Chapter 45
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shall divide by lot Heb. cause the land to fall by lot, Ezek 47:21, Ezek 48:29; Num 34:13; Josh 13:6, Josh 14:2; Ps 16:5-6
ye shall offer Ezek 45:2-7, Ezek 48:8-23; Lev 25:23; Prov 3:9
an holy portion Heb. holiness, Zech 14:20-21
the length That our translators rightly added the word reeds, is evident from the length and breadth of the sanctuary being exactly the same as before (compare Ezek 45:2 with Ezek 42:16-19). Estimating the reed at 3+ yards, this holy oblation would constitute a square of nearly fifty miles on every side. From the north side a portion of nearly twenty miles in width, and nearly fifty in length, was appointed for the priests; and in the midst of this portion, the area of the sanctuary, about a mile square, to be enclosed by a wall (Ezek 45:1-2). Next to this, on the south, was the Levites' portion, of the same dimensions as that of the priests' (Ezek 45:5); and south of this was the portion for the city, of the same length as those of the priests and Levites, but only half the width (Ezek 45:6). These three formed the square of 25,000 reeds, or nearly fifty miles; and that set apart for the prince, the breadth of which is not mentioned, extended in length from north to south, along the east and west sides of the square. As Canaan would not admit of so large a portion for the sanctuary, etc., this was no doubt intended to intimate the large extent of the church in the glorious times predicted.
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five hundred in length Ezek 42:16-20
suburbs or, void places
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and in it Ezek 48:10
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holy portion Ezek 45:1, Ezek 44:28, Ezek 48:11
which Ezek 40:45, Ezek 43:19, Ezek 44:13-14; Num 16:5
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the five Ezek 48:10, Ezek 48:13, Ezek 48:20
the ministers 1Cor 9:13-14
for a possession Ezek 40:17; 1Chr 9:26-33; Neh 10:38-39
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the city Ezek 48:15-18, Ezek 48:30-35
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Ezek 34:24, Ezek 37:24, Ezek 46:16-18, Ezek 48:21; Ps 2:8-9; Isa 9:5-6; Luke 1:32-33
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and my princes In the predicted period, not only shall the ministers and worshippers of God be liberally provided for, but the princes will be both able and willing to defray the expenses of government, without oppressing their subjects, and will rule over them with equity and clemency, as the vicegerents of God; while the people will submit to them conscientiously, and live in peace, prosperity, and holiness. These things seem to be represented in language taken from the customs of the times in which the prophet wrote. Tithes are not mentioned in part of the vision, which shows that the ritual Mosaic law will not be in force. Ezek 19:3, Ezek 19:7, Ezek 22:27, Ezek 46:18; Prov 28:16; Isa 11:3-5, Isa 32:1-2, Isa 60:17-18; Jer 22:17, Jer 23:5; Mic 3:1-4; Zeph 3:13; Jas 2:6, Jas 5:1-6; Rev 19:11-16
according Josh 11:23
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Let it Ezek 44:6; 1Pet 4:3
remove Neh 5:10; Ps 82:2-5; Isa 1:17; Jer 22:3; Zech 8:16; Luke 3:14
execute Ezek 43:14-16
take away Neh 5:1-13; 1Cor 6:7-8
exactions Heb. expulsions, Job 20:19, Job 22:9, Job 24:2-12; Mic 2:1-2, Mic 2:9
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Lev 19:35-36; Prov 11:1, Prov 16:11, Prov 20:10, Prov 21:3; Amos 8:4-6; Mic 6:10-11
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ephah The ephah was a dry measure, and the bath a liquid measure, containing about seven gallons, four pints, or three pecks, three pints; and the homer about seventy-five gallons, five pints. Isa 5:10
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the shekel Exod 30:13; Lev 27:25; Num 3:47
twenty shekels That is, 20+25+15=60; for the maneh as a weight was equal to sixty shekels, though as a coin it was only equal to fifty, weighing about 2 lb. 6 oz.; and reckoning the shekel at 2s 6d being in value 6£ 5s.
