Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 46:18
Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; [but] he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.
Shall not take; seize and escheat as forfeited, (like as Ahab dealt with Naboth, or David with Mephibosheth,) to give to others, or keep for himself.
By oppression; whether fraudulent or violent oppression, whether under colour of justice or against all rules of law.
To thrust them out, that he may put in his own creatures or children.
He shall give his sons, provide for his own, ont of that is his own.
That my people be not scattered; that they may keep together in their own land.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession,…. Christ, the Prince, will never do this; he will never take any part of his people’s inheritance from them, or thrust them out of the possession of any benefit or blessing of grace; they have chosen that good part which shall never be taken from them, Lu 10:42, this is said, not as a direction to the prince, as a law enjoined him, or a caution to him against oppression; but as expressing his clemency, grace, and goodness to his subjects, and their safety and security under him:
but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession; whatever Christ gives his sons, whether present grace, or future glory, it is out of his own possession; for all that the Father has are his; all the blessings of goodness are with him; all the fulness of grace is in him; the eternal inheritance is reserved with him in heaven; and it is all his own he gives, and not another’s:
that my people be not scattered every man from his possession; or, “that therefore my people may not be scattered every” “men from his possession” o; because what is given them, and they are in possession of, was Christ’s own, and not another’s; and which he had a right to dispose of, and therefore they need not fear being dispossessed by another claimant.
o “ideo ne dispergantur populus meus”, Starckius.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(18) Shall not take of the peoples inheritance.Fresh warning is here given against oppression on the part of the prince, and he is reminded that the territory given inalienably to him and his heirs is to provide for his sons inheritance.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
“Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance, to thrust them out of their possession. He shall give inheritance to his sons out of his own possession, so that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.”
If the prince wanted his sons to have possessions, it must be out of his own portion. He was forbidden to give them land belonging to another. There must be no dispossessing of people in the land. All Israelites had a right to security of tenure.
Thus the rights of the princely line were both protected and restricted. They could not be permanently squandered, nor could they be permanently extended. Their position was safeguarded, and so were the positions of others.
Like all of Ezekiel’s visions this had both short and long application. In the short term it was a pleasant dream which had little fulfilment, in the long term it described the equity and righteousness of the coming everlasting kingdom.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Eze 46:18 Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; [but] he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.
Ver. 18. To thrust them out of their possession. ] Ill accidents attend such princes, as affecting to be absolute in power, will be too resolute in will, or dissolute in life; oppressing their subjects to enrich their servants and parasites.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
every man. Heb, ‘ish. App-14.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the prince: Eze 45:8, Psa 72:2-4, Psa 78:72, Isa 11:3, Isa 11:4, Isa 32:1, Isa 32:2, Jer 23:5, Jer 23:6
thrust: Eze 22:27, 1Ki 21:19, Mic 1:1, Mic 1:2, Mic 3:1-3
inheritance out: Psa 68:18, Joh 10:28, Eph 4:8
my people: Eze 34:3-6, Eze 34:21
Reciprocal: 1Sa 8:9 – the manner 1Sa 8:14 – General 2Sa 15:14 – bring 1Ki 21:3 – I should give Eze 44:3 – the prince
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eze 46:18. The prince did not have the right to use his position in a special favor to even his own sons. He could not cut off even them from the enjoyment of their inheritance no matter how much reason he would think he had so to do. Being restricted from such an act as to his sons, the temptation would be to defraud the people not related to him of their possessions so as to give them to his sons, and this verse is a law against such an injustice. That my people be not scattered states one of the Lord’s motives for the regulations just described. If the people were assured of the uninterrupted possession of their property, they would not be induced to scatter out to find houses and lands.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
46:18 Moreover the prince shall not {d} take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; [but] he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not dispossessed every man from his possession.
(d) But be content with that portion that God has assigned him, as in Eze 45:8 .
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes
The prince was not to give gifts from the inheritances of the other people of the land but only from his own inheritance. Israel’s leaders and people in the past had appropriated other people’s property as their own (cf. Eze 45:8-9; 2Sa 24:24; 1Ki 21:19; Mic 2:1-2). This ordinance would also result in the prince’s sons remaining in his allotment of land rather than being scattered among the other tribal allotments. Since this prince would have sons it seems clear that he will not be the Messiah.