Ezekiel 45:18 ASV

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 45:18

Thus saith the Lord God ,.... Here begins the account of the times and seasons in which the above sacrifices should be prepared and offered; or that which was signified by them be held forth in the ministry of the word to the faith of God's people: in the first month, in the first day of the month ; the month Nisan, as Kimchi observes, who adds, "which is the month of redemption, in which Israel were redeemed out of Egypt, and in which they shall be redeemed in time to come:' this... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 45:18

Thou shalt take a young bullock - and cleanse the sanctuary - There is nothing of this in the Mosaic law; it seems to have been a new ceremony. An annual purification of the sanctuary may be intended. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:1-25

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:18

Thus saith the Lord God. The usual solemn introduction prefixed to Divine enactments (comp. Ezekiel 45:9 ; Ezekiel 43:19 ; Ezekiel 44:6 , Ezekiel 44:9 ; Ezekiel 46:1 , Ezekiel 46:16 ). In the first month, in the first day of the month (comp. Genesis 8:13 ). That the first month, Abib, was intended is apparent from Ezekiel 45:21 , compared with Exodus 12:2 ; Numbers 9:1 . Under the Mosaic Torah, the Passover began on the tenth day of the first month by the selection of a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:18-20

Sanctity of time and place. Human life on earth is conditioned by lime and place. It is a necessity of our existence here that we should occupy some definite place. It is a necessity that we should live during some duration of time. We are cradled amid outward circumstance. Until the soil has matured its powers, it is molded and modified by external surroundings. What these are, the character of the man, in great measure, will be. I. THE SANCTUARY IS THE FOUNTAIN - HEAD OF... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:18-25

These verses allude to the institution of a new feast-cycle, whose deviations from that of the Pentateuch will be best exhibited in the course of exposition. Whether three festivals are referred to or only two is debated by expositors. Fairbairn, Havernick, Ewald, Keil, Schroder, and Plumptre decide for three—the festival of the new year ( Ezekiel 45:18-20 ), the Passover ( Ezekiel 45:21-24 ), and the Feast of Tabernacles ( Ezekiel 45:25 ). Kliefoth, Smend, and Curtsy find only two a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:18-25

Sacred festivals. The prophet here refers to some of those great "feasts of the Jews" which formed so interesting a feature of the social and religious life of the chosen people. These references are suggestive of the spiritual privileges and religious exercises of the vaster Israel of God, which he has redeemed to himself by the death of his Son and consecrated to himself by the grace of his Spirit. Among the lessons which these festivals may thus convey may be mentioned— I. THE ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 45:18-25

This order of certain solemn services does not follow exactly the order of Moses, of Solomon, or of Ezra. The deviation can scarcely have been accidental, and furnishes a fresh indication that the whole vision is symbolic, representative of the times when, after the oblation of the one Sacrifice, reconciliation and sanctification were effected for man through the presence of God dwelling in the midst of the people.Ezekiel 45:18In the first day - If this is only a special Passover for the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 45:18-20

Ezekiel 45:18-20. In the first month, &c., thou shalt take a young bullock These words are directed to the prince, who is commanded, on the first day of the new year, (which, according to the ecclesiastical computation, began with the month Nisan, and answers to our 10th of March: see Exodus 12:2,) to provide a bullock for a burnt-offering to cleanse the temple from any defilement it might have contracted, by the people’s offering their sacrifices, or coming into any of the courts... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 45:13-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 45:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 45:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:1-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:18-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:18-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 45:18-25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 45:18-25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 45:18-20

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