Ezekiel 47:22

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 47:13-22

We are now to pass from the affairs of the sanctuary to those of the state, from the city to the country. 1. The Land of Canaan is here secured to them for an inheritance (Ezek. 47:14): I lifted up my hand to give it unto your fathers, that is, promised it upon oath to them and their posterity. Though the possession had been a great while discontinued, yet God had not forgotten his oath which he swore to their fathers. Though God's providences may for a time seem to contradict his promises,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 47:22

And it shall come to pass ,.... In the last days, under the Gospel dispensation: that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you ; who were Israelites, both by natural descent, and by the Spirit and grace of God: the Gospel was first preached to Israel after the flesh, and made effectual to the conversion of many of them; and the first churches were made up of them, and they shared all the blessings and privileges thereof; as they also will in the latter day, when converted: ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 47:22

And to the strangers that sojourn - In former divisions of the land, no place was given to strangers; but in this division, (which seems to have no other reference than to the Gospel, for literally such a division never took place), the strangers are to have an inheritance; intimating the calling of the Gentiles into the Church of Christ, to an inheritance that is incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away. Glory be to God for his unspeakable gift! Amen. Amen. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:1-23

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:13-23

The boundaries of the land, and the manner of its division. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:13-23

Canaan a type of heaven. To the Jews exiled in Chaldea restoration to Palestine seemed a lesser heaven. To regain their land, their ancestral estates, their temple, their priesthood, was the goal of present ambition, was a steppingstone to yet higher good. The prophetic pictures of Ezekiel were designed to tempt their thoughts to loftier soarings. A better thing than Canaan was in store for them, but as yet they could not appreciate it, therefore could not perceive it. So, by slow and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:21-23

The geographical boundaries of the land having been indicated, general directions are furnished as to the manner of its distribution. NOTE . —On the boundaries of the land . Smend thinks But read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:22-23

The stranger's portion. We do wrong to the ancient Jewish Law and to the character of the Jews themselves when we regard a selfish exclusiveness as the marked feature of Old Testament times. A certain separateness was required to keep the people of God from the idolatry and immorality of their heathen neighbors, and none of the privileges of Israel could be enjoyed excepting on condition of entering into the covenant of Israel—the covenant which needed to be accepted and kept by the chosen... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:22-23

The inheritance of the strangers. It was certainly a provision of remarkable interest and liberality that is recorded in these verses. Considering the exclusive and clannish spirit which so largely distinguished the Hebrew people, we cannot but read with wonder as well as with gratification that aliens were permitted to partake with them the possession and enjoyment of the land of promise. Those of other blood, but of the same religion, who during the Captivity had cultivated the soil,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:22-23

Jew and Gentile. The introduction of this passage is an indication of the figurative and spiritual character of the whole prophetic utterance. The ideal community, the kingdom of Christ, was to be one that would attract those that were without and that should welcome all that came; it should be a welcome home to the "stranger;" there the ancient "people of God" should find their inheritance; and thither those who had been his wandering and distant children should resort. Thus we gain the... read more

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