Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 48:22
Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, [being] in the midst [of that] which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
22. Moreover from the possession ] And from. The verse gives again the breadth of the prince’s possession, by stating the two limits N. (the Levites) and S. (the city) of the central oblation. All the land lying between these limits, in other words between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, shall belong to the prince.
being in the midst ] i. e. lying between the two halves of the prince’s portion.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
That we may clearly understand this, we must remember that the portion of Judah was laid from west to east next to the holy portion, and the portion of Benjamin is in Eze 48:23 laid likewise from west to east next to the possession of the city. So that on each side the extent of Judah and Benjamin run out to twenty-three miles and three quarters farther than the holy portion and possession of the city did; and all the land contained between the borders of Judah and Benjamin were the princes right, both the twelve miles and half broad, twenty-three and three quarters long on the west, and the same proportion on the east; and this is the sum of the 22nd verse.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Moreover, from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city,…. Or, “beyond” these, as it may be rendered, on the other side of them; or, “except” z these:
being in the midst of that which is the prince’s; between his two portions; or, as it is next explained,
between the border of Judah, and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince; that is, all beyond and excepting that which belonged to the priests and Levites, the sanctuary and the city, were the prince’s, which lay between Judah and Benjamin: or thus it was; before the holy oblation one part of the prince’s portion ran, parallel with the tribe of Judah, east and west; after the holy oblation on the other side, another part of his portion touched the tribe of Benjamin, and ran parallel with the east and west: and so were between them both, as well as on each side of the holy oblation: all this denotes the nearness of Christ to his church and people; his protection of them on all sides; and the largeness of his interest and kingdom; see Eze 45:7.
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Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
“Moreover from what is possessed by the Levites and from what is possessed by the city, being in the midst of what is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.”
We see here a slight ambivalence and recognition that while the Levite portion and the city portion have been described as part of the holy Gift-offering (Eze 48:18; Eze 48:20) they are only so secondarily. In Eze 48:21 the Levite portion is included in the holy Gift-offering and the city excluded. Here both seem to be excluded from the idea of the holy Gift-offering, although being along with it territory to which the prince’s is adjacent. There are thus clear grades of holiness.
The Remainder of the Tribes (Eze 48:23-29).
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Eze 48:22. From the possessionand from Beyond the possessionand beyond. Houbigant reads the verse thus, After the possession of the Levites, and after the possession of the city, which shall be in the midst, shall be the portion of the prince; so that the prince may have that which shall be in the midst between the border of Judah, and the border of Benjamin.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Eze 48:22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, [being] in the midst [of that] which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
Ver. 22. Being in the midst of that which is the prince’s.] The prince was taught, by this position of his portion, to have an equal care of Church and State.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Reciprocal: Num 35:2 – General Eze 48:21 – the residue
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eze 48:22. This part that was assigned to the prince is described as having come out of the sacred possession of the Ijevites. That was proper since it was to serve a specific use in the service rendered to the Lord.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Eze 48:22. Moreover from, or rather, beyond, the possession of the Levites, and beyond the possession of the city That is, the possessions belonging to the priests and Levites, and the city, were to be bounded on the east and west side with the princes portion; so those were to lie in the middle, and this beyond them. Between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be for the prince The border of Judah was to extend from east to west, next to the holy portion, on the north side, (see Eze 48:1-8,) and the border of Benjamin from east to west, next the allotment set apart for the city, on the south side: see Eze 48:23-28. The several portions allotted for the priests, the Levites, and the city, were to extend only to the length of twenty-five thousand cubits from east to west; so that wherever ground ran in a parallel line eastward and westward beyond that boundary, even to the lands end, was to belong to the prince. And, supposing the whole country to be sixty miles in breadth, and the holy portion about seven miles square, there will remain above twenty-six miles, both on the east and west side, for the princes share.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
48:22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, [being] in the midst [of that] which is the prince’s, between the border {e} of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
(e) So that Judah was on the north side of the princes and Levites portions and Benjamin on the south side.