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the tenth Ezek 45:11
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lamb or, kid
out of the fat Prov 3:9-10; Mal 1:8, Mal 1:14
peace offerings or, thank offerings, Ezek 45:17
to make Lev 1:4, Lev 6:30; Dan 9:24; Rom 5:10; 2Cor 5:19-21; Eph 2:16; Col 1:21; Heb 2:17, Heb 9:22-23
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the people Exod 30:14-15
shall give this Heb. shall be for
for or, with, Isa 16:1
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the prince's The prince is never mentioned in the ritual appointments of Moses, but here he is required to provide the oblations; and the variations in the Mosaic law, in the number of the several sacrifices, and the proportion of the meat offering to each, being ten times as much as the law prescribed, with several other circumstances, seem more like enacting a new law, than enforcing that of Moses. These variations may intimate a change in the external constitution of the church; and it is probable that they are to be understood emblematically. Ezek 46:4-12; 2Sam 6:19; 1Kgs 8:63-64; 1Chr 16:2-3, 1Chr 29:3-9; 2Chr 5:6, 2Chr 7:4-5; 2Chr 8:12-13, 2Chr 30:24, 2Chr 31:3, 2Chr 35:7-8; Ezra 1:5, Ezra 6:8-9; Ps 68:18; John 1:16; Rom 11:35-36; Eph 5:2
in the feasts Lev 23:1-44; Num. 28:1-29:40; Isa 66:23
he shall prepare Ps 22:15-26, Ps 22:29; John 6:51-57; 1Cor 5:7-8; Heb 13:10; 1Pet 2:24, 1Pet 3:18
peace offerings or, thank offerings, Ezek 43:27; Col 3:17; Heb 13:15
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In the first month This seems to enjoin, not a mere dedication, but an annual purification of the sanctuary; of which there is nothing said in the Mosaic law. Exod 12:2; Num 28:11-15; Matt 6:33
without blemish Lev 22:20; Heb 7:26, Heb 9:14; 1Pet 1:19
and cleanse Ezek 43:22, Ezek 43:26; Lev 16:16, Lev 16:33; Heb 9:22-25, Heb 10:3-4, Heb 10:19-22
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and upon the four corners Ezek 43:14, Ezek 43:20; Lev 16:18-20
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every one Lev 4:27-35; Ps 19:12; Rom 16:18-19; Heb 5:2
that is simple Who wants understanding to conduct himself properly.
so shall Ezek 45:15, Ezek 45:18; Lev 16:20
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ye shall Exod 12:1-51; Lev 23:5-8; Num 9:2-14, Num 28:16-25; Deut 16:1-8; 1Cor 5:7-8
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the prince Matt 20:28, Matt 26:26-28
bullock Lev 4:14; 2Cor 5:21
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seven days Lev 23:8
a burnt Num 28:15-31, Num 29:5, Num 29:11-38
seven bullocks Num 23:1-2; Job 42:8; Heb 10:8-12
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Ezek 46:5-7; Num 28:12-15
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In the seventh The prince shall do at the feast of tabernacles the same thing he was desired to do on the passover. Lev 23:33-43; Num 29:12-38; Deut 16:13-15; 2Chr 5:3, 2Chr 7:8-10; Neh 8:14-18; Zech 14:16-19; John 7:2, John 7:37-39
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shall divide by lot Heb. cause the land to fall by lot, Ezek 47:21, Ezek 48:29; Num 34:13; Josh 13:6, Josh 14:2; Ps 16:5-6
ye shall offer Ezek 45:2-7, Ezek 48:8-23; Lev 25:23; Prov 3:9
an holy portion Heb. holiness, Zech 14:20-21
the length That our translators rightly added the word reeds, is evident from the length and breadth of the sanctuary being exactly the same as before (compare Ezek 45:2 with Ezek 42:16-19). Estimating the reed at 3+ yards, this holy oblation would constitute a square of nearly fifty miles on every side. From the north side a portion of nearly twenty miles in width, and nearly fifty in length, was appointed for the priests; and in the midst of this portion, the area of the sanctuary, about a mile square, to be enclosed by a wall (Ezek 45:1-2). Next to this, on the south, was the Levites' portion, of the same dimensions as that of the priests' (Ezek 45:5); and south of this was the portion for the city, of the same length as those of the priests and Levites, but only half the width (Ezek 45:6). These three formed the square of 25,000 reeds, or nearly fifty miles; and that set apart for the prince, the breadth of which is not mentioned, extended in length from north to south, along the east and west sides of the square. As Canaan would not admit of so large a portion for the sanctuary, etc., this was no doubt intended to intimate the large extent of the church in the glorious times predicted.
