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The present chapter continues the description of "the house," and falls into four subdivisions.
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Ezekiel 41:1-26
The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:1-26
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Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 41:1-26Ezekiel 41:1-26 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryAfter the prophet had observed the courts, he was brought to the temple. If we attend to instructions in the plainer parts of religion, and profit by them, we shall be led further into an acquaintance with the mysteries…The Vision of the Temple. (b. c. 574.)Ezekiel 41:1-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE VISION OF THE TEMPLE. (B. C. 574.) We are still attending a prophet that is under the guidance of an angel, and therefore attend with reverence, though we are often at a loss to know both what this is and what it is…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:1Ezekiel 41:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe temple. הַהֵיכָל frequently applied to the whole building (2 Kings 24:13; 2 Chronicles 3:17; Jeremiah 1:1-19 :28; Haggai 2:15; Zechariah 6:14, Zechariah 6:15), is here used of the nave of the temple, the holy place,…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:1-4Ezekiel 41:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe interior of the temple.The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:1Ezekiel 41:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe new temple. Ezekiel is a priest (Ezekiel 1:3). It is natural that his thoughts should run on the lines of his professional occupations, and travel to the familiar haunts of his old life. Thus we find that with him t…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Ezekiel 41:1-26After the prophet had observed the courts, he was brought to the temple. If we attend to instructions in the plainer parts of religion, and profit by them, we shall be led further into an acquaintance with the mysteries…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Vision of the Temple. (b. c. 574.)THE VISION OF THE TEMPLE. (B. C. 574.) We are still attending a prophet that is under the guidance of an angel, and therefore attend with reverence, though we are often at a loss to know both what this is and what it is…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:1-4The interior of the temple.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:1The new temple. Ezekiel is a priest (Ezekiel 1:3). It is natural that his thoughts should run on the lines of his professional occupations, and travel to the familiar haunts of his old life. Thus we find that with him t…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:1The temple. הַהֵיכָל frequently applied to the whole building (2 Kings 24:13; 2 Chronicles 3:17; Jeremiah 1:1-19 :28; Haggai 2:15; Zechariah 6:14, Zechariah 6:15), is here used of the nave of the temple, the holy place,…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:2The breadth of the door, i.e. of the opening from the porch, was ten cubits; whereas the door into the porch was eleven cubits (Ezekiel 40:49). This would have the effect of rendering the door into the holy place more c…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:3Then went he inward; i.e. into the most holy place. As this could not be entered even by a priest, but only by the high priest once a year (Exodus 30:10; Le Exodus 16:17; Hebrews 9:7), Ezekiel was left without, while "t…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:4Sacred places. "This is the most holy place." There has always dwelt in the minds of men a feeling that some places are peculiarly sacred. Unfortunately, there has been no small amount of superstition connected with thi…Joseph S. Exell and contributors