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Ezekiel 45:1-8
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Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 45:1-25Ezekiel 45:1-25 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryIn the period here foretold, the worship and the ministers of God will be provided for; the princes will rule with justice, as holding their power under Christ; the people will live in peace, ease, and godliness. These…The Division of the Holy Land. (b. c. 574.)Ezekiel 45:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE DIVISION OF THE HOLY LAND. (B. C. 574.) 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 d…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 45:1-25Ezekiel 45:1-25 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION From the sustenance of the priests (Ezekiel 44:29-31), the new Torah naturally passes in the present chapter to the maintenance of the temple service as a whole, setting forth in the first section of the chap…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 45:1Ezekiel 45:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryMoreover, When ye shall divide by lot the land (literally, and in your causing the land to fall) for inheritance. As the territory of Canaan had been originally divided by lot among the twelve tribes after the conquest…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 45:1-5Ezekiel 45:1-5 · The Pulpit CommentaryDevotement and consecration. In the ideal kingdom there was to be a certain portion of the land devoted to sacred objects—to the sanctuary of Jehovah and to the residence of his ministers. This was called "a holy portio…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Ezekiel 45:1-25In the period here foretold, the worship and the ministers of God will be provided for; the princes will rule with justice, as holding their power under Christ; the people will live in peace, ease, and godliness. These…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Division of the Holy Land. (b. c. 574.)THE DIVISION OF THE HOLY LAND. (B. C. 574.) 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 d…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 45:1Moreover, When ye shall divide by lot the land (literally, and in your causing the land to fall) for inheritance. As the territory of Canaan had been originally divided by lot among the twelve tribes after the conquest…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 45:1-5Devotement and consecration. In the ideal kingdom there was to be a certain portion of the land devoted to sacred objects—to the sanctuary of Jehovah and to the residence of his ministers. This was called "a holy portio…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 45:1-25EXPOSITION From the sustenance of the priests (Ezekiel 44:29-31), the new Torah naturally passes in the present chapter to the maintenance of the temple service as a whole, setting forth in the first section of the chap…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 45:2Of this district, either of 25,000 x 10,000, or 25,000 x 20,000 reeds, according to the view taken of Ezekiel 45:1, there should be measured off for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth. Th…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 45:3And of this measure shalt thou measure. As above explained, if מִן, "of," be taken as equivalent to "from," i.e. deducted from, then the whole "measure" in Ezekiel 45:1 must have been 25,000 x 20,000 reeds; but if, as E…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 45:4The holy portion of the land just defined (Ezekiel 45:3) should be reserved for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, i.e. of the inner court, who were privileged to draw near to Jehovah in altar ministrations (co…Joseph S. Exell and contributors