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five hundred in length Ezek 42:16-20
suburbs or, void places
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and in it Ezek 48:10
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holy portion Ezek 45:1, Ezek 44:28, Ezek 48:11
which Ezek 40:45, Ezek 43:19, Ezek 44:13-14; Num 16:5
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the five Ezek 48:10, Ezek 48:13, Ezek 48:20
the ministers 1Cor 9:13-14
for a possession Ezek 40:17; 1Chr 9:26-33; Neh 10:38-39
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the city Ezek 48:15-18, Ezek 48:30-35
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Ezek 34:24, Ezek 37:24, Ezek 46:16-18, Ezek 48:21; Ps 2:8-9; Isa 9:5-6; Luke 1:32-33
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and my princes In the predicted period, not only shall the ministers and worshippers of God be liberally provided for, but the princes will be both able and willing to defray the expenses of government, without oppressing their subjects, and will rule over them with equity and clemency, as the vicegerents of God; while the people will submit to them conscientiously, and live in peace, prosperity, and holiness. These things seem to be represented in language taken from the customs of the times in which the prophet wrote. Tithes are not mentioned in part of the vision, which shows that the ritual Mosaic law will not be in force. Ezek 19:3, Ezek 19:7, Ezek 22:27, Ezek 46:18; Prov 28:16; Isa 11:3-5, Isa 32:1-2, Isa 60:17-18; Jer 22:17, Jer 23:5; Mic 3:1-4; Zeph 3:13; Jas 2:6, Jas 5:1-6; Rev 19:11-16
according Josh 11:23
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Let it Ezek 44:6; 1Pet 4:3
remove Neh 5:10; Ps 82:2-5; Isa 1:17; Jer 22:3; Zech 8:16; Luke 3:14
execute Ezek 43:14-16
take away Neh 5:1-13; 1Cor 6:7-8
exactions Heb. expulsions, Job 20:19, Job 22:9, Job 24:2-12; Mic 2:1-2, Mic 2:9
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Lev 19:35-36; Prov 11:1, Prov 16:11, Prov 20:10, Prov 21:3; Amos 8:4-6; Mic 6:10-11
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ephah The ephah was a dry measure, and the bath a liquid measure, containing about seven gallons, four pints, or three pecks, three pints; and the homer about seventy-five gallons, five pints. Isa 5:10
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the shekel Exod 30:13; Lev 27:25; Num 3:47
twenty shekels That is, 20+25+15=60; for the maneh as a weight was equal to sixty shekels, though as a coin it was only equal to fifty, weighing about 2 lb. 6 oz.; and reckoning the shekel at 2s 6d being in value 6£ 5s.
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the tenth Ezek 45:11
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lamb or, kid
out of the fat Prov 3:9-10; Mal 1:8, Mal 1:14
peace offerings or, thank offerings, Ezek 45:17
to make Lev 1:4, Lev 6:30; Dan 9:24; Rom 5:10; 2Cor 5:19-21; Eph 2:16; Col 1:21; Heb 2:17, Heb 9:22-23
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the people Exod 30:14-15
shall give this Heb. shall be for
for or, with, Isa 16:1
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the prince's The prince is never mentioned in the ritual appointments of Moses, but here he is required to provide the oblations; and the variations in the Mosaic law, in the number of the several sacrifices, and the proportion of the meat offering to each, being ten times as much as the law prescribed, with several other circumstances, seem more like enacting a new law, than enforcing that of Moses. These variations may intimate a change in the external constitution of the church; and it is probable that they are to be understood emblematically. Ezek 46:4-12; 2Sam 6:19; 1Kgs 8:63-64; 1Chr 16:2-3, 1Chr 29:3-9; 2Chr 5:6, 2Chr 7:4-5; 2Chr 8:12-13, 2Chr 30:24, 2Chr 31:3, 2Chr 35:7-8; Ezra 1:5, Ezra 6:8-9; Ps 68:18; John 1:16; Rom 11:35-36; Eph 5:2
in the feasts Lev 23:1-44; Num. 28:1-29:40; Isa 66:23
he shall prepare Ps 22:15-26, Ps 22:29; John 6:51-57; 1Cor 5:7-8; Heb 13:10; 1Pet 2:24, 1Pet 3:18
peace offerings or, thank offerings, Ezek 43:27; Col 3:17; Heb 13:15
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In the first month This seems to enjoin, not a mere dedication, but an annual purification of the sanctuary; of which there is nothing said in the Mosaic law. Exod 12:2; Num 28:11-15; Matt 6:33
without blemish Lev 22:20; Heb 7:26, Heb 9:14; 1Pet 1:19
and cleanse Ezek 43:22, Ezek 43:26; Lev 16:16, Lev 16:33; Heb 9:22-25, Heb 10:3-4, Heb 10:19-22
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and upon the four corners Ezek 43:14, Ezek 43:20; Lev 16:18-20
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every one Lev 4:27-35; Ps 19:12; Rom 16:18-19; Heb 5:2
that is simple Who wants understanding to conduct himself properly.
so shall Ezek 45:15, Ezek 45:18; Lev 16:20
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ye shall Exod 12:1-51; Lev 23:5-8; Num 9:2-14, Num 28:16-25; Deut 16:1-8; 1Cor 5:7-8
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the prince Matt 20:28, Matt 26:26-28
bullock Lev 4:14; 2Cor 5:21
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seven days Lev 23:8
a burnt Num 28:15-31, Num 29:5, Num 29:11-38
seven bullocks Num 23:1-2; Job 42:8; Heb 10:8-12
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Ezek 46:5-7; Num 28:12-15
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In the seventh The prince shall do at the feast of tabernacles the same thing he was desired to do on the passover. Lev 23:33-43; Num 29:12-38; Deut 16:13-15; 2Chr 5:3, 2Chr 7:8-10; Neh 8:14-18; Zech 14:16-19; John 7:2, John 7:37-39