, Ezekiel 45:1 , another for the Levites and their chambers, Ezekiel 45:5 , and another for the city, for the Israelites in common, Ezekiel 45:6 , and the last for the prince; and of the situation and extent of it, Ezekiel 45:7 and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 45:1

Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land, for inheritance ,.... This is not to be understood literally of the division of the land of Israel; which agrees not with the division of it begun by Moses, and finished by Joshua, upon his conquest of it, and the introduction of the people of Israel into it; nor was such a division as this made when the Jews returned from Babylon; nor is there any reason to expect the like when they shall be converted in the latter day; nor is it meant... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 45:2

Of this there shall be for the sanctuary ,.... Or temple, the house before described in the preceding chapters: five hundred in length, and five hundred in breadth, square round about : that is, five hundred reeds square, as is manifest from Ezekiel 42:16 , and this denotes the largeness, perfection, and stability of the church of Christ, which the sanctuary was a type of: and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof ; which were a void place of fifty cubits round about the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 45:3

And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand ,.... Not that the sense is, that of and according to the cubit measure last mentioned, this length and this breadth should be measured; but "after this measure", as Starckius renders it, and as the particle is rendered, Daniel 11:23 and which Sanctius mentions; and Jerom seems to have understood it in this light: and the sense is, that after he had finished the measure of five... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 45:4

The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary ,.... That is, the rest of it, which is not for the sanctuary, shall be for the use of the priests that minister in holy things in the sanctuary; either the ministers of the Gospel, who shall have a sufficient maintenance from the churches of Christ, as the priests had under the law: or it may be meant of all the saints, who are priests unto God, and serve and worship him in his sanctuary; who shall all be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 45:5

And the five and twenty thousand, of length, and ten thousand of breadth ,.... This seems to be another portion of the land, distinct from the former, though of the same measure; see Ezekiel 48:13 , shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves ; separate from the priests, to whom they ministered, and were as numerous; or more numerous, than they; this is still designed to set forth the largeness of the church, and the great numbers of its members, who will... read more